Brian Lee

January 03, 2025 | New York Law Journal

The Cattaraugus County Veterans Treatment Court, a problem-solving court that also serves Allegany County, opened in the Olean City Courthouse. It is the state's 37th court focused on the needs of former service members.

By Brian Lee

2 minute read

January 03, 2025 | New York Law Journal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously remanded to the trial court an expressive-rights lawsuit that seeks to invalidate a New York statute which prevents employers from discriminating against workers who have decided to have abortions.

By Brian Lee

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January 02, 2025 | New York Law Journal

New York Attorney General Letitia James has recused her office from investigating the 13 correction officers who were involved in the fatal beating of a handcuffed 43-year-old inmate in December. James said that her office is representing four of the correction officers in similar, excessive-use-of-force lawsuits. That would pose a conflict of interest and potentially delay justice for the victim and his family, James said.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

December 30, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct said the Court of Appeals may want to weigh in on "the appropriate discipline" for a "racially charged off-the-bench tirade."

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

December 27, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Justin Vigdor, a Rochester-area attorney who served as president of the New York State Bar Association from 1985 to 1986, and president of the New York Bar Foundation from 1991 to 1994, died Thursday at age 95. He had entered his 70th year as an attorney.

By Brian Lee

2 minute read

December 27, 2024 | New York Law Journal

New York Attorney General Letitia James, whose office is investigating the death of a Black inmate, unveiled body camera footage her office obtained. It showed correction officers beating the man the day before his death.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

December 27, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Through an alleged co-pay maximizer scheme, three defendant companies stand accused of charging patients for out-of-pocket amounts that are beyond their cost-sharing limits, a Lockridge Grindal Nauenfiled lawsuit in an upstate New York federal court alleges.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

December 27, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The 92 plaintiff nursing homes claim that elimination of their reimbursement for ongoing capital expenses, a cost-cutting amendment adopted by the Department of Health that targets homes in older buildings, violates their equal protection rights under the U.S. Constitution.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

December 23, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Gov. Kathy Hochul's veto shifts focus back to the New York Civil Liberties Union's federal class action that seeks to lift the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons.

By Brian Lee

4 minute read

December 23, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A bill sponsor, Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, D-Manhattan, indicated he will continue to advocate for the proposal in Albany, even after its third veto. The measure aims to modernize New York's 177-year-old wrongful death statute.

By Brian Lee

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