Joel Stashenko

July 08, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A federal suit seeks a permanent injunction against the New York City Police Department from retaliating against citizens who videotape officers as they perform their duties.

By Joel Stashenko

9 minute read

July 08, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The First Department has halted until at least September construction of the "Pier 55" project, a 2.4-acre park on a platform over the Hudson River off Manhattan.

By Joel Stashenko

9 minute read

July 08, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The Third Department panel said the state Workers' Compensation Board was "fully authorized" to conclude that the refusal of the Sleepy Hollow firm of Rella & Associates to pay a $750 penalty for 18 months represented a dilatory tactic.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

July 07, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A judge improperly dismissed indictments against a woman for manslaughter and two other charges for her alleged failure to get help after a teen suffered a drug overdose in her home, a state appeals court determined.

By Joel Stashenko

8 minute read

July 07, 2016 | New York Law Journal

An arbitrator "clearly exceeded" his authority when he held that a sheriff's department sergeant was wrongly fired for an aggravated drunken driving arrest, an appeals court ruled.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

July 06, 2016 | New York Law Journal

An antisocial condition that penologists said is common among criminals is an acceptable prerequisite to a finding that a sex offender may be subject to civil confinement in New York after their release from prison, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.

By Joel Stashenko

11 minute read

July 06, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The state Court of Appeals indicated Tuesday that it will take more time to decide two cases involving the applicability of traditional notions of parenthood of children born to mothers in same-sex couples.

By Joel Stashenko

3 minute read

July 05, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Unaired portions of a jailhouse interview a Bronx cable news channel conducted with a murder suspect are not protected from disclosure to prosecutors by New York state's Shield Law, an appeals court determined Tuesday.

By Joel Stashenko

8 minute read

June 27, 2016 | New York Law Journal

One of Manhattan's most prominent commercial landlords was under no obligation to help a law firm defray 15 months' worth of rental costs when the firm vacated its offices before its lease expired, the state Court of Appeals ruled unanimously Thursday.

By Joel Stashenko

11 minute read

June 24, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Edward Gersowitz, who specializes in personal injury and medical malpractice at Gersowitz Libo & Korek, will take over July 1 as the new president of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read