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A jury in a federal court trial has found no cause of action against a Rochester police officer accused of using excessive force.
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Read More »Jury finds no wrongdoing in Rochester police excessive force case
Wrongly imprisoned man awarded $6.5 million
A federal court jury has awarded $6.5 million in damages to a Buffalo man who spent 10 years in prison for crimes he did not commit.
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Read More »Lawsuit challenges reduction to judgment interest rate
Three western New York credit unions are challenging a new New York state law that lowers the interest rate on debt judgments from 9% to 2%.
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Read More »Judge won’t sanction city lawyers
A federal judge declined to sanction attorneys for the city of Rochester who have failed to comply with discovery deadlines in a police brutality lawsuit. Plaintiff David Vann filed the complaint in May 2018 against the city of Rochester, the ...
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Read More »City reaches tentative settlement in lawsuit
The city of Rochester, Monroe County and numerous other defendants have reached a tentative settlement agreement with a man who filed a federal lawsuit claiming false arrest and malicious prosecution. Frederick E. Walker filed a federal complaint in July also ...
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Read More »Farm worker lawsuit settled
A lawsuit claiming the owner of a Wayne County farm did not pay a worker as required by state and federal law has been settled for $15,000. The defendants in the case are Smith Family Farms LLC, Smith Family Acres ...
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Read More »Mark W. Pedersen named magistrate judge
Mark W. Pedersen has been appointed U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Pedersen currently serves as principal law clerk to Sr. District Court Judge Charles J. Siragusa. Pederson fills the vacancy ...
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Read More »Three sentenced for robberies
Three people have been sentenced for their roles in several Rochester-area armed robberies. Jonathan Middlebrooks, 22, Nasir Perez, 20, and Deborah Siegel-Edelman, 22, all of Rochester, were convicted of aiding and abetting Hobbs Act robbery and sentenced by U.S. District ...
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Read More »Rochester man convicted of escape, charged with murder
A Rochester man has been convicted of federal charges that he escaped from custody. Abdul Rasheed, 36, is facing a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. On March 27, 2016, Rasheed was sentenced to 12 ...
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Read More »Former Irondequoit cop pleads guilty to stalking
Former Irondequoit police officer William R. Rosica admitted to stalking his girlfriend Thursday in federal court. Rosica, 51, pleaded guilty to cyberstalking and computer intrusion before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr. Rosica is facing a maximum penalty ...
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Read More »Chinese man pleads guilty to illegally shipping snakes
A man from Shanghai, China, has admitted to mailing several snakes from the United States to China. Chaoyi Le, 28, pleaded guilty to Lacey Act False Labeling. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. ...
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Read More »Settlement talks started in Rickey Bryant lawsuit
Settlement talks started Monday in the Rickey L. Bryant Jr. police brutality case. City attorneys requested a meeting with Bryant’s attorney Charles F. Burkwit and U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Feldman. Burkwit said the city made a settlement offer, but it ...
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