Brian Lee

June 20, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Barry M. Benjamin of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton in Manhattan filed the claim on behalf of the 173-year-old University of Rochester in U.S. District Court in Rochester.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

June 20, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Settlement terms between Jennifer S. Calverley, representative of the estate of Dale S. Calverley, and the New York Attorney General's office were reached after extensive litigation in the New York Court of Claims, and just prior to trial, McLaughlin & Stern said in a statement.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

June 16, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The bar, in a recently released report from its Task Force on the Modernization of Criminal Practice, said that "there have been far too many miscarriages of justice at the hands of non-attorney justices in New York."

By Brian Lee

6 minute read

June 15, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The bill asks to bolster the New York State District Attorney and Indigent. The bill is meant to provide a boost to mid-career district attorneys, assistant prosecutors, and attorneys representing the indigent, said Jane Fox , Legal Aid Society Chapter Chair at the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

June 15, 2023 | New York Law Journal

NYSTLA President Thomas P. Valet said the event was "an unprecedented coming together" of legal talent.

By Brian Lee

2 minute read

June 14, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Court watchers who are critical of the bill package, portions of which were originally cast in the Senate's proposed one-house bill during budget season, say they view them as a threat to judicial independence.

By Brian Lee

5 minute read

June 13, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The Court of Appeals' majority rejected the music producer's contention that he was not famous enough to be deemed a public figure.

By Brian Lee

6 minute read

June 13, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The order from Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas comes in the wake of a controversy over security provided to ex-Chief Judge Janet DiFiore after her retirement.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

June 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

The bill is meant to account for the salaries and pensions of the judges who were denied certification in September 2020.

By Brian Lee

2 minute read

June 12, 2023 | New York Law Journal

In all, the Senate confirmed 11 new Court of Claims judges, another four Court of Claims judges who were reappointments, three acting justices of the state Supreme Court, New York's trial court, and a family court judge in Monroe County.

By Brian Lee

6 minute read