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New York Decision Roundup - October 19, 2012

This daily roundup provides links to summaries of the latest New York state and federal court decisions.

EMPLOYMENT LAW - Salatel v. New York State Police

OPINION - State trooper’s termination was justified by testimony of several women that trooper offered them a chance to avoid being issued a ticket, in one instance saying “show me your boobs.” (N.Y. App. Div., 3d Dep't)

New York Decision Roundup - October 18, 2012

This daily roundup provides links to summaries of the latest New York state and federal court decisions.

COURT WIRE: JUST FILED

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An aerial view of the World Trade Center disaster site on Sept. 17, 2001. REUTERS Ho New

Judge questions WTC blame of United Airlines in Sept. 11 case

10/18/2012

Larry Silverstein, the leaseholder of the World Trade Center property, is pursuing negligence claims against United and American Airlines for suspected airport security lapses.

Gavels REUTERS Jason Reed

NY appeals courts split on effect of resentencing on repeat offender status

10/18/2012

The Appellate Division, First Department contradicted a Second Department ruling and held that a felon resentenced for an earlier conviction cannot be considered a repeat offender.

DishNetwork_REUTERS_RickWilking

Court filing hints at possible Dish, Cablevision settlement

10/18/2012

The high-profile legal battle took an unexpected turn when the New York State Supreme Court posted a docket entry titled "9:30 AM Poss. Settlement," which it later deleted.

New York State Court of Appeals, Albany. REUTERS Hans Pennink

Housing discrimination claims vs Long Island town can move forward: high court

10/18/2012

The court held that the state's Division of Human Rights did not overstep its jurisdiction in filing a complaint to claim that the zoning laws in Oyster Bay may perpetuate segregation.

Gavel REUTERS Cohen Magen

NY man convicted of killing wife gets third trial

10/18/2012

The state's high court found that the trial judge erred in declining to dismiss a prospective juror who said she may have been biased because of news coverage of the high-profile case.

Chevron Ecuador REUTERS Guillermo Granja

Trial set in Chevron fraud case against Ecuador lawyers

10/18/2012

The oil company has accused Ecuadorean residents, their lawyers and advisers of fraud in obtaining a $19 bln pollution award in a battle that has raged for decades.

General Electric logo. REUTERS Lucy Nicholson

Three ex-GE bankers sent to prison for rigging muni bids

10/18/2012

The men were convicted as part of a broad investigation by the Justice Department that focused on rooting out schemes to fix prices and rig bids on bond transactions.

Career Tracker

Lawyers on the move

10/18/2012

Schiff Hardin hires Ami Scott as partner in its finance group in Chicago; Charles Ossola leaves Dickstein Shapiro to join Vinson & Elkins as partner.


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SCOTUS: Calculating a clerk’s career path

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Reuters Editor-in-Chief Stephen Adler interviews Justice Scalia on the book he co-authored, “Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts.”

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