Brian Lee

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

3 minute read

December 20, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Couch White, a regional law firm based in Albany, New York, has filed a nuanced amicus brief that asks a Texas federal court to keep in place a stay of the Corporate Transparency Act, which imposes a Jan. 1 deadline for businesses to file reports of their Beneficial Ownership Information.

By Brian Lee

6 minute read

December 20, 2024 | New York Law Journal

State Supreme Court Justice Erin Gall of Oneida County said through motion papers she’s no longer opposing the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct’s recommendation for the state’s top court to remove her.

By Brian Lee

6 minute read

December 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Advocates sparred over whether the Constitution's dormant Commerce Clause applied to the cannabis industry, even though the federal government has not recognized an interstate market.

By Brian Lee

3 minute read

December 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A former health policy aide who accused the ex-governor of sexual harassment has ended her federal case. But lawyers for Andrew Cuomo have filed notice of a defamation claim. Charlotte Bennett's lawyer, however, said such a case would have no merit.

By Brian Lee

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