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May 11, 2007 |

Eastern District Roundup

Harvey M. Stone and Richard H. Dolan, partners at Schlam Stone & Dolan, write a complaint seeking damages and an injunction relating to uncorrected errors in presentence and criminal-history reports was upheld. Also, deficiencies were in a debt-collection letter because it could suggest that the right to request validation is outweighed by the demand for payment, and more.
9 minute read
August 20, 2007 |

Norwalk Settles Brutality Claim

A convicted burglar has been paid $44,000 to settle his claims of police brutality filed against the Norwalk police department. As part of the settlement, the city agreed that police supervisors will read a memo from the chief at the daily lineup, reminding officers they must comply with department policies on the use of force.
2 minute read
January 19, 2010 |

Plaintiffs Sanctioned for Failure to Produce Electronic Files in Hedge Fund Suit

A federal judge has sanctioned 13 plaintiffs suing two collapsed hedge funds for negligence and gross negligence for their failure to preserve electronic files in discovery. Saying "most plaintiffs conducted discovery in an ignorant and indifferent fashion," New York Judge Shira A. Scheindlin will assess monetary sanctions against all 13 plaintiffs and give an adverse jury instruction for the six worst offenders. Scheindlin has written extensively on e-discovery, especially in Zubulake v. UBS Warburg.
4 minute read
November 02, 2010 |

At the Court, a day of Mortal Kombat

Torture, maiming, decapitating and urinating on human beings are rare topics in Supreme Court arguments. But the justices on Tuesday heard all of them as they entered the world of video gaming in a First Amendment challenge to a California law.
4 minute read
January 14, 2010 |

JCB Accused of 'Selectively' Waiving Confidentiality

The commission charged with evaluating the state's juvenile justice system and judicial disciplinary procedures has accused the Judicial Conduct Board of refusing to cooperate with its attempts to fulfill its statutory mandates.
6 minute read
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December 01, 2007 |

Rich Lawyer, Poor Lawyer

6 minute read
October 24, 2007 |

Professional Liability

Norman B. Arnoff, a New York City practitioner, and Sue C. Jacobs, a member of Goodman & Jacobs, write that a review of the cases involving Judiciary Law �487 will illustrate that the statute's basic prohibitions should constitute sufficient warning for not only the lawyer bereft of ethics but also for those lawyers with an ethical sense that they can lose when their advocacy exceeds proper bounds.
10 minute read
November 28, 2005 |

McSpadden v. Department of Corrections

The state Department of Corrections erred in failing to grant a recommitted parole violator the credit for time served that was specifically awarded by the trial court. Application for summary relief granted.
1 minute read
December 01, 2011 |

Deals & Suits

19 minute read
August 31, 2011 |

Zale 4Q loss widens, tops Wall Street's view

Jewelry company Zale Corp. reported Wednesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter loss widened, weighed down by increased inventory charges and absent a one-time gain recorded a year ago.
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