John Caher

June 27, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Former Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is potentially liable in a defamation action brought by longtime nemesis Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, the removed chief executive officer of American International Group (AIG), a judge in Putnam County said.

By John Caher

2 minute read

June 27, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Thursday creating 25 new Family Court judgeships, including nine to be established in New York City starting on Jan. 1, 2015.

By John Caher

2 minute read

June 27, 2014 | New York Law Journal

New York City's restriction on the sale of large sugary drinks was thrown out this morning by the state Court of Appeals in a decision that found the Board of Health overstepped its authority and intruded on the lawmaking province of the City Council.

By John Caher

7 minute read

June 27, 2014 | New York Law Journal

An Albany County surrogate who was chastised seven years ago for giving "misleading and evasive" testimony at another judge's disciplinary hearing has been removed from the bench, in part for presiding over cases involving that judge, who was convicted of federal charges.

By John Caher

5 minute read

June 26, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A Brooklyn judge has ordered the state to release a sex offender from civil confinement despite the fact that the individual has a lengthy record that includes three arrests for sex-related offenses.

By John Caher

4 minute read

June 25, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A toxic tort claim arising out of allegations that clean-up crews failed to eradicate tear gas from an Albany-area apartment has been dismissed after a judge found no evidence that the plaintiff's health issues surfaced after remediation.

By John Caher

2 minute read

June 25, 2014 | New York Law Journal

An upstate appeals panel has toppled a murder conviction because a judge charged the jury on an affirmative defense that had not been raised.

By John Caher

4 minute read

June 24, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Court clerks who claimed they were pressured to work for free to keep up with the workload following staffing reductions and overtime restrictions have lost their federal case.

By John Caher

2 minute read

June 23, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A judge in the Bronx has refused to dismiss forcible touching charges lodged against a deaf man, while acknowledging the extraordinary difficulty the defendant's attorney has communicating with a client who can't hear, doesn't read or write and doesn't know sign language.

By John Caher

3 minute read

June 23, 2014 | New York Law Journal

The legalization of medical marijuana—an issue that seemed to gain traction and legitimacy after a Brooklyn judge admitted using the illegal substance to cope with cancer—is apparently coming to New York.

By John Caher

2 minute read