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Former New York Judge Indicted for Attempted Extortion and Bribery
New York Supreme Court Appellate Division First Department Criminal Cases Originating from the New York Supreme Court NY County. December 8 & 11, 2008.
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1. People v. Torain, 4746, 6001/06, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2008 NY Slip Op 9485; 2008 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 9175, December 4, 2008, Decided, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING RELEASE OF THE FINAL PUBLISHED VERSION., THIS OPINION IS UNCORRECTED AND SUBJECT TO REVISION BEFORE PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS.
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Illinois Governor Arrested: US v. Blagojevich
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Illinois Governor Arrested for Trying to Sell Obama’s Senate Seat
ABA Publication Announcement: The Electronic Evidence and Discovery – Forms, Checklists and Guidelines
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New York Supreme Court Appellate Division First Department Criminal Cases Originating from the New York Supreme Court NY County. December 4, 2008.
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1. People v. De La Rosa, 4706, 3687N/05, SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT, 2008 NY Slip Op 9451; 2008 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 9100, December 2, 2008, Decided, THE LEXIS PAGINATION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING RELEASE OF THE FINAL PUBLISHED VERSION., THIS OPINION IS UNCORRECTED AND SUBJECT TO REVISION BEFORE PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS.
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ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, IMMIGRATION LAW Diallo v. US Dept. of Justice, No. 073649 Petition for review of decision denying native citizen of Guinea asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT), is granted where: 1) given the presence of errors in the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision as to issues that were properly exhausted and the plausibility of other newly claimed errors, remand to the BIA would not have been futile; and 2) there were sufficient exhausted flaws in the reasoning of the Immigration Judge’s adverse credibility determination to warrant a remand, and the court could not confidently predict the same outcome if there were further agency reconsideration. Read more…
CIVIL PROCEDURE, CLASS ACTIONS, GOVERNMENT LAW, INSURANCE LAW Shady Grove Orthopedic Assoc. v. Allstate Ins. Co., No. 070141 In a class action claim for statutory penalties under section 5106(a) of New York insurance law against defendant-Allstate Insurance Company, grant of motion to dismiss is affirmed where: 1) section 901(b) of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules may be applied in a federal court sitting in diversity jurisdiction and adjudicating claims under state law; and 2) section 5016(a) did not fall within the exception clause of section 901(b).
Findlaw Case Summaries: New York State Court of Appeals. November 25 and December 2, 2008.
November 25 and December 2, 2008.
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CONTRACTS, ETHICS & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, PROPERTY LAW & REAL ESTATE Moran v. Erk, No. 176 Where a real estate contract contains an attorney approval contingency providing that the contract is “subject to” or “contingent upon” attorney approval within a specified time period and no further limitations on approval appear in the contract’s language, an attorney for either party may timely disapprove the contract for any reason or for no stated reason. Judgment for plaintiffs is reversed.