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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%.
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Plea agreement reached in William Rosica cyber-staking case
A plea agreement has apparently been reached in the case of William R. Rosica, the former Irondequoit police officer facing federal charges of cyber stalking an ex-girlfriend. Rosica is scheduled […]
Most claims dismissed in federal lawsuit
A federal judge has dismissed most claims in a lawsuit against Hobart and William Smith Colleges filed by a former student who was accused of sexual misconduct with a co-ed […]
Case Digests
- Second Circuit – Nonconsensual ingestion: Asinga v. Gatorade Co.
- Fourth Department – Drive-by shooting: People v. Bordies
- Fourth Department – Trusts wills and estates: Matter of the Estate of William J. Deline Jr.
- Fourth Department – Separation of powers doctrine: Allard v. County of Steuben
- Second Circuit – Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act: Creditincome Limited v. The Swiss Confederation
- Fourth Department – Circumstantial evidence charge: People v. Coleman
- Second Circuit – Sentencing conditions: United States v. McCrone
- Fourth Department – Mental illness: People v. Williams
- Fourth Department – Sex Offender Registration Act: People v. Wallace
- Second Circuit – Failure to accommodate religion: Bergin v. N.Y. Unified Court System
- Second Circuit – Sentencing: United States v. DeJesus
Law News
- Fourth Department suspends attorney for two years
- Appeals court rejects claims of speedy trial violation
- NY appeals court vacates gun convictions
- Rochester panel highlights early planning for successful business transitions
- New York sues Kalshi, says its prediction markets are illegal gambling
- Police investigate alleged misappropriation of Walworth Fire Department funds
- New trial granted for defendant unhappy with their attorney
- NY appellate court reinstates medical malpractice case