Brian Lee
Brian Lee is an Albany-based litigation reporter for the New York Law Journal. He has worked at daily newspapers in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @bleereporter
June 27, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Erie County DA John Flynn Takes Leadership of Statewide Prosecutors' AssociationThe District Attorneys Association of the State of New York also honored the team of Erie County assistant DAs for the successful prosecution of a racist mass shooter.
By Brian Lee
3 minute read
June 26, 2023 | New York Law Journal
NY Employment Lawyers Concerned With Bill Aiming to Ban Non-Compete AgreementsNew York would join four other states with such laws: Minnesota, California, Oklahoma and North Dakota.
By Brian Lee
6 minute read
June 26, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Wilson Boosts Idea for High Court to Take Up Certified Questions of Law From Appellate CourtsIt would be similar to the way the Second Circuit certifies questions to the state court, Chief Judge Rowan Wilson said in a podcast interview.
By Brian Lee
4 minute read
June 23, 2023 | New York Law Journal
In This GOP Primary for DA, County Republicans Allowed a Democrat Onto the BallotActing Sullivan County DA Brian Conaty, a Democrat, is facing Republican Thomas Cawley, a deputy in the county attorney's office.
By Brian Lee
5 minute read
June 23, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Upcoming GOP Primary in Broome County Is a Repeat of 2019 ClashChallenger F. Paul Battisti suggested the incumbent has been ineffectual, criticizing his handling of a fentanyl bust. But DA Mike Korchak countered that his office has been sending felons to prison at a rate two times greater than the state average.
By Brian Lee
3 minute read
June 22, 2023 | New York Law Journal
NY State Bar Association Forms Task Force on Homelessness and the LawThe bar group views the homelessness crisis as a legal issue since it impacts and draws on the resources of the criminal justice system, as well as family, housing, mental health and drug courts.
By Brian Lee
4 minute read
June 21, 2023 | New York Law Journal
Late-Session Flurry of Bills Approved by NY Lawmakers Includes Easing Appeals of Insurance ClaimsA measure to ease insurance claims for serious personal injury was OK'd over the objections of those who said it would creat a "fourth bite at the apple."
By Brian Lee
6 minute read
June 21, 2023 | New York Law Journal
David Scher Installed as NYSTLA's 56th PresidentChief Judge Rowan D. Wilson presided over the ceremony, which included the installation of the organization's officers and directors class.
By Brian Lee
2 minute read
June 20, 2023 | New York Law Journal
U. of Rochester Says Michigan School's Name Change Confuses Web Searchers, ProspectsBarry 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
Family of Adirondacks Drowning Victim Reaches $1.5M Settlement With NY StateSettlement 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
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