Joel Stashenko

February 21, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Clicking the "accept" button on the terms and conditions page generated by his new Dell computer means a New York consumer's grievance that the laptop lacks battery life must be settled in arbitration and not a proposed class-action suit, a federal judge ruled on Feb. 17.

By Joel Stashenko

16 minute read

February 21, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The owners and operators of a luxury resort on the Caribbean island of Anguilla cannot be held liable for an attack on a guest family's 12-year-old child for which a gardener at the resort was arrested, a state judge has ruled.

By Joel Stashenko

5 minute read

February 17, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

New York County Supreme Court Justice Carol Edmead has ruled that Reorg Research, a subscription provider of information on distressed businesses to institutional clients, cannot use New York's Shield Law to protect its confidential sources. The company says it will appeal.

By Joel Stashenko

14 minute read

February 17, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Two state legislative committees will hold a hearing Feb. 28 to gather testimony on the potential effects of the closure of the Indian Point nuclear power plants in Westchester County.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

February 17, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A former Missouri state judge has been appointed mediator in the action against race car driver Tony Stewart for causing the death of a fellow racer in 2014 at a dirt track in upstate New York.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

February 16, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A turf war appears to be shaping between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman over the governor's proposal to enhance the regulatory powers of the state Department of Financial Services.

By Joel Stashenko

8 minute read

February 16, 2017 | New York Law Journal

New York state's highest court said Thursday it would hear appeals by actress Lindsay Lohan and former "Mob Wives" reality television star Karen Gravano in their suits over the alleged misappropriation of their likenesses in the video game "Grand Theft Auto V."

By Joel Stashenko

10 minute read

February 15, 2017 | New York Law Journal

New York state has stepped in to block an initiative by the New York City Council to impose a 5-cent fee on plastic shopping bags in New York City.

By Joel Stashenko

12 minute read

February 15, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A national group representing drugmakers and biopharma research companies said Wednesday it is launching a campaign to defeat a plan by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to institute price controls on some prescription drugs covered by Medicaid in New York state.

By Joel Stashenko

9 minute read

February 14, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A law designed to ease a liability insurance crisis in New York in the 1980s continues to prevent the state from being held responsible in New York Supreme Court for damages when it shares liability with private parties, the state's highest court ruled Tuesday.

By Joel Stashenko

10 minute read