Joel Stashenko

February 25, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A veteran appellate attorney failed to show that her dismissal was due to discrimination over her postpartum depression and the other health conditions, a federal judge concluded.

By Joel Stashenko

5 minute read

February 25, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Eileen Rakower said Wednesday she will not block a requirement that some New York City restaurants warn patrons about high-sodium menu offerings.

By Joel Stashenko

2 minute read

February 24, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A woman who was jailed by New York City for four years on murder charges that were ultimately dropped has raised triable issues that may allow her to overcome the presumption that police had probable cause to arrest and charge her, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.

By Joel Stashenko

6 minute read

February 24, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Brooklyn prosecutors moved to vacate the manslaughter conviction of a woman that was returned by a jury in 1998 largely on the strength of a confession given to the former New York City Police detective Louis Scarcella.

By Joel Stashenko

2 minute read

February 23, 2016 | New York Law Journal

After fighting more than two decades against assuming responsibility for a woman's injuries in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will be forced to pay a judgment that has swelled to over $10 million, her lawyer said.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

February 23, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A state appeals court ordered a new trial for a man it said was prejudiced by a prospective minority juror's exclusion from his trial under a prosecutor's peremptory challenge.

By Joel Stashenko

2 minute read

February 23, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Sen. Michael Gianaris, a Queens Democrat, said studies have shown that the current wording of the Miranda warning may contain words that a teen would not fully understand.

By Joel Stashenko

2 minute read

February 19, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra had little choice but to fire its principal oboist for his repeated clashes with the symphony's conductor, other musicians and staff, a judge found in upholding the "fair and just" findings of an arbitrator.

By Joel Stashenko

4 minute read

February 18, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The New York State Bar Association is lobbying to change New York's power-of-attorney statute, which its members say is fraught with procedural pitfalls that pose "significant and severe repercussions" for both lawyers and clients.

By Joel Stashenko

6 minute read

February 16, 2016 | New York Law Journal

A trial judge correctly relieved a defendant's assigned counsel and appointed a conflict-free lawyer, despite the defendant's objections to having new counsel, the state Court of Appeals determined.

By Joel Stashenko

5 minute read