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Federal jury awards $375K in Rochester civil rights case
A federal court jury awarded $375,000 to the plaintiff in a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Rochester and a Rochester Police officer.
Jury awards $125K after Rochester police fatally shot dog
A federal court jury awarded $125,000 to a couple that who sued the city of Rochester after Rochester Police officers fatally shot their dog.
Settlement reached in Monro Inc. unpaid wages lawsuit
A $650,000 settlement has apparently been reached in a class-action lawsuit over unpaid wages against Monro Inc.
Second Circuit reverses drug smuggling conviction
A federal court reversed a drug conviction because the prosecutor failed to prove that the defendant knew what he was helping to smuggle.
Judge allows lawsuit against town of Greece to largely proceed
A federal judge has denied most defense motions to dismiss portions of a lawsuit against the town of Greece and others.
Federal appeals court reverses deportation over drug crime
A federal court reversed a decision to deport a legal permanent resident for a drug crime that did not form the legal basis for deportation.
Federal judge dismisses part of retaliation lawsuit
A federal judge has dismissed parts of a complaint against the town of Greece.
Five Star Bank says discovery vs. Mott co-defendants needed to trace $20M
Five Star Bank wants a federal judge to consider allowing resumption of the discovery process in the Katherine Mott-Formicola check-kiting civil case.
Appeals court reinstates sexual abuse suit vs NY courts
A state appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit filed by a woman who claimed she was sexually abused by a state Supreme Court justice.
Judge declines sanctions, seeks perjury investigation
A federal magistrate has recommended against sanctions for a lawyer in a lawsuit filed against the town of Greece.
Two major cases docketed this week
Two notable criminal cases are on the calendar for federal court in Rochester later this week. On Thursday, convicted terrorist sympathizer Emanuel Lutchman is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. […]
Woman, 98, wants spying case crime record cleared
NEW YORK (AP) — A 98-year-old New Jersey woman convicted of conspiracy in the run-up to the atomic spy trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg wants a court to clear […]
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Collateral estoppel: Busch v. County of Erie, et al.
- Court of Appeals – Best evidence rule: People v. Coggins
- Fourth Department – Unlawful inventory search: People v. Boatwright
- Second Circuit – Fossil-fuel powered appliances: Assoc. of Contracting Plumbers v. CNY; Mulhem Gas Co., v. Mosley
- Fourth Department – Dismissal of the indictment: People v. Anderson
- Fourth Department – Municipal liability: Battey v. Village of Youngstown
- Fourth Department – Notice of claim: Cindy W. v. Waterloo Central School Dist.
- Court of Appeals – Hateful Conduct Law: Volokh, et al. v. James
- Second Circuit – Free Exercise: Miller v. McDonald
- Court of Appeals – Recording police activity: Reyes v. City of New York
- Second Circuit – Tax liens and levies: Besicorp v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Law News
- Genesee Valley Club to pay $1.05M to settle federal case
- Major Rochester-area auto dealer accused of fraud in federal loan program
- Rochester attorney Donald O. Chesworth Jr. has died
- Split NY appeals court affirms conviction in kidnapping of daughter
- Greece man accused of stealing from class-action settlement funds
- NY AG investigating Schuyler County death involving DOCCS officer
- Rochester man files suit over ‘warning notice’ from ICE
- Lawsuit dismissed in Rochester police chase car crash
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