Rochester attorney Sean E. Gleason has spent much of his career preparing to be a state Supreme Court justice. Now, he is making the move toward his goal. Gleason, judicial counsel to state Court of Claims Judge Renee Forgensi ...

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Supreme Court, Monroe County Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Alibi Defense People v. McNeil 05-0965 Justice Affronti Background: Following a jury trial, the defendant was found guilty of two counts of assault and criminal possession of a weapon. The defendant sought an ...

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The friends of Judge Gail Donofrio will host a fundraiser to support her candidacy for Supreme Court justice in the eight-county Seventh Judicial District. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. March 1 at Max Restaurant, 22 Gibbs St., Rochester. ...

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Supreme Court Justice Thomas E. Moran had no idea when he first walked into the Livingston County Courthouse that he would spend a great deal of his life there. After all, he was only in fourth grade, on a field ...

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Supreme Court, Monroe County Expert Witness Eyewitness Identification People v. Norstrand 2011-0262 Justice Valentino Background: The defendant was charged with leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in a death, as well as falsely reporting the incident in connection ...

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Supreme Court, Monroe County Prejudgment Interest Maintenance Awards Lehning v. Lehning 2008/17596 Justice Dollinger Background: Both parties had brought motions regarding a consent order requiring the husband to pay maintenance. The maintenance order was dated 2009 and the husband owed ...

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Supreme Court, Monroe County Zoning Health and Safety — Increased Traffic, Lighting and Noise 846 LPR LLC and Bryant & Stratton College Inc v. Town Board of the Town of Greece 11/11393 Justice Polito Background: The petitioner brought an Article ...

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An unique issue involving the addition of interest to an unpaid maintenance award came to light in the recent Supreme Court, Monroe County decision of Lehning v. Lehning, Index # 2008/17596 (2012). In the matrimonial case involving enforcement of a ...

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Supreme Court, Wayne County Assumption of Risk Negligent Entrustment with a Dangerous Instrumentality Zerniak v. Davis 71034 Justice Kehoe Background: The action arose from an incident that occurred at the residence own by the defendant. The plaintiff, a minor child, ...

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Supreme Court, Erie County Thomas J. Kennedy v. South Buffalo Railway Co. Docket No. 2007-6115 Background: The plaintiff, a union electrician, collided with a South Buffalo Railway Co. locomotive after leaving his worksite at the Steel Winds windmill project on ...

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Supreme Court, Erie County Credit Card Debt Creditor Standing FIA Card Services, N.A. v. Mahoney 2009/1163 Justice Dadd Background: The plaintiff brought suit to recover monies from a loan made through a credit card issued to the defendant. Specifically, the ...

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Supreme Court, Monroe County Temporary Maintenance Calculations — Unjust Award Salai v. Salai 2011/00041 Justice Fisher Background: The plaintiff wife moved for a temporary spousal maintenance. The plaintiff’s ex-husband is an attorney and did not object to the payment of maintenance, ...

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