Joel Stashenko

April 28, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Beginning July 1, judges presiding over Commercial Division cases in New York will be able to decree how long they allow parties to present their cases.

By Joel Stashenko

6 minute read

April 28, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The New York Civil Liberties Union said it will appeal the denial of its request that it be exempted from complying with a state requirement that it disclose the names of its larger donors.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

April 28, 2017 | New York Law Journal

New York state's claim that Time Warner and its related companies sold New York customers broadband internet service promising speeds on which it did not deliver has been sent back to state court for adjudication.

By Joel Stashenko

6 minute read

April 27, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Lawyers argued Thursday before the state's highest court over whether New York City has proven, as directed by the court in 2005, that city zoning ordinances limiting topless clubs, X-rated video stores and other "adult establishments" are constitutional.

By Joel Stashenko

7 minute read

April 27, 2017 | New York Law Journal

An arrangement New York state regulators have had since 2012 with the Standard Chartered Bank to have an independent monitor watch the bank's compliance with money-laundering statutes has been extended through 2018.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

April 26, 2017 | New York Law Journal

An independent truckers' group obtained the settlement after the New York Supreme Court determined fees were being applied unconstitutionally on out-of-state commercial trucks.

By Joel Stashenko

5 minute read

April 26, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A federal judge has cleared the way for a trial over a former inmate's claims that the state Parole Board unfairly reneged on releasing the convicted cop killer in 1999 due to political pressures from then-governor George Pataki's office.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

April 25, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the law would be the first state regulation in the U.S. requiring home cleaning chemical manufacturers to make a complete listing of product ingredients available to consumers on the companies' websites.

By Joel Stashenko

7 minute read

April 25, 2017 | New York Law Journal

New York's highest court will hear an appeal of a lower court's reinstatement of the conviction of former Goldman Sachs & Co. computer programmer Sergey Aleynikov for allegedly stealing the investment bank's source code.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

April 25, 2017 | FC&S Insurance

New York’s new budget waives a law prohibiting driverless vehicles, in a move that Gov. Andrew Cuomo hopes will help power up a new industry…

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read