New York County News

The National Weather Service is looking into whether a tornado touched down in a rural eastern New York county during a series of severe thunderstorms that rumbled across the upstate region.

As incoming president of the New York County Lawyers' Association, Barbara Moses says she will focus on helping young lawyers who are struggling to find employment, enhancing pro bono services and monitoring the impact of court budget cuts on access to justice for New Yorkers who can't afford an attorney.

Federal authorities have accused authorities in a western New York county of discriminating against a pregnant corrections officer by forcing her to take paid and unpaid leave.

The Long Island county received state approval in early 2012 to increase the number of intersections with red-light cameras from 50 to 100.

The New York City Council will hold a hearing on Thursday to again consider allowing non-citizen residents to vote in municipal elections, a measure that appears to have a veto-proof majority in the Council, after a similar measure failed to pass in 2004.

In Suffolk P.E.T. Mgt., LLC v. Anand , 2013 NY Slip Op 02335 , the Appellate Division, First Department affirmed an Order by the Supreme Court, New York County Commercial Division to strike defendants' answer for noncompliance with discovery orders and directives, enter default judgment against defendants on liability, and refer the matter to a ... (more)

Lawmakers in the northern New York county that's home to Lake Placid have approved a measure requiring bars to close an hour earlier.

Michael Schorr of Valley Cottage has been accused of conning judges and unsuspecting clients by passing himself off as a licensed attorney, according to New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman.

We believe the legal malpractice case based upon an unsuccessful medical malpractice case is among the most difficult cases of any to litigate.

A New York City lawyer who has admitted to groping five women avoided jail when his sentence was handed down on Wednesday.

Last week we paid tribute to Margaret Thatcher, with affection for the prodigious legacy she left as a personal inspiration in the struggle for the preservation of individual freedom.

Standing in legal malpractice cases is determined by the question of privity. Privity comes in several flavors.

"Triggering Wounds" tells the story of the youth population within, yet abstract to, the burgeoning uptown neighborhood now defining itself as Manhattan's latest hub for renowned restaurants, young families and a new class of influencers.

One of the more interesting phenomena is the transition of claims into findings as a case goes to trial.

By a 12-4 vote, the board of legislators of the suburban New York county has approved going to court against the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development in the long-running dispute.