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By Brian Lee | January 18, 2024
Gov. Kathy Hochul's budget proposal—which gives new impetus to a delayed measure—drew praise on Thursday from Judge Mary M. Farley, president of the Association of Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
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By Brian Lee | January 18, 2024
The bill, S4511B/A1568C, aims to expand the cap on what public defense lawyers, attorneys who work for civil legal services organizations, and district attorneys can receive in student-loan forgiveness: up to $8,000 annually, for up to eight years, or $64,000.
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By Robert J. Fryman | January 18, 2024
On Nov. 17, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation amending New York's General Business Law Sections 756-a and 756-c, known as the Prompt Payment Act, to limit the withholding of retainage on private improvement construction projects. As a result of these amendments, close attention must be paid to contract terms and conditions during contract preparation, review or negotiation.
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By Brian Lee | January 17, 2024
In addition to creating a housing court part to reduce a monthslong backlog of cases, the bill would also provide free legal assistance for small landlords who suffered losses from unpaid rent.
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By Avalon Zoppo | January 17, 2024
The federal appeals court considers whether the social media site could be held liable for a child's death.
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By Brian Lee | January 16, 2024
Also during the Senate Judiciary Committee's first meeting of the 2024 session, it approved a bill that would lift the cap on state supreme court judges.
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By Michael Jaccarino | January 15, 2024
This article focuses on an amendment to the sentencing guidelines which will allow defendants awaiting sentencing, and even those already serving sentences, to significantly reduce their prison time.
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By Cheryl Miller | January 11, 2024
A cannabis company owner challenging a state license denial "cannot use the Dormant Commerce Clause to demand a constitutional right to participate in an illegal interstate market," wrote U.S. District Judge Tiffany Cartwright of Washington's Western District.
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By Cheryl Miller | January 10, 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a 2024-25 spending plan that maintains court funding and includes millions for a new Sixth District Court of Appeal courthouse.
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By Elissa Levine and Rubin Sinins | January 10, 2024
"The New Jersey Legislature in 2023 finally took action to close this 'stranger loophole' which had closed the courtroom doors to domestic violence victims outside a dating relationship," according to Elissa Levine and Rubin Sinins of Javerbaum Wurgaft.
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In Memoriam: Richard "Dick" K. DeScherer (1944-2024) We mourn the loss of our friend and former partner and Co-Chairman, Richard "Dick" K. DeScherer. Dick was a member of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP for more than 24 years. He was the consummate business lawyer, wonderful colleague and true friend. He joined the Bloomberg organization in 2012, a client for whom he had served as their principal legal advisor since their inception, and later was appointed as a member of their board. Dick's knowledge and experience were unparalleled, as evidenced by appointment to leadership and board positions at numerous well-respected organizations. He was deeply involved in civic and community engagements through his work with the S.L.E. (Lupus) Foundation, Lupus Research Institute, United Hospital Fund of New York, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, National Dance institute, and Baryshnikov Dance Foundation, among others. He received an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University in 1970, a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1969, and a B.A. from the University of Virginia in 1966. He was a member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. We offer our sincerest condolences to his family, including his wife Jennie, son Christopher and wife Amanda, daughter Kate, and grandchildren Emmett, Serena, George, Emily and Madeline. We will remember Dick with the utmost respect, admiration and affection. His loss will be felt by his many friends and colleagues at Willkie, and by all those whose lives he touched.
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