Joel Stashenko New York Law Journal

December 28, 2016 | Legaltech News

By Joel Stashenko, New York Law Journal

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February 23, 2009 | National Law Journal

Tracing the legal principles behind a New York statute on lawyer deceit to a law adopted by the English Parliament in 1275, the New York Court of Appeals has ruled that an attorney can be subject to treble damages for an unsuccessful attempt to deceive a court. The attorney-deception issue came to the court in the form of two certified questions from the 2d U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

By Joel Stashenko / New York Law Journal

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June 11, 2007 | National Law Journal

General counsel at 37 corporations have sent New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and state legislative leaders a letter decrying elected officials' failure "to provide minimally adequate compensation for judges."

By Joel Stashenko / New York Law Journal

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April 16, 2007 | National Law Journal

An emotional Judge Kaye said last week that the state judiciary will not remain "docile in the face of the shabby treatment" it is receiving from officials of other government branches and is prepared to sue to get judges their first raises in more than eight years.

By Joel Stashenko / New York Law Journal

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April 02, 2007 | National Law Journal

The New York Court of Appeals unanimously ruled on March 27 that it is abuse of the trial judge's discretion to preclude qualified, expert testimony on the reliability of eyewitness identifications in cases in which there is little or no corroborating evidence.

By Joel Stashenko / New York Law Journal

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