John Caher

April 09, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A former AIG executive who has spent nearly seven years attempting to obtain Eliot Spitzer's private emails has issued something of a dare to the onetime attorney general and governor: If you insist there are no such emails, say so under oath.

By John Caher

5 minute read

April 08, 2014 | New York Law Journal

State ethics investigators looking into Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office and its conduct in relation to the civil fraud prosecution of business titan Maurice "Hank" Greenberg have apparently expanded the inquiry to Schneiderman's top deputy.

By John Caher

2 minute read

April 08, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Yielding to New York's generally skeptical view of noncompete employment clauses, a Western District federal judge has refused to bar a sales executive from plying his trade with a rival of his former employer.

By John Caher

3 minute read

April 07, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Acting Supreme Court Justice Ann Pfau, whose yearning to return to the courtroom prompted her to resign as chief administrative judge in late 2011, plans to retire at the end of May.

By John Caher

2 minute read

April 07, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A woman who used a divorce settlement to buy a condominium from her son-in-law—then filed bankruptcy allegedly to avoid paying her divorce lawyer—can use a homestead exemption to shield her assets, a bankruptcy judge has held in a case of first impression.

By John Caher

5 minute read

April 07, 2014 | New York Law Journal

The State is liable for damages to the family of deceased Bronx woman whose eyes were harvested against her wishes after she was mistakenly included in an organ donor registry, a Court of Claims judge has held.

By John Caher

5 minute read

April 04, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Twenty one drivers accused of cheating to obtain commercial licenses were arraigned in state court Wednesday, the second round of a crackdown initiated by state Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott.

By John Caher

1 minute read

April 04, 2014 | New York Law Journal

As a former assistant district attorney prosecuting domestic violence, child abuse, sex crimes and elder abuse cases, Elizabeth Cronin spent more than a decade bringing criminals to justice as an advocate for the "People of the State of New York." Now, as head of the Office of Victim Services, she advocates for the casualties of crime.

By John Caher

13 minute read

April 03, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Ronald Bower, who the Attorney General's office has said is probably innocent, was found a sexually violent offender and found him at a high risk to recidivate.

By John Caher

2 minute read

April 03, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A state budget agreement that includes new ethics rules apparently means a pivotal constitutional question—can an executive-appointed panel of deputized agents subpoena client lists of lawyer-legislators—will go unanswered.

By John Caher

5 minute read