• May 23, 2014 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Guilty Plea No Bar to Malpractice Claim

    Criminal defendants, even those who were convicted and never exonerated, can sue their counsel for malpractice, an Appellate Division panel has ruled. The fact that plaintiff Eduardo

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  • May 12, 2014 |

    Court in DJ Action Denies Motion to Opt Out of Mediation Required by Its ADR Plan

    A federal district court in New York has refused to grant the parties to a declaratory judgment action relief from the mediation requirement in its alternative…

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  • April 28, 2014 | New York Law Journal

    Defense Association Awards

    The Defense Association of New York presented their annual awards Thursday to, from left, Peter James Johnson Jr. of Leahey & Johnson and a legal analyst for Fox News, who received the g

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  • CHRYSTELLE RONDIN, plfres, v. VICTORIA'S SECRET STORES, LLC, def-ap

    Publication Date: 2014-04-21
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Mazzarelli, J.P., Sweeny, Andrias, DeGrasse, Richter, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 11981

    11981. CHRYSTELLE RONDIN, plfres, v. VICTORIA'S SECRET STORES, LLC, def-ap — Goldberg Segalla LLP, Albany (Matthew S. Lerner of counsel), for ap — Goldblatt & Associates, P.C.

  • April 17, 2014 | New York Law Journal

    Judge Blocks Testimony of Appraiser in Dryer Fire Suit

    A proposed expert in a dryer fire case won't be able to testify about the value of damaged and destroyed sketches, drawings and other artwork by the late fashion designer Oleg Cas

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  • April 12, 2014 | Legaltech News

    12 on 12: Technology Spring-Cleaning Tips

    The tradition of spring-cleaning is especially relevant in the digital realm. It’s a time to redirect, thwart spam, erase junky emails and clear your cluttered desktops. (Responses sli

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  • April 8, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

    Insurance Agents and Brokers and the 'Duty to Advise'

    In the insurance world, after a loss has been sustained or a claim made for which there is insufficient or no ge, it is not unusual for insureds to argue that they would have had full

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  • Parslow v. Leake, 1341 CA 13-00298

    Publication Date: 2014-04-03
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Fourth Department
    Judge: Before: Scudder, P.J., Fahey, Peradotto, and Carni, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants-Respondents: Philip M. Gulisano of Counsel, Burden, Gulisano & Hickey, LLC, Buffalo.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Respondent-Appellant Theodore L. Bilohlavek: Alison M.K. Moyer of Counsel, Rupp, Baase, Pfalzgraf, Cunningham & Coppola LLC, Rochester. For Defendant-Respondent-Appellant Nathan P. Zilak: Gary H. Abelson of Counsel, Hiscock & Barclay, LLP, Rochester. For Defendant-Respondent-Appellant Corey Wilson: Michael J. Chmiel of Counsel, Chelus, Herdzik, Speyer & Monte, P.C., Buffalo. For Defendant-Respondent-Appellant Steven B. Leake: H. Ward Hamlin, Jr., of Counsel, Brown & Kelly, LLP, Buffalo. For Defendant-Respondent-Appellant Nicholas E. Hooks: Janice M. Iati of Counsel, the Law Firm of Janice M. Iati, P.C., Rochester. For Defendant-Respondent-Appellant Josef M. Wolcott: Cheryl A. Krzywicki of Counsel, Law Office of Destin C. Santacrose, Buffalo. For Defendant-Respondent-Appellant Kenneth M. Koperda: Samantha Millier of Counsel, Mackenzie Hughes LLP, Syracuse. For Defendant-Respondent-Appellant Jason P. Barry, Jr.: Henry R. Ippolito of Counsel, Chamberlain D'Amanda Oppenheimer & Greenfield LLP, Rochester. For Defendant-Respondent-Appellant Corey R. Schlobohm: Andrew J. Kowalewski of Counsel, Barth Sullivan Behr, Buffalo. For Defendant-Respondent-Appellant Karl Smith: Ryon D. Fleming of Counsel, Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak LLP, Buffalo. For Defendant-Respondent-Appellant Andrew M. Morgan: Ernest D. Santoro of Counsel, Ernest D. Santoro, Esq., P.C., Rochester. For Defendant-Respondent-Appellant Andrew Leonello: Brent C. Seymour of Counsel, Hagelin Kent, LLC, Buffalo. For Defendant-Respondent-Appellant Jonathan M. Henty: Louis J. Viviani of Counsel, Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC, Syracuse. For Defendant-Respondent Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity, Inc.: Heath J. Szymczak of Counsel, Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, Buffalo. For Defendant-Respondent William K. Genewick: Dennis P. Glascott of Counsel, Goldberg Segalla LLP, Buffalo.

    Case Number: 1341 CA 13-00298

    Cite as: Parslow v. Leake, 1341 CA 13-00298, NYLJ 1202649352005, at *1 (App. Div., 4th, Decided March 28, 2014) 1341 CA 13-00

  • Bryan Parslow And Beth Parslow v. Steven B. Leake

    Publication Date: 2014-03-28
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPELLATE DIVISION, FOURTH DEPARTMENT
    Judge: P.J., Fahey, Peradotto, And Carni, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 13-00298

    Burden, Gulisano & Hickey, LLC, Buffalo (Philip M. Gulisano Of Counsel), For Plaintiffs-Appellants-Respondents.Rupp, Baase, Pfalzgraf, Cunningham & Coppola LLC, Rochester (Alis

  • Ahmed v. Town of Oyster Bay, 12-CV-3654

    Publication Date: 2014-03-26
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Joseph F. Bianco
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiffs are represented by: Michael Sordi, Northport, NY.
    for defendant: Defendants are represented by: Christopher Kendric of Goldberg Segalla LLP, Mineola, NY.

    Case Number: 12-CV-3654

    Cite as: Ahmed v. Town of Oyster Bay, 12-CV-3654, NYLJ 1202648096682, at *1 (EDNY, Decided March 18, 2014) 12-CV-3654 District Judge Joseph F. Bi