Michael Virtanen

June 26, 2008 | Daily Report Online

ALBANY, N.Y. AP - New York's top court ruled Thursday that an undocumented alien injured while working as a printer properly received basic workers' compensation, but he wasn't eligible for additional payments because of his legal status.Ronnie Ramroop got temporary disability benefits for five years after a printing press crushed four of his fingers at Flexo-Craft Printing Inc.

By MICHAEL VIRTANEN

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May 15, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Muslims of America Inc. is accusing the Christian Action Network of defamation for accusations contained in the book it published, "Twilight in America: the Untold Story of Terrorist Training Camps Inside America." The Muslim group is seeking retractions, $18 million in damages and a ban on future publication of the book.

By Michael Virtanen

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September 16, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Although both parties asked the Court of Appeals on Thursday to rule that state law does not prohibit issuing gun permits to people who only live in-state part time, attorneys for the man whose application was denied urged the court to cite the Second Amendment in its reasoning, while the state argued for a much narrower decision.

By Michael Virtanen

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June 22, 2010 | Daily Report Online

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September 24, 2013 | New York Law Journal

They face parole hearings soon, but Dennis Kozlowski and Mark Swartz have already left a minimum-security prison in Harlem for steady clerical jobs and overnights in apartments following their headline-grabbing $134 million corporate fraud convictions.

By Michael Virtanen

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November 02, 2009 | Daily Report Online

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January 26, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Jan. 25 promised to keep investigating the collapse that contributed to the national economic downturn, praising President Obama's creation of a new investigative effort Mr. Schneiderman is expected to co-chair.

By Michael Virtanen

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July 30, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Most guns recovered from New York crimes last year originated in states with fewer legal restrictions, though the largest single source remains New York itself, where 1,595 were first purchased, federal data show.

By Michael Virtanen

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November 14, 2012 | New York Law Journal

The $210 million settlement with Ivy Asset Management, a BNY Mellon subsidiary that advised clients to invest with Wall Street multibillion-dollar swindler Bernard Madoff ends cases brought filed by the New York attorney general, the U.S. Labor Department and private plaintiffs.

By Michael Virtanen

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July 10, 2013 | New York Law Journal

The 25 members of the commission appointed last week by Governor Andrew Cuomo, 10 of them county district attorneys, are deputized as deputy assistant attorneys general with clear authority to investigate state legislators.

By Michael Virtanen

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