John Caher

August 15, 2014 | New York Law Journal

An Eastern District federal court jury has awarded $150,000 to a man who alleged he was falsely arrested by New York City police in 2007. However, the jurors rejected claims of police brutality.

By John Caher

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August 15, 2014 | New York Law Journal

An attorney in Broome County is facing a possible state prison term on charges that he overbilled the New York State Supreme Court's Attorneys for Children program and the Broome County Assigned Counsel program by nearly $11,000.

By John Caher

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August 15, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A Binghamton attorney who defaulted on his law school loans dating back to the early 1980s cannot evade his obligations simply because a prior collection effort was dismissed, a federal judge has held.

By John Caher

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August 14, 2014 | New York Law Journal

The Nassau County District Attorney's failure to disclose that a breath analysis tool was contaminated has prompted a judge to give a defendant the chance to withdraw her guilty plea to a drunken driving charge.

By John Caher

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August 14, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A Brooklyn appellate panel has overturned a defendant's robbery and drug convictions because his trial counsel neglected to seek severance of the unrelated charges.

By John Caher

2 minute read

August 13, 2014 | New York Law Journal

The federal offense of making a false statement to secure a passport is not the equivalent of the state offense of offering a false instrument for filing, a judge in Manhattan has held.

By John Caher

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August 13, 2014 | New York Law Journal

The owner of a Brooklyn bodega where a cat attacked a customer cannot be held liable for damages because there is no proof the shopkeeper was aware of the animal's vicious tendencies, according to a Supreme Court judge.

By John Caher

4 minute read

August 13, 2014 | New York Law Journal

A man who claims he was wrongly convicted of sexual abuse in the late 1980s has requested the judge in a pending case recuse herself because of connections to Nassau County's top prosecutor.

By John Caher

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August 12, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Fordham Law Professor Zephyr Teachout has won another round in her battle to challenge Gov. Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic Party line.

By John Caher

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August 12, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman retains a commanding lead over John Cahill as 80 percent of New York voters either don't know who the Republican challenger is or have no opinion of him, according to a poll released this morning by Siena Research Institute.

By John Caher

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