NEW YORK — Mobile technology appears to be increasing the public appetite for news but it’s far from clear whether the news industry will profit from that, a study issued Monday concluded. The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in ...
Read More »Shooting suspect: Death penalty possible
The 22-year-old man described as a social outcast with wild beliefs steeped in mistrust faced a federal court hearing Monday on charges he tried to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in a Tucson shooting rampage that left six people dead
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Read More »Supreme Court case could put end to class actions
A dispute pending before the U.S. Supreme Court could take away the ability of state courts across the country to invalidate arbitration agreements...
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Read More »‘Latent injury’ expanded in ephedra case
By a narrow margin, the New York State Court of Appeals ruled in a four to three decision last week to broaden the application of the statute of limitations extension for latent injuries cases. In Giordano v. Market America, Inc., John Giordano claimed to have suffered health problems after taking a dietary supplement containing ephedra only to find out years later that federal studies found it may be the cause of an aneurysm and the strokes he suffered...
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Read More »Court defers height extension of landfill
Waste Management of New York may proceed with expanding a wedge portion of its High Acres Landfill in the town of Perinton, but must get re-approved by the state for a 100-foot height extension...
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Read More »What are the hot legal practice areas?
Even though lawyer layoffs have continued, a number of practice areas are thriving - and generating more work opportunities for attorneys...
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Read More »State bar looks to the future
The New York State Bar Association held a special panel Friday for managing partners of law firms from across the region as part of an initiative to plan for the future of the legal profession...
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Read More »Finding ‘forever families’
Janet and Richard Clark found their home a bit quiet after their children had moved out...
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Read More »Google, AP reach new deal on licensing
SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. will be able to continue posting content from The Associated Press under a new licensing deal the two companies announced Monday after months of sometimes thorny negotiations.
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Read More »Curley: New era ‘almost idyllic’
New methods of news delivery offer new opportunities, for readers — customers — and for news-gathering organizations, Thomas G. Curley, president and CEO of The Associated Press, told those gathered Friday at the Monroe County Bar Association.
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