Citing a recent federal appeals court decision, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff said he had lacked jurisdiction when he threw out much of the lawsuit on April 2.
PERSONAL INJURY - Galo v. Cunningham
OPINION - Summary judgment was awarded to defendant driver who injured pedestrian outside of crosswalk. Defendant testified as to box truck that obstructed pedestrian’s view as he ran across busy 4-lane street. (N.Y. App. Div., 2d Dep’t)
New York Decision Roundup - May 16, 2013
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CIVIL RIGHTS - Asian Am. Legal Def. and Educ. Fund. v. New York City Police Dep't
OPINION - Petitioners filed Freedom of Information Law requests relating to alleged covert, domestic surveillance program that targeted Muslim individuals. Some of the data was privileged, confidential information relating to a criminal investigation, or would reveal criminal investigative techniques or procedures. The vast majority of police records are not organized along racial, religious, or ethnic classifications. (Sup. Ct., New York County)
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The former chief of the now-defunct Kane Capital Strategies was sentenced to two years probation for his part in a municipal bond bid-rigging case that has produced at least 19 convictions or guilty pleas.
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A U.S. judge who refused to certify the proposed class in a long-running copyright infringement lawsuit likened its breadth to an unmanageable "Frankenstein monster."
The organization's supervising attorneys have been tasked with overseeing the thousands of civil cases normally handled by staff attorneys as a result of the organization's first work stoppage in 20 years.
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The New York state appeals court overturned the medical malpractice verdict, faulting the trial judge for the way she addressed the plaintiff's lawyer during the proceedings.
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