Joel Stashenko

September 08, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A federal judge has authorized payment of nearly $70,000 in attorney fees and costs for attorneys who forced a western New York school district to make improvements to a field used by a girl's softball team.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

September 07, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

A Long Island County has filed a lawsuit against drug manufacturers alleging deceptive marketing of opioid painkillers, in a move resembling litigation filed by states against tobacco manufacturers in the 1990s that led to a master settlement with cigarette makers.

By Joel Stashenko

13 minute read

September 07, 2016 | New York Law Journal

By Joel Stashenko

13 minute read

September 06, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Oswego County Judge Walter Hafner Jr. has been admonished for making critical remarks in court about slow-moving prosecutions and about a teenage statutory rape victim.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

September 02, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The severity of punishment for a judge accused of displaying "explosive anger" will be among the issues before the Court of Appeals on Tuesday when it resumes its 2016 session.

By Joel Stashenko

8 minute read

September 02, 2016 | New York Law Journal

New York's Civil Practice Laws and Rules have been amended to explicitly state that attorney-client privilege protects communications over the preparation of revocable trusts.

By Joel Stashenko

2 minute read

September 01, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Administrative Law Judge Joseph Pinto Jr. found in May 2015 that admission charges to Nite Moves were subject to the dramatic arts tax exemption because the pole dances in the lounge had the requisite artistic merit, but the tax tribunal took a more critical view.

By Joel Stashenko

5 minute read

August 31, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Family law practitioners say that the bedrock principle of a child's "best interests" will continue to guide them after the Court of Appeals on Tuesday said judges could recognize that people who are not parents through the traditionally recognized avenues of marriage, biology or adoption may still seek visitation and custody rights.

By Joel Stashenko

11 minute read

August 31, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A state judge has rejected prosecutors' attempt to use a particular method of identifying DNA samples at the upcoming trial of a one-time Clarkson University soccer coach accused of strangling a 12-year-old boy.

By Joel Stashenko

5 minute read

August 31, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A bill signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo adds to second-degree assault provisions of state Penal Law the crime of inflicting an injury on process servers "with intent to prevent or obstruct" the performance of their duties.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read