New York's highest court has reinstated four counts of offering a false instrument against a Long Island law firm which allegedly included inaccurate information in retainer statements filed with the Office of Court Administration. A state appeals panel had thrown out the charges against the Law Offices of Silverman & Taylor, ruling that because OCA officials did not "check, verify or rely" on the retainer statements, there was no proof that the firm acted with an intent to defraud.
February 17, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
New York’s highest court has reinstated four counts of offering a false instrument against a Long Island law firm which allegedly included inaccurate information in retainer statements filed with the Office of Court Administration.
The unanimous Feb. 11 memorandum ruling by the state Court of Appeals sent the case against the Law Offices of Silverman & Taylor of Freeport, N.Y., back to the Appellate Division, 2nd Department, for “proper legal analysis.”
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