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NY state must pay $25,000 for prison attack
New York state has been ordered to pay a prison inmate $25,000 for failing to protect the inmate from an assault by other inmates.
NY state ordered at pay inmate for solitary confinement
A New York judge has ordered the state to pay a prison inmate $4,425 for wrongfully placing him in solitary confinement.
NY judge awards over $300,000 to woman hit by state vehicle
A New York State Court of Claims judge has awarded more than $300,000 to a woman who was hit by a state vehicle while she was crossing a street.
Wrongfully imprisoned Rochester man awarded $3M
A New York State Court of Claims judge has awarded over $3 million to a man who was wrongfully imprisoned for six years.
Judge orders NY to pay $1.3M to man injured by state vehicle
A New York state Court of Claims judge has awarded $1.3 million in damages to a man who was injured when a state vehicle collided with his car.
NY prison inmate gets $5,000 for assault
A New York State Court of Claims judge has awarded $5,000 to an inmate who sued the state for failing to protect him from other inmates.
NY prison inmate wins compensation for lost items
A former New York state prison inmate has won a lawsuit over items the state failed to return when he was transferred between cells at Auburn Correctional Facility.
State partly liable for injury on SUNY campus
A New York State Court of Claims judge has found the state is partly liable for injuries suffered by a woman who fell on a sidewalk at a State University of New York campus.
NY prison inmate wins case but gets no money
A New York state prison inmate who won a lawsuit in the New York State Court of Claims won’t get a monetary award.
NY state found liable for MVA that wrecked barn
A New York State Court of Claims judge has found the state fully liable for the damage to a barn caused by a worker who drove a truck into the building.
NY Court of Claims wrongful conviction case dismissed
A New York State Court of Claims judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a man who claims he was wrongfully convicted and incarcerated.
Prison inmate gets $2M award in lawsuit
A New York appeals court has affirmed a $2 million judgment awarded to a prison inmate who was brutally assaulted by a guard.
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Child custody: Brenda L. M. v. James R. K.
- Fourth Department – Noncustodial parent visitation: Jones v. Serna
- Second Circuit – Securities Exchange Act: 20230930-DK-Butterfly-1 Inc. v. HBC Invs. LLC
- Fourth Department – Child custody: Liebetreu v. Sennett
- Second Circuit – Supervised release: United States v. Salvador
- Fourth Department – Child neglect: Matter of Alejandro G.-P and Neymar G.-P
- Fourth Department – Deaf juror: People v. Fleming
- Fourth Department – Sex Offender Registration Act: People v. Feldt
- Second Circuit – Arbitration agreement: The NY and Presbyterian Hosp. v. NYS Nurses Assoc.
- Fourth Department – Termination of parental rights: Matter of Kal-El F.
- Court of Appeals – Probation: People v. Brazeal; People v. Lora
Law News
- Erie County Jail inmate lawsuit to move forward
- The Daily Record honors 130 attorneys with 2026 Power Lists for Law
- The Daily Record presents the 2026 Real Estate Law Power List
- The Daily Record presents the 2026 Trusts and Estates Power List
- The Daily Record presents the 2026 Litigation Power List
- The Daily Record presents the 2026 Labor & Employment Law Power List
- The Daily Record presents the 2026 Power 50 Law List
- Second Circuit reverses ruling in religious discrimination case involving COVID vaccination
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