Apr 9, 2019

Health insurance benefits set out in collective bargaining agreement found to have survived expiration of agreement and the employee's resignation

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The plaintiff [Petitioner] in this action was initially employed by the City of Lockport [ Lockport ] in a position in a collective bargain...
Apr 8, 2019

Property owner liable if a firefighter is injured in the line of duty due to the owner's failure to comply with law, rule or regulation that resulted in the injury

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General Municipal Law §205-a "gives a firefighter . . . a right of action against any person whose negligent failure to comply with a g...
Apr 6, 2019

Selected cases noted in the press during the week ending April 6, 2019

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A federal judge has ruled there is no coverage under a homeowners' insurance policy for a minor's allegations of sexual misconduct a...

Immigration attorneys are available to help immigrants across state

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Governor Cuomo has announced that 19 full-time attorneys,  working in conjunction with Office for New Americans Opportunity Centers,  have b...

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the following audits were issued during the week ending April 5, 2019

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  Links to material posted on the Internet highlighted in  COLOR Department of Financial Services (DFS): Oversight of the Title Insurance In...
Apr 5, 2019

Criminal prosecutor's claim of absolute immunity depends on the nature of the function he or she performed

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Whether a prosecutor is entitled to absolute immunity for specific actions “depends principally on the nature of the function performed.” In...
Apr 4, 2019

Rights to free speech and, or, academic freedom not offended by requiring a candidate for a teaching position to demonstration his or her teaching skills

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The petitioner [Plaintiff] in this action appealed the federal district court's dismissal of his claims that members of a hiring committ...