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N.Y. High Court Judge Said to Be 2nd Circuit Choice
The Bush administration has settled upon New York Court of Appeals Judge Richard C. Wesley as its choice, subject to the completion of an FBI background check, to fill a vacancy on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, sources report. Also, court watchers say that two other candidates have emerged as serious contenders for existing vacancies at the district court level in New York.State Lawyer's Termination Suit Reinstated
Firing a state employee in retaliation for his wife's lawsuit against the Attorney General is actionable under the First Amendment, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. The appeals court found that Alan Adler can proceed with his claim that he was fired from his job as deputy counsel at a state mental health agency because his wife, Sue H.R. Adler, was suing then-Attorney General Dennis Vacco over her own dismissal.The Rise of 'Equal Opportunity Abuse'
In the past few years, industry and academic researchers have noticed that workplace anger seethes beyond the old precincts of race, gender and sexual preference to include absolutely everyone. At one end of the problem, there is disrespect, bullying, loud and intemperate language, intimidation and garden-variety rudeness. At the more troubling end is physical violence, including murder, that increasingly ensues.N.Y. Panel Upsets $4.3M Award in Smoking Case
A New York appellate panel has vacated a $4.3 million jury award in favor of a woman who claimed that, by not enforcing no-smoking laws, Elite Model Management failed to provide her with a reasonable accommodation for her asthma-related disability. The panel ruled that the trial court judge's substitution of two alternate jurors after deliberations had begun violated the defendants' right to a jury of six persons who deliberate on all matters.Weighing Reputation 'Alert' on Candidate's Legal Work Leads to Defamation Action
High-Ranking New York Officials Spared Depositions
The two most powerful Republicans in New York state government -- Gov. George Pataki and Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno -- will not have to give depositions in unrelated pending lawsuits. In both matters, federal judges said the litigants failed to establish that the information sought is not available elsewhere, and that depositions would not interfere with the officials' ability to carry out their duties.Trending Stories
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