Discrimination lawsuit against Irondequoit dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a discrimination lawsuit filed against the town of Irondequoit by a member of the town board.
Ex-Rochester police official, court worker file defamation lawsuit against attorney
A former deputy chief in the Rochester Police Department and his wife are suing a lawyer who claims they attended and helped organize a party with an allegedly racist theme.
DeVoe appointed Irondequoit town justice
The Irondequoit Town Board last week unanimously appointed attorney Jennifer Whitman DeVoe to serve the final five months of the term of Justice Joe Genier, who died on May 27. DeVoe, who was appointed last week by the Town Board, is the first woman justice in the history of Irondequoit. She will assume office on […]
Free smoke detectors for Irondequoit seniors
Hundreds of smoke detectors will be donated to senior citizens at 11 a.m. Friday at the Pinegrove Senior Center. The donation is part of a National Fire Prevention Month initiative to improve fire safety among senior citizens, one of the groups most vulnerable to house fires. The donation is being provided by Kidde, a leading […]
Tough talk on Medley Centre continues
The promise of condos, hotels, restaurants and stores has been hanging over the beleaguered Medley Centre in Irondequoit for years. Now, state Assemblyman Joe Morelle, D-Irondequoit, said he is tired of empty promises and excuses from developer Scott Congel about the status of the former Irondequoit Mall, which opened in 1990 and now sits deteriorating. […]
Candidates clash over Medley Centre agreement
The payment in lieu of taxes agreement, or PILOT, agreement for Medley Centre is becoming a campaign issue in Irondequoit. Irondequoit Democratic town candidates have called for the termination of the 2009 agreement, and are vowing to push owner Scott Congel to eradicate blight at the site caused by years of neglect. They also proposed […]
Cuomo’s property tax cap tour stops in Irondequoit
A house is not an ATM machine for the government. That is what Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo told a crowd gathered Wednesday in front of an Irondequoit couple’s home. Cuomo was in town as a part of a statewide tour to tout a 2 percent property tax cap ...
Irondequoit cop guilty of divulging police info
The police officer son of a former Greece police chief imprisoned for misconduct is facing his own prison term after being found guilty of passing confidential information to a drug suspect.
Rahn indicted
Chad Rahn, a suspended Irondequoit police officer, is accused of illegally accessing a Monroe County government computer to obtain information that led to a robbery and assault, District Attorney Michael C. Green announced during a press conference Friday.
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Negligent performance: Rosenthal v. Syracuse University, et al.
- Second Circuit – Visual Artists Rights Act: Kerson v. Vermont Law School Inc.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Former foreclosure referee: Opinion 22-157
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – College honorarium: Opinion 22-156
- Second Circuit – Reasonable accommodation: Tafolla v. Heilig
- Fourth Department – Labor Law: Primisch v. Peroxychem LLC
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Judicial candidacy: Opinion 22-155
- Fourth Department – Defamation: Lavine v. Glavin
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Law clerk: Opinion 22-154
- 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
Law News
- Appeals court upholds conviction
- Federal lawsuit reinstated against jail officer over strip search, delayed release
- Hyzon to pay $25M penalty to settle alleged fraud charges by SEC
- NY appeals court reinstates lawsuit over contract to remove snow
- Fourth Department affirms $400K judgment in contract dispute
- Fourth Department affirms decision in NY property dispute
- Greenlight Networks selects Buffalo-based attorney as general counsel
- Barclay Damon hires attorney Matt Smith