Carolyn Thompson

March 26, 2012 | Daily Report Online

BUFFALO, N.Y. AP - Attorneys for Facebook sought the dismissal Monday of what they called an "opportunistic and fraudulent" lawsuit by a New York man claiming half-ownership of the social networking site.The attorneys asserted that Paul Ceglia, of Wellsville, had forged documents, fabricated emails and destroyed evidence, and said he had waited too long - six years - to file it and the statute of limitations had expired.

By Carolyn Thompson

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February 19, 2009 | Daily Report Online

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. AP - A Muslim-American television executive accused of decapitating his wife remained jailed without bail Wednesday as his lawyer dismissed suggestions that culture played a role in the crime.Muzzammil "Mo" Hassan, 44, appeared subdued during a brief appearance Wednesday in Orchard Park Village Court, where his lawyer waived his right to a felony hearing.

By CAROLYN THOMPSON

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May 20, 2013 | New York Law Journal

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who was born in Buffalo, addressed a crowd of more than 2,000 from the front porch of a center in Jamestown dedicated to the late Justice Robert H. Jackson on May 17. He stayed away from the weighty topics pending before the court, reflecting instead on the changes it has undergone since Jackson's day.

By Carolyn Thompson

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July 10, 2008 | Daily Report Online

BUFFALO, N.Y. AP - The New York Civil Liberties Union sued a western New York health insurer on behalf of a same-sex couple who were denied spousal health care benefits after marrying in Canada.The state Supreme Court lawsuit accuses Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York of discriminating based on sexual orientation and of breaching its contract with the Cheektowaga Central School District, which employs one of the women.

By CAROLYN THOMPSON

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October 18, 2007 | Daily Report Online

BUFFALO, N.Y. AP _ Residents of a neighborhood built on contaminated soil would share $7.2 million under a settlement approved by a state SupremeCourtjudge Wednesday.About 220 current and former residents and their family members have personal injury and property damage claims against the city, which developed the Hickory Woods subdivision in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a model of brownfields renewal.

By Carolyn Thompson

2 minute read

June 06, 2011 | Legaltech News

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg says e-mails and a signed document -- the basis of a New York man's suit claiming part ownership of the site -- are fakes. One of the forensic examiners hired to analyze plaintiff Paul Ceglia's submissions called the work-for-hire contract an "amateurish forgery." The attorneys seek expedited access to Ceglia's originals, computers, and electronic media.

By Carolyn Thompson

2 minute read

August 15, 2011 | Daily Report Online

Attorneys for Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, say they've found "smoking gun" evidence on a New York man's computer proving he made up his claim that a contract he signed with Zuckerberg in 2003 makes him part owner of the social network.Facebook's statements, the strongest yet in what's been a testy case, are contained in court filings in advance of legal arguments scheduled for Wednesday.

By Carolyn Thompson

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January 06, 2010 | Daily Report Online

BUFFALO, New York AP - When Tobias "Bags of Money" Boyland went looking for a new career after serving 13 years in prison for armed robbery and drug dealing, he quickly found something that suited his sensibilities: He opened a collection agency.It was, in some ways, a natural move for a young man in the upstate New York city of Buffalo.

By CAROLYN THOMPSON and DAVID B. CARUSO

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February 18, 2009 | Daily Report Online

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. AP - The crime drips with brutal irony: a woman decapitated, allegedly by her estranged husband, in the offices of the television network the couple founded with the hope of countering Muslim stereotypes.Muzzammil "Mo" Hassan is accused of beheading his wife last week, days after she filed for divorce.

By CAROLYN THOMPSON

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July 07, 2008 | Daily Report Online

BUFFALO, N.Y. AP - The first clue that the Tuesday afternoon session in Part 4 of Buffalo City Court is not like other criminal proceedings comes just before it starts.Judge Robert Russell steps down from his bench and from the aloofness of his black robe. He walks into the gallery where men and women accused of stealing, drug offenses and other non-violent felonies and misdemeanors fidget in plastic chairs.

By CAROLYN THOMPSON

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