Brighton teen indicted in crash
John B. Zakhary, 16, of Brighton, has been indicted by a Monroe County grand jury on numerous felony charges in connection with the Oct. 9 crash in Brighton in which three other teens were seriously injured. Zakhary is accused of driving in a reckless manner through the Warren Avenue neighborhood, crashing his car into the […]
Suspect in numerous upstate burglaries arrested
GENEVA — State police say a 22-year-old man is suspected of burglarizing nearly 20 homes in a three-county area of the Finger Lakes region. Troopers say they and Ontario County sheriff’s deputies have arrested Kyle Schroeder of Geneva and charged him with a felony count of second-degree burglary. Police say they believe Schroeder is responsible […]
Wayne County father, son charged
Edward Lewis, 68, and his son, Steven Lewis, 37, of Ontario, are each charged with committing a felony involving child pornography. Edward Lewis is charged with the knowing receipt of child pornography ...
Fomer police officer arrested for theft
ALBANY — The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance on Wednesday announced the arrest of James C. Hall, a former Rochester police officer, on several felony charges in connection with his theft of more than $240,000 in sales tax.
Buffalo debt collection company could be shut
New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday announced the filing of felony charges against the owner of a Buffalo debt collection company that targeted military personnel and their families.
Case Digests
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Review of another judge’s actions: Opinion 22-153
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Charitable contributions: Opinion 22-150
- Second Circuit – Class action settlement: Moses v. The New York Times Company
- Fourth Department – Breach of contract: Hausrath Landscape Maintenance Inc. v. Caravan Facilities Management LLC
- Second Circuit – New York Child Victim’s Act: Kane v. Mount Pleasant CSD; Coe v. Eastport Union Free School
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Appointing law clerk: Opinion 22-149
- Fourth Department – Bill of particulars: Harris v. Rome Memorial Hospital, et al.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Accusations against co-judge: Opinion 22-148
- Fourth Department – Medicaid: Washington Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Home v. NYS Dept. of Health
- Fourth Department – Criminal possession of a firearm: People v. Wilson
- Fourth Department – Promoting prostitution: People v. Watts
- Second Circuit – Class certification: Arkansas Teachers Retirement System V. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Law News
- Fourth Department affirms $400K judgment in contract dispute
- Could legislation limiting non-compete agreements kick off a new era of workplace disputes?
- Fourth Department affirms decision in NY property dispute
- Greenlight Networks selects Buffalo-based attorney as general counsel
- Barclay Damon hires attorney Matt Smith
- Rochester man sues Geneseo police, alleging false arrest, assault
- The Daily Record’s Power List for Intellectual Property 2023
- NY ethics panel says judges can join NRA