Bish v. Odell Farms P’ship
This appeal addresses the interpretation of NY Labor Law § 240(1) and NY Labor Law § 241(6). The plaintiff, Robert Bish, was a cement truck driver who was injured following… Read more »
Category: Court Watch
People v. Dallas
In a non-jury trial, the defendant was convicted of predatory sexual assault against a child, two counts of assault in the first degree, two counts of assault in the first… Read more »
People v. Mulligan
This appeal addresses several matters following the criminal conviction upon a jury verdict of Defendant, Edwin L. Mulligan. Defendant was convicted of attempted second degree murder, first degree assault, two… Read more »
Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 12(b)(3)
Effective December 1, 2014 The former Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 12(b)(3) stated that a party must make the following motions before trial: a motion alleging defect in instituting the… Read more »
Puchalski v. Depew Union Free School Dist.
The petitioner, Robert Puchalski, was an administrator for the respondent, Depew Union Free School District (“District”) and the Board of Education of Depew Union Free School District, for over seventeen… Read more »
Gristwood v. State
This appeal addresses an action for damages for wrongful conviction and imprisonment. Claimant appeals from a Court of Claims judgment that awarded him $5,485.394 in damages. In 1996, Claimant was… Read more »
People v. Angona
This appeal is from a conviction for four counts of sodomy in the first degree. The Defendant was charged with abusing a young victim on four separate occasions between September… Read more »
People v. Maldonado
This appeal addresses whether reckless driving alone can sustain a conviction for depraved indifference murder. The Defendant led police on a high-speed chase after stealing a minivan. In addition to… Read more »
United States ex. rel. Grupp v. DHL Express, Inc.
In this qui tam suit, Kevin Grupp and Robert Moll appealed the district court’s decision to dismiss their action for failure to satisfy a statutory notice requirement. Grupp and Moll,… Read more »
Starr Int’l Co., Inc. v. Fed. Reserve Bank of N.Y.
The appeal considered whether a breach of fiduciary duty cause of action could be brought against the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“FRBNY”) over its rescue of American International… Read more »