• Schiebel v. Schoharie Cent. Sch. Dist.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-12
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Karen R. Sanders, on the brief, Jared K. Cook, Tully Rinckey, PLLC, Rochester, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Matthew Mehnert, Guercio & Guercio LLP, Farmingdale, NY.

    Case Number: 23-1080

    School District's Probe Was a Sham; Title IX Administrator Showed Sex-Based Bias

  • U.S. v. Maher

    Publication Date: 2024-11-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Reena Raggi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Michael D. Gadarian, Assistant United States Attorney, for Carla B. Freedman, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Syracuse, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Melissa A. Tuohey, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Syracuse, NY.

    Case Number: 23-6181-cr

    Good Faith Exception to Exclusionary Rule Supports Denial of Suppression Motion

  • September 20, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Seventh Circuit Issues Seemingly Internally Inconsistent FCRA/FDCPA Decision

    In its recent decision in Freeman v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, No. 23-2512, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld a district court's dismissal of a borrower's Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) claims arising out of her mortgage servicer's erroneous reporting that her mortgage was in default.

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  • May 11, 2023 | New York Law Journal

    Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Provisions After 'McLaren'

    A recent NLRB decision, McLaren Macomb changes the landscape for including confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in pre-filing employment severance and settlement agreements. This article discusses the important decision, its impact on settlement negotiations and provides practical suggestions for employment attorneys negotiating pre-suit settlements.

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