COURT DECISIONS
Decision of the Day
United States, appellee v. Todd M. Eberhard, defendant-appellant
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, SECOND CIRCUIT
Criminal Practice
Extended Sentence After Fraud Victims? Testimony Upheld; Ex Post Facto Rights Not Impaired
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT
Decisions of Interest
NEW YORK COUNTY
Criminal Practice
Complaint Dismissed; Court Finds Two Weeks Reasonable Time for Trial Preparation
People v. Moustapha Diagne
KINGS COUNTY
Family Law
Court Grants Husband 50% of Proceeds of Sale Of Home, Wife's Pension, Maintenance from Wife
H. v. H.
QUEENS COUNTY
Criminal Practice
Motion to Vacate Murder Conviction Barred; "Newly Discovered" Evidence Rejected
People v. Boo Wat Cheung
QUEENS COUNTY
Criminal Practice
Court Finds Defendant in Police Custody During Questioning, Statements Suppressed
People v. Mhammed Chaaibi
RICHMOND COUNTY
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Fraud in Inducement Allegations Would Invalidate Agreement; Motion to Compel Arbitration Denied
Amoroso v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.
NASSAU COUNTY
Civil Practice
Default Judgment Vacated; No Evidence Defendant Knew of Associate's Actions to Evade Service
Allegiant Partners Inc. v. Manor East of Massapequa LLC
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Civil Rights
Public Library Granted Judgment on Black Patron's Title II Claims of Racially Based Discrimination
Stone v. The New York Public Library
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Criminal Practice
Fraud Conviction Denied §2255 Vacatur; 'Strickland'Test Not Satisfied on Counsel Ineffectiveness Claims
Blumenberg v. United States
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
International Law
United Nations, Refugee Commissioner, Officials Immune From Employees' Title VII Retaliation Suit
Brzak v. The United Nations
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Landlord/Tenant Law
HUD Denied Reconsideration of Declaration That Regulation Is Facially Unconstitutional
Linares v. Jackson
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Evidence
Negligence but Not Spoliation Found in Destruction Of Flight Attendant's Report of In-Flight Incident


