Joel Stashenko

July 27, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Residents of Hoosick Falls, where groundwater supplies were recently found to contain perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, have begun to file suits alleging injuries from the contamination.

By Joel Stashenko

10 minute read

July 26, 2016 | New York Law Journal

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will defy a congressional subpoena seeking information about his office's investigation of whether Exxon Mobil knowingly made misled investors and consumers about climate change.

By Joel Stashenko

6 minute read

July 26, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Seeking to end seven "tortuous" years of uncertainty over the paternity of a 15-year-old, a judge said he was entering an order of filiation for a man who wants to be the girl's father, despite an apparent conflict with New York's Family Court Act.

By Joel Stashenko

9 minute read

July 26, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A state mandate that independent energy suppliers stop selling natural gas or electricity to some customers unless they meet special conditions has been struck down by a state judge as arbitrary and capricious.

By Joel Stashenko

7 minute read

July 25, 2016 | New York Law Journal

An administrative law judge determined that the publisher of Elite Traveler magazine failed to prove that he was away from New York more than he was in the state during a calendar year, making him a resident for state and New York City income tax purposes.

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3 minute read

July 25, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Former state Court of Appeals Judge Susan Phillips Read and Nassau County Supreme Court Justice William Donnino have been named co-chairs of a panel that will compile a guide to evidence law in New York state.

By Joel Stashenko

5 minute read

July 25, 2016 | New York Law Journal

An appeals court upheld the state police's refusal to issue a former 25-year veteran a retirement card entitling him to a permit to carry a concealed weapon.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

July 25, 2016 | New York Law Journal

New obligations have been added to the responsibilities of people appointed in New York as the legal guardians of others due to their incapacitation.

By — Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

July 22, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A new law in New York will require that foreclosed-on properties not be allowed to lie vacant for long and that more protections be built into the foreclosure process for consumers.

By Joel Stashenko

11 minute read

July 22, 2016 | New York Law Journal

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Utica public school officials have settled a suit in which the state claimed some immigrant children in the city were not given a fair opportunity to get diplomas.

By — Joel Stashenko

3 minute read