John Caher

March 25, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A closely divided upstate appellate panel has affirmed a cold-case murder conviction despite the objections of two dissenters who argued that the district attorney oversold DNA evidence linking the defendant to the crime.

By John Caher

5 minute read

March 24, 2014 | New York Law Journal

In a state where there are judges and justices, where the Supreme Court isn't supreme, where some jurists are elected and others are appointed—- some with legislative branch oversight, and some not— and the mandatory retirement age of 70 can be sidestepped by some but not others, it's no wonder that many citizens finds the court system baffling.

By —John Caher

2 minute read

March 24, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A businessman who tried to fend off sexual harassment charges by saying that he was like a father to his accuser—and was too old for sex at 88—is facing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages and penalties.

By John Caher

4 minute read

March 24, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A woman depicted as an HIV victim in a state public service announcement can sustain a civil rights lawsuit against the stock photo company that provided her picture to the government agency, a Manhattan judge has held.

By John Caher

4 minute read

March 21, 2014 | New York Law Journal

An attorney for an Assemblyman accused of sexual harassment has asked the designated hearing officer—retired Court of Appeals Judge Howard Levine—to recuse himself because the firm where Levine works is a major player in Albany politics and lobbying.

By John Caher

4 minute read

March 21, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A businessman who tried to fend off sexual harassment charges by saying that he was like a father to his accuser—and was too old for sex at 88—is facing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages and penalties.

By John Caher

4 minute read

March 20, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A Buffalo man missing and unheard from for 34 years cannot be presumed dead and eliminated from his mother's estate absent evidence of a “diligent” effort to ascertain whether he is deceased, an Erie County judge has held.

By John Caher

3 minute read

March 19, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A onetime informant against the mob claims his former Ivy League-educated business partner has attempted to shake him down along with several prominent law firms, businessman Donald Trump and even a federal prosecutor.

By John Caher

6 minute read

March 18, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Leaders of a legislative subcommittee evaluating the Judiciary's spending plan said Monday an agreement is imminent.

By John Caher

1 minute read

March 17, 2014 | New York Law Journal

As state budget negotiations head into the final two weeks, the Assembly has tentatively approved the Judiciary's entire request while the Senate recommended a $9 million cut.

By John Caher

2 minute read