• January 16, 2018 | New York Law Journal

    Cross-Racial Witness Identification: A Review of 'People v. Boone'

    In their New York Court of Appeals Roundup, Lynn K. Neuner and William T. Russell Jr. discuss 'People v. Boone', in which the Court of Appeals held that, in a case in which a witness's identification of the defendant is at issue, and the identifying witness and defendant appear to be of different races, a trial court is required to give, upon request, a jury charge on the cross-race effect during final instructions.

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  • November 14, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    Court Decides Case Closely Watched by Real Estate Industry

    In their New York Court of Appeals Roundup, Lynn K. Neuner and William T. Russell Jr. discuss 'Princes Point v. Muss Development', in which the Court of Appeals ruled that the filing of a suit to rescind or reform a contact did not under the circumstances constitute an anticipatory breach of that contract.

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  • October 16, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    A Review of 'Myers v. Schneiderman'

    In their New York Court of Appeals Roundup, Lynn K. Neuner and William T. Russell Jr. write: The constellation of opinions in Myers reinforces historical statutes, cases, a State Task Force, and legislative activity that all come out in support of imposing criminal penalties in New York on individuals, including physicians, who intentionally act to aid a person in committing suicide.

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  • July 18, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    Court Tackles State Public Education Funding in Two Cases

    In their New York Court of Appeals Roundup, Lynn K. Neuner and William T. Russell Jr. write that at the end of last month, the Court of Appeals addressed once again the issue of adequate state funding for public education, dismissing plaintiffs' statewide challenges to the system, but permitting certain claims to proceed solely to the extent that they relate to circumstances in Syracuse and New York City.

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  • June 20, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    'Matter of Avella v. City of New York': A Review

    In their New York Court of Appeals Roundup, Lynn K. Neuner and William T. Russell Jr. discuss an appeal arising out of the proposed development at the former Shea Stadium site. The majority ruled that the development known as "Willets West" cannot proceed because the legislature has not clearly and expressly provided that the parkland underlying the development site can be freed from serving as a park space, as is required under the public trust doctrine, while Chief Judge Janet DiFiore reached the opposite conclusion.

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  • November 19, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Lawyer Disbarred for Using Bribes to Gain Clients

    A Manhattan criminal defense attorney who pleaded guilty to felony charges stemming from bribes he paid to get client referrals was disbarred Tuesday. Dwane Smith, 57, admitted in Mar

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  • November 19, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Lawyer Disbarred for Using Bribes to Gain Clients

    A Manhattan criminal defense attorney who admitted in March that he had paid an employee of the Criminal Justice Agency $10,000 in bribes to steer criminal defendants to him was disbarred Tuesday.

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  • NYC Asbestos Litig. v. A.O. Smith Water Products, 190339/2011

    Publication Date: 2013-12-17
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York County, Part 1
    Judge: Justice Martin Shulman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 190339/2011

    Cite as: NYC Asbestos Litig. v. A.O. Smith Water Products, 190339/2011, NYLJ 1202632801609, at *1 (Sup., NY, Decided November 6, 2013) 190339/2011

  • February 15, 2013 | New York Law Journal

    Judges Reinstate Eviction of Woman Who Shortchanged Authority

    ALBANY - Evicting a woman from her public housing apartment in New York City was not an excessive punishment for concealing income from the Housing Authority and thus paying lower rent than s

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  • July 11, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    Firefighter Loses Bid to Halt Building of Islamic Center

    A New York City firefighter does not have standing to bring a lawsuit against the city seeking to block the construction of a controversial Islamic center near Ground Zero, Manhattan Supreme Court

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