Joel Stashenko

September 21, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A state judge in New York allowed a woman whose husband died in a three-wheeled motorcycle accident to pursue her wrongful death suit, despite a late filing.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

September 20, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A state judge in Albany has rejected a constitutional challenge to the state's educational funding levels brought on behalf of students in eight smaller-city districts.

By Joel Stashenko

12 minute read

September 20, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The deadline for applications for an upcoming vacancy on New York's highest state court is Sept. 26.

By Joel Stashenko

6 minute read

September 19, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Veteran state judge Leslie Leach has been appointed to a vacant seat on the state Commission on Judicial Conduct.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

September 19, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A record $100 million set aside in New York's state budget for legal aid will be divvied up among 83 legal services providers and the state's Interest on Lawyer Account.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

September 19, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A Family Court judge ruled that he could not issue an order of protection directing one woman to stay away from another woman because they did not have an "intimate relationship" under the meaning of state law.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

September 19, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The Office of Court Administration is asking for comment on a series of new proposals for e-filing procedures, including one that would temporarily withhold data while courts determine if materials were disclosed in violation of confidentiality rules.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

September 16, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Frank Barbaro, former Brooklyn state assemblyman, Supreme Court justice and candidate for U.S. Congress and mayor of New York City, died Sept. 4 at his home of congestive heart failure. He was 88.

By Joel Stashenko

6 minute read

September 16, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A New York City Council bill making the unauthorized dissemination of pornographic materials a misdemeanor would correct an instance where law is lagging behind technology, the measure's sponsor said.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

September 15, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The state Office of Court Administration has opened a period for public comment on an administration proposal to require two new pieces of paperwork in settlement conferences required by New York courts in residential foreclosures.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read