Joel Stashenko

November 21, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The state Court of Appeals said it will not take up the appeal of a ruling over whether New York nursing homes may compel patients to submit to arbitration if they have a grievance about their care or conditions at their facility.

By Joel Stashenko

10 minute read

November 18, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A settlement was announced Friday in three suits that claimed President-Elect Donald Trump improperly promoted the now-defunct "university" through which he promised to teach people his real estate secrets.

By Joel Stashenko and Scott Graham

16 minute read

November 18, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The Department of Financial Services has proposed for the first time that insurers give the department and consumers advance notice of premium hikes on life insurance policies and annuities in response to consumer complaints.

By Joel Stashenko

6 minute read

November 18, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Lawyers reportedly were close Friday to settling three lawsuits brought against President-Elect Donald Trump for the allegedly fraudulent promotion of the now defunct Trump University.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

November 16, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Andrew Ayers, senior assistant New York state solicitor general, has been appointed as director of the Government Law Center at Albany Law School.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

November 16, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A lawsuit filed against a New York City nursing home based on its allegedly poor treatment of an elderly patient may go forward, a state judge has ruled.

By Joel Stashenko

7 minute read

November 15, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The customary upward trajectory of spending on state government lobbying is showing signs of falling back in 2016.

By Joel Stashenko

27 minute read

November 15, 2016 | New York Law Journal

In a multistate settlement with six attorneys general, the National Football League agreed Tuesday to refrain from setting minimum ticket prices for league-wide game seats that are resold in the secondary ticket marketplace.

By Joel Stashenko

7 minute read

November 15, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A Garden City attorney has been charged with orchestrating a scheme to funnel residents of "three-quarters" housing in Brooklyn through Medicaid-funded drug treatment programs, whether they needed treatment or not.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

November 14, 2016 | New York Law Journal

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Department of Financial Services Superintendent Maria Vullo could step into any void in regulation created by a Trump presidency, similar to former AG Eliot Spitzer, current and former officials say.

By Joel Stashenko

18 minute read