ALBANY — A bill to impose sanctions on Syria proposed by New York Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand is progressing after passing a key committee Thursday. The Democrats proposed the bill after continued violence in the country. The bill ...

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A Kings County Supreme Court judge ordered sanctions against HSBC Bank and the Rochester-based law firm of Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak LLC for frivolous conduct in a hearing held last week in the foreclosure case of HSBC Bank v. Taher, ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY ‘Res Judicata’ Sanctions Caciani v. Town of Webster 09-cv-6519L Judge Larimer Background: The plaintiff, an owner of a helicopter, constructed a landing pad on his property. The plaintiff commenced an action alleging that his First and ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Sanctions Compel Discovery Perkins v. Napoli, et al. 08-cv-6248 Judge Feldman Background: The plaintiff, an inmate at Southport Correctional Facility, alleged that the defendants lost or stole several books that were his personal property, filed false ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Failing to Attend Deposition Sanctions Carlson v. Geneva City School District, et al. 08-cv-6202-CJS Judge Siragusa Background: The defendant objected to the imposition of sanctions for failing to appear at a deposition. The magistrate ordered that ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Sanctions — Frivolous Appeal Common Law Conspiracy Gallop v. Cheney, et al. 10-1241-cv Judge Cabranes Background: The petitioner appealed from a judgment dismissing her complaint that asserted violations of her constitutional rights, ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Spoilation ESI — Sanctions Steuben Foods Inc. v. Country Gourmet Foods LLC et al. 08-CV-561S(F) Magistrate Judge Foschio Background: The plaintiff has alleged that the defendant Country Gourmet Foods breached an exclusive supply contract with the ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Notice of Appeal Tolling — Sanctions Johnson, et al. v. Univ. of Rochester Med. Ctr. et al. 10-2258-cv(L); 10-2267-cv (con) Circuit Judges Wesley, Chin and Lohier Jr. Background: The appellant brought a ...

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Does your company organize and keep track of its electronically stored information (ESI)? It’s definitely in your best interest to do so in civil litigation or face the increasing prospect of sanctions that can take the form of monetary penalties ...

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U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Discovery Sanctions Coates v. City of Niagara Falls 09-CV-933 Judge Curtin Background: Defendant City of Niagara Falls has moved pursuant to Rule 37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure seeking dismissal ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — It took House investigators 2½ years and a jury of congressional peers two days to conclude Rep. Charles Rangel of New York violated House rules. A decision on his punishment will be much quicker.

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The attorney for the plaintiff in the second trial of the ongoing Fosamax litigation has filed an appeal after the judge in the case sanctioned him for his courtroom behavior. Gary Douglas, attorney for the plaintiff ...

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