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Fourth Department — Domestic Animal Owner’s Liability: Tennant v. Tabor

Appellate Division, Fourth Department Domestic Animal Owner’s Liability Standard Tennant v. Tabor CA 11-01109 Appealed from Supreme Court, Herkimer County Background: The plaintiff sought damages for injuries he sustained when his vehicle collided with a horse owned by the defendants. ...

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Fourth Department — Violating a Prior Order of Custody: Oravec v. Oravec

Appellate Division, Fourth Department Violating a Prior Order of Custody Standard Oravec v. Oravec CAF 10-01236 Appealed from Family Court, Niagara County Background: The petitioner-respondent mother appealed the family court’s decision to dismiss her petition alleging that the father had violated ...

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Fourth Department — Defamation: Gordon v. LIN TV Corporation, et al.

Appellate Division, Fourth Department Defamation News Broadcast — Standard Gordon v. LIN TV Corporation, et al. CA 11-00456 Appealed from Supreme Court, Erie County Background: The plaintiff appealed from an order dismissing his defamation action. The plaintiff had been misidentified ...

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Fourth Department — Setting Aside a Verdict: Todd v. PLSIII LLC, et al.

Appellate Division, Fourth Department Setting Aside a Verdict Standard Todd v. PLSIII LLC, et al. CA 11-00712 Appealed from Supreme Court, Niagara County Background: The plaintiff, Todd, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Hasley, a defendant and plaintiff. ...

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Reed v. Aqueon Products et al.

U.S. District Court, WDNY Late Summons Standard Reed v. Aqueon Products et al. 11-cv-6027 Judge Telesca Background: The plaintiffs brought suit against the defendants for negligence, product liability and breach of warranty based on a fire that occurred in the ...

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NXIVM Corporation v. Doyes

U.S. District Court, WDNY Sealing Court Records Standard NXIVM Corporation v. Doyes 11-MC-6009L Judge Larimer Background: The plaintiff sought to compel the deposition of a nonparty witness. The witness responded by filing a motion to quash the subpoena served upon ...

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