Bogus enrollees kept getting ‘Obamacare’
WASHINGTON — Phony applicants that investigators signed up last year under President Barack Obama’s health care law got automatically re-enrolled for 2015. Some were rewarded with even bigger taxpayer subsidies […]
Four types of Washington investigations
WASHINGTON — Most of what Americans know about their government’s crimes, misdeeds and foul-ups comes from the government itself. Washington’s investigation machine never quits. Thousands of federal workers spend hundreds […]
CFPB, FTC join to target deceptive mortgage ads
Two federal agencies have joined together to beef up investigations and enforcement actions against companies who engage in fraudulent advertising under the Mortgage Acts and Practices Advertising Rule and the […]
NY, feds to cooperate in mortgage probes
ALBANY — New York and federal officials will cooperate in investigations of banks bundling mortgages into troubled securities that helped cause the 2008 Wall Street collapse. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman […]
40 states plan to join foreclosure investigations
Pressure on banks and processing firms to suspend foreclosures over concerns of paperwork errors continues to mount as a group of as many as 40 state attorneys general plans to announce a multi-jurisdictional investigation Wednesday.
Case Digests
- Second Circuit – Expert testimony: Rutledge v. Walgreen Co.; Phippen v. Walgreen Co.
- Second Circuit – Congestion pricing: County of Rockland v. Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Auth.
- Fourth Department – Apartment search: People v. Shaw
- Fourth Department – Vicarious liability: Sarah R. v. Crouse Health Hospital
- Fourth Department – Waiver of indictment: People v. Schindler
- Second Circuit – New trial: McClarin v. City of New York
- Second Circuit – First Amendment: Real Estate Board of New York Inc. v. The City of New York
- Fourth Department – Juvenile offender: People v. Kameron P.
- Second Circuit – Anticompetitive policy: Cumulus Media New Holdings Inc. v. The Nielsen Co. (US) LLC
- Fourth Department – Aggravated harassment: People v. O’Neill
- Second Circuit – Convention Against Torture: Aguilar-Villalobos v. Blanche
Law News
- NY appeals court reinstates slip-and-fall lawsuit
- Charter Communications must pay penalty for retaliation against employee
- Webster resident named to lead national court reporter group
- NY appeals court affirms rape conviction, rejects speedy trial claim
- Telesca Center for Justice gets $90,000 in state funding
- Trevett Cristo P.C. celebrates 100th anniversary
- NY appeals court affirms weapon conviction rejecting illegal stop claims
- Nursing home worker accused of stealing from residents






