Joel Stashenko

October 07, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A judge has invalidated two Suffolk County laws that permitted farmers to build some structures on agricultural land they had previously agreed, for a price, not to develop.

By Joel Stashenko

6 minute read

October 07, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A judge has ordered a special hearing to determine how much income he can fairly "impute" to a highly educated man who wants a taxpayer-funded lawyer to represent him in a custody case.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

October 07, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A former attorney in New York City government was properly denied unemployment insurance benefits following his dismissal in 2013 for working on his own political campaign and doing other personal business while on city time, a court ruled.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

October 06, 2016 | New York Law Journal

New York City improperly established regulations requiring that some young children be immunized against the flu, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.

By Joel Stashenko

7 minute read

October 06, 2016 | New York Law Journal

William Hochul Jr., 57, will retire Oct. 28 after nearly 30 years at the U.S. Justice Department and six years as one of New York's top federal prosecutors.He said he will pursue unspecified opportunities in the private sector.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

October 05, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A foe of state-sponsored gambling filed a lawsuit Wednesday contending that a new state law regulating sports fantasy games such as those offered by FanDuel and DraftKings violates the New York Constitution.

By Joel Stashenko

8 minute read

October 05, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A Miami, Florida-based company has settled a lawsuit for providing allegedly substandard healthcare services to inmates at the Nassau County jail, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Wednesday.

By Joel Stashenko

9 minute read

October 05, 2016 | New York Law Journal

An insurer is not obligated to pay $50,000 under the accidental death and personal loss policy of a motorcyclist who was drunk and going 124 mph when he hit a car and was killed, a judge ruled.

By Joel Stashenko

6 minute read

October 04, 2016 | New York Law Journal

New rules promulgated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and a court case in Albany could determine whether nursing home patients in NY may sue or must submit to arbitration on claims of substandard care.

By Joel Stashenko

18 minute read

October 04, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Revisions to state Domestic Relations Law allowing contempt proceedings in state Supreme Court without exhausting other remedies first should expedite collection of spousal and child support payments in New York.

By Joel Stashenko

2 minute read