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For the first time, a New York appellate court has outlined the evidentiary burden an employer must satisfy to win a New York City Human Rights Law cl...
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Two recent rulings by the state court's appellate division have opened the door for New York companies to purchase transportation equipment, such as trucks and rail cars, tax-free through industrial development agencies.
The rulings essentially eliminate use of a 1973 law state tax officials had been citing to prevent the tax breaks, while giving local IDAs another tool to use when attempting to attract or retain businesses with their own transportation operations.
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For the first time, a New York appellate court has outlined the evidentiary burden an employer must satisfy to win a New York City Human Rights Law cl...
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New York's First Department – an intermediate appeals court – recently affirmed a New York County trial court decision holding that an arbitrator, not...
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New York's First Department - an intermediate appeals court - recently affirmed a New York County trial court decision holding that an arbitrator, not...
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A husband could reopen a property settlement with his wife based on a claim that his investments were overvalued at the time of divorce because of the fraud of his advisors, a New York appellate court has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
The husband is a partner at a large New York law firm. The parties divorced in 2006 and agreed to an equal division of marital property, which at the time included a $5.4 million account with Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities. In accordance with the property settlement agreement, the husband paid the wife $6.6 million.
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Members of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department are getting the star treatment.
Presiding Justice Henry J. Scudder and members of his staff were the center of attention Tuesday for a video crew from the American Bar Association, sent to tape segments for an awards presentation in August in Chicago.
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A leading appellate court in New York has now adopted the stringent rules applied in federal courts prescribing an early date by when documents and in...
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The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court partially has affirmed the dismissal of complaints filed by Amazon.com and Overstock.com challeng...
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A Garden City attorney suspended from practicing law for two years after his brother stole more than $4 million from his law firm's escrow accounts had his suspension upheld by the state appeals court.
The New York State Supreme Court's Appellate Division has concluded that Peter Galasso, a matrimonial attorney and founding partner of Garden City-based Galasso, Langione, Catterson & LoFrumento, was receiving appropriate punishment for his brother's transgressions.