January 08, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Unions Urge Court Officials to Raise Pay Grades for ClerksAfter state court officials recently decided that court officers and sergeants deserved a higher pay grade, union leaders for court clerks say they are making a concerted effort to ensure clerks are next in line.
By Andrew Keshner
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January 07, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Colleagues, Friends Mourn Passing of 'A Class Act'Lawyers and judges who worked with Chief Judge Judith Kaye over the years expressed sadness over her death Wednesday but admiration for the impact she made on the courts and manner in which she achieved it.
By Andrew Keshner
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January 07, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Unions Urge Court Officials to Raise Pay Grades for ClerksAfter state court officials recently decided that court officers and sergeants deserved a higher pay grade, union leaders for court clerks say they are making a concerted effort to ensure clerks are next in line.
By Andrew Keshner
6 minute read
January 07, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Circuit Upholds Conviction of Former Defense AttorneyThe Second Circuit ruled there was no abuse of discretion in a lower court's refusal to grant Robert Simels a new trial or vacate his 2009 conviction for witness bribery and conspiracy to obstruct justice.
By Andrew Keshner
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January 06, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Circuit Upholds Conviction of Former Defense AttorneyThe Second Circuit ruled there was no abuse of discretion in a lower court's refusal to grant Robert Simels a new trial or vacate his 2009 conviction for witness bribery and conspiracy to obstruct justice.
By Andrew Keshner
2 minute read
January 05, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Court Says Rules Are Within Health Department's AuthorityThe state Department of Health properly established rules that capped overhead costs for some childhood early intervention providers and sought to avoid conflicts of interest in child evaluations, a Brooklyn appellate court has ruled.
By Andrew Keshner
6 minute read
January 05, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Court Says Rules Are Within Health Department's AuthorityThe state Department of Health properly established rules that capped overhead costs for some childhood early intervention providers and sought to avoid conflicts of interest in child evaluations, a Brooklyn appellate court has ruled.
By Andrew Keshner
6 minute read
January 05, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Gleeson to Leave Eastern District BenchIn an email sent Monday to fellow judges and others, Judge John Gleeson wrote, "as difficult as it is to leave the work I love and the colleagues I love, this is the right decision for me and my family."
By Andrew Keshner
2 minute read
January 05, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Panel Orders Suffolk County to Turn Over 911 MaterialsThe Second Department on Wednesday affirmed a lower court order compelling non-party Suffolk County to produce 911 tapes to civil litigants in a wrongful death case against New York state.
By Andrew Keshner
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January 04, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Panel Orders Suffolk County to Turn Over 911 MaterialsThe Second Department on Wednesday affirmed a lower court order compelling non-party Suffolk County to produce 911 tapes to civil litigants in a wrongful death case against New York state.
By Andrew Keshner
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