Bid to block AT&T deal reflects on telecom industry
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has explained its effort to block AT&T’s purchase of T-Mobile USA by saying it will fight mergers that would reduce competition and hurt consumers. Yet few think the lawsuit the administration filed Wednesday signals a more aggressive stance ...
Justice Dept. files suit to block AT&T, T-Mobile merger
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The Justice Department filed suit Wednesday to block AT&T’s $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile USA on grounds that it would raise prices for consumers. The […]
Caprini Realtors merges with Nothnagle
Caprini Realtors is now Nothnagle Realtors. Nothnagle CEO Armand D’Alfonso issued a joint announcement regarding the merger today. Anne Caprini of Caprini Realtors and her team have served ...
Nasdaq, IntercontinentalExchange respond to NYSE
NEW YORK CITY — Nasdaq and IntercontinentalExchange said their $11.3 billion bid for NYSE Euronext was rejected without any talks with the exchanges. Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. CEO Robert Greifeld said in a statement ...
Dave Malta Realty merges with Nothnagle
Dave Malta Realty is now Nothnagle Realtors. The merger was jointly announced Thursday by Dave Malta and Nothnagle CEO Armand D’Alfonso. Malta has worked in the real estate industry since 1962 and eventually formed his own team ...
AG looking into wireless merger
The office of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will review AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile. The proposed merger would create the nation’s largest wireless company with 130 million subscribers nationwide, opening the door to a near duopoly ...
Braeview Realty merges with Nothnagle Realtors
Braeview Realty is now Nothnagle Realtors. In a joint announcement, Mary Hauck Sceusa of Braeview and Nothnagle CEO Armand D’Alfonso shared the news with their respective sales teams last week.
Daily Beast, Newsweek reach deal to join
NEW YORK CITY — Newsweek, a 77-year-old magazine that once helped set the national news agenda, is linking its future with a startup website just two years in the making. Three months after agreeing to buy the money-losing weekly ...
Realtor associations merge
The Buffalo Niagara Association of Realtors and the Genesee Valley Board of Realtors are merging. For now, the organization will operate under the Buffalo Niagara Association name. A name change, which must be approved by the National Association of Realtors ...
Real Estate Sales: Matter of Mattar v. Heckl
Appellate Division, Fourth Department Real Estate Sales Merger — Deeds Matter of Mattar v. Heckl 1061 Appealed from Supreme Court, Erie County Background: The appeal is from an order that […]
United, Continental complete combination
United and Continental closed the deal on Friday that will create the world's biggest airline, ending Delta's brief hold on the top spot. The transaction puts the two airlines in the same holding company ...
Judge allows United-Continental to proceed
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has declined to block the combination of United Airlines and Continental Airlines, clearing the way for the deal to close by Friday.
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Certificate of compliance: People v. Jones
- Fourth Department – Attorney for the child: Lockhart v. Monica
- Fourth Department – Disclosure: Kelly v. Snap-On Inc., et al.
- Fourth Department – Assumption of risk: State of New York
- Fourth Department – Presentence report: People v. Johnson
- Second Circuit – Appellate jurisdiction: United States v. Robinson
- Fourth Department – Right to represent oneself: People v. Howard
- Fourth Department – Res judicata: Happy Lake House LLC v. Cross, et al.
- Second Circuit – Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act: United States v. Liounis
- Fourth Department – Sandoval ruling: People v. Grefer
- Fourth Department – Murder: People v. Gray
Law News
- Split NY Court of Appeals affirms assault conviction
- NY Court of Appeals reverses manslaughter conviction
- NY Court of Appeals affirms attempted murder conviction
- Barclay Damon expands offices in Boston and New Haven
- Court of Appeals orders new trial in child porn case
- NY appeals court reverses burglary conviction over plea issue
- Side effect of NY auto insurance reform: costly lawsuits to prove damages
- NY appeals court reduces sentence for man who fired at deputies




