Joel Stashenko

December 28, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Two companies whose breaches of state Lobbying Law came to light through federal prosecutions of the Legislature's top two leaders have reached settlements with the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

December 28, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Eric Schneiderman sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson on Dec. 23 asking for the Coast Guard to withdraw a proposal to anchor petroleum-laden vessels in the Hudson River.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

December 28, 2016 | Legaltech News

By Joel Stashenko, New York Law Journal

20 minute read

December 27, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Judge Eugene Pigott Jr. generally was regarded as a member of a right-of-center, four-judge majority who served on the state's high court from 2006 to 2014 and were appointed by Republican Gov. George Pataki. But Pigott said he did not feel like an ideological standard bearer for Pataki when he joined the court in 2006, and he doesn't feel like one now.

By Joel Stashenko

28 minute read

December 27, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Reversing a lower court, the state Court of Appeals said a jury should decide whether an upstate dairy farm was negligent in a fatal accident in which a woman was hit by a car when she got out of her own vehicle after discovering the calf in the middle of the road.

By Joel Stashenko

8 minute read

December 27, 2016 | New York Law Journal

An appeals court ordered a new trial for a man convicted of sexually abusing a child, saying a prospective juror related by marriage to the district attorney whose office prosecuted the case should have been excused for cause.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

December 27, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A second federal suit has been filed challenging the legality of a new state requirement that nonprofit groups disclose the identities of donors giving them $2,500 or more.

By Joel Stashenko

5 minute read

December 23, 2016 | New York Law Journal

New York City can be held partially liable for a 2004 accident along a busy Brooklyn street in which a 12-year-old bicyclist was seriously injured by a speeding car, the state Court of Appeals concluded Thursday.

By Joel Stashenko

10 minute read

December 23, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A state criminal forensics commission has scheduled a meeting in February to hear experts speak about whether the panel should recommend permitting familial DNA searching in New York. The technique would allow police to investigate people who are highly likely to be related to unidentified individuals whose DNA is found at crime scenes.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

December 22, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Eleven bar associations have found all seven candidates for the most recent state Court of Appeals vacancy to be qualified for the job. Moreover, many of the groups gave higher ratings to all or some of the candidates.

By Joel Stashenko

16 minute read