Daily Record (Rochester, NY) articles from February 2007

Daily Record (Rochester, NY) archives from February 2007

Eastman Kodak Co. announces fourth-quarter earnings.(Financial report)
February 1, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff Yesterday, Eastman Kodak Co. reported fourth-quarter net earnings that included total sales of $3.8 billion -- a decrease of 9 percent from $4.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2005. The company achieved $271...

2007 Survey of Florida Law Update available at Monroe County Bar Assn.
February 1, 2007... Each year, the Monroe County Bar Center for Education obtains the Survey of Florida Law Update recorded programs enabling attorneys licensed in Florida to earn continuing education credit from the state more easily. The 2007 tapes were...

Court of Appeals lists filings for December 29, 2006- January 4, 2007.
February 1, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff A list of appeals with short title, jurisdictional predicate, subject matter and key issues is prepared each week. Some of these filed appeals may never reach decision on the merits because of dismissal on...

NY State Bar releases ratings for Court of Appeals chief judge candidates.
February 2, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff The New York State Bar Association gave its highest rating -- well qualified -- to the seven candidates under consideration for chief judge of the state Court of Appeals. The ratings have been sent to Gov. Eliot...

Monroe County Bar Assn. seeks nominations for Adolph J. Rodenbeck Award.
February 2, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff The Monroe County Bar Association is seeking nominations for the Adolph J. Rodenbeck Award, the Foundation's Humanitarian Award and the Charles F. Crimi Award. The Rodenbeck and Humanitarian Awards are presented...

Former Kodak employees sentenced for kickback scheme.
February 2, 2007... Byline: Helen Nguyen Two former Kodak employees involved in a kickback scheme to defraud the company of more than $189,000 were recently sentenced by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. At the center of the scheme...

U.S. District Court, Western District: Plaintiff claims The Body Shop failed to pay overtime.
February 5, 2007... Byline: Helen Nguyen Is a former manager of The Body Shop at Eastview Mall entitled to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)? In Y. Rubery v. Buth-Na-Bodhaige, Inc., the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New...

Law firm leverage varies with firm size and location.
February 5, 2007... Byline: Daily Record On a nationwide basis, major law firms employ one associate for every partner, and the overall ratio of lawyers to partners is slightly more than 2.0 (2.19), according to recent analyses of the 2006-2007 NALP Directory...

New York State bar files amicus brief in KPMG case.
February 6, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff The New York State Bar Association has submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit calling on the federal government to end a policy of pressuring corporations to refuse payment...

Eighth Judicial District unveils new Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program.
February 6, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff The Eighth Judicial District has implemented the Martin P. Violante Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program, named in honor of Court Attorney Referee Marty Violante. According to a written release from...

Rochester Legal Briefs: February 6, 2007.
February 6, 2007... Byline: Helen Nguyen The following cases were recently decided by the New York State Court of Appeals: WORKERS' COMPENSATION Special Disability Fund -- WCL s. 15(8)(f) The Special Disability Fund was created by the state Legislature to...

Latest Fourth Department attorney discipline matters: February 7, 2007.
February 7, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff The Appellate Division, Fourth Department handled the following attorney matters in its most recent round of decisions. Matter of Edward Tefft Barker, an attorney, respondent. Grievance Committee of the Fifth...

Monroe County Executive receives top environmental honor.
February 7, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff Recognized for her environmental stewardship and commitment to renewable energy resource development, Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks was awarded the Frank E. VanLare Award from the New York Water...

N.Y. State Court of Appeals lists more January filings.
February 7, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff A list of appeals with short title, jurisdictional predicate, subject matter and key issues is prepared each week. Some of these filed appeals may never reach decision on the merits because of dismissal on...

Counsel Press and 'Daily Record' form strategic partnership.
February 8, 2007... Byline: Tara E. Buck Counsel Press, a leading provider of appellate printing services throughout the United States, along with parent company Dolan Media, recently announced a corporate restructuring in which the appellate services...

Latest Appellate Division, Fourth Department attorney discipline matters.
February 8, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff The Appellate Division, Fourth Department handled the following attorney matters in its most recent round of decisions. Matter of Jeffrey M. Jayson, a suspended attorney, respondent. Grievance Committee of the...

Judge David O. Boehm retires from Harris Beach.
February 8, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff After a long and distinguished career in the legal profession, Judge David O. Boehm of Penfield, senior counsel to Harris Beach PLLC, has retired. He began his career in 1947 when he was first admitted to...

Rochester attorney New York state's 'Outstanding Lawyer of the Year'.
February 9, 2007... Byline: Tara E. Buck Laurie Giordano, a partner with Wolford & Leclair LLP, said recently it's easy to be successful in a career when you enjoy what you're doing. A mentor to younger attorneys, a local Brownie troop and others in the...

New York's Governor Spitzer selects Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye for top post.
February 9, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff Gov. Eliot Spitzer on Wednesday nominated Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye to continue to serve as Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals when her current term of office expires in March. "Throughout her...

U.S. District Court for W. District of N.Y.: Plaintiff alleges sexual harassment at car dealership.
February 9, 2007... Byline: Helen Nguyen A plaintiff's lawsuit in which she claimed she was subjected to a hostile working environment at the car dealership where she was formerly employed can move forward, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of...

New York State Association of Realtors reports 2006 state housing market third best on record.
February 9, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff Sales of existing single-family homes in New York State in 2006 surpassed the 100,000-unit mark for the third consecutive year, despite a slowdown from the 2005 record, according to preliminary single-family...

Rochester Legal Briefs: February 9, 2007.
February 9, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff The Appellate Division, Fourth Department recently issued decisions on a number of criminal law issues, including the legal sufficiency of evidence in a murder case, and the risk level in a Sex Offender...

Center for Dispute Settlement presents awards.
February 12, 2007... Byline: Tara E. Buck Retired New York State Court of Appeals Associate Judge George Bundy Smith joined The Center for Dispute Settlement at its annual awards luncheon Thursday and also picked up his own "Distinguished Jurist" award from...

Nationally recognized arbitrator earns top honor from labor relations association.
February 12, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff Margery Gootnick, one of the nation's leading labor arbitration attorneys and a Pittsford resident, recently received a Certificate of Achievement as one of three women of distinction from the New York City...

Judicial Election Qualification Commissions members appointed.
February 13, 2007... New York State Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye and Chief Administrative Judge Jonathan Lippman last week announced the appointment of members to the Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commissions, the newly-established network of screening...

Teacher charged after online sexual conversations with officer.
February 13, 2007... Byline: Helen Nguyen A 26-year-old elementary school teacher and scout leader was arrested in connection with an undercover FBI sting operation in which he allegedly engaged in sexually explicit conversations over the Internet with a...

ABA adopts policy to support military families.
February 14, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff American Bar Association President Karen J. Mathis called on Friday for improved social and family support for dependent children of deployed service members, and for Congress to mandate the provision of civil...

U.S. COA, 2nd Circuit rules former SUNY Buffalo basketball coach's lawsuit against NCAA to survive.
February 15, 2007... Byline: Helen Nguyen A lawsuit by former SUNY Buffalo basketball coach Timothy Cohane, alleging an investigation conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) included threats to withhold the diplomas of student athletes...

American Bar Association adopts new policies.
February 15, 2007... Byline: Daily Record The American Bar Association's policy making House of Delegates has revised the Model Code of Judicial Conduct to provide guidance to judges regarding their professional and personal conduct and to assure the public...

Rochester Legal Briefs: February 15, 2007.
February 15, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Appellate Division, Fourth Department civil decisions reviewed a motion to set aside a verdict in a personal injury suit and a landlord's legal responsibility for injuries resulting from a dog attack. CIVIL LAW ...

N.Y. State Bar Assn.'s president backs Spitzer's budget proposal.
February 16, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Two topics on the New York State Bar Association's short list of legislative priorities -- a judicial salary increase and additional funding for civil legal services for the poor, are included in Gov. Eliot Spitzer's...

N.Y. State Senate passes $1.3B small business assistance package.
February 16, 2007... Byline: Daily Record This week, the New York State Senate passed a small business and manufacturing assistance plan (S.1456), sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno, targeting the biggest concerns that hold back small...

Rochester Legal Briefs: February 16, 2007.
February 16, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Appellate Division, Fourth Department decisions addressed summary judgment motions in personal injury actions. PERSONAL INJURY Summary judgment -- Record on appeal A motorcyclist and passenger brought a personal...

Greater Rochester Association of Realtors: Positive talk for positive future.
February 20, 2007... Byline: Tara E. Buck Rochesterians and Realtors, especially, must provide a united and positive front when telling others about the region, Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks and Rochester Mayor Robert J. Duffy each told a crowd...

New York State Court of Appeals: Municipality not liable for untimely response to 911 call.
February 20, 2007... Byline: Helen Nguyen The City of New York is not liable for failing to respond sooner to a 911 call in which the plaintiff suffered a stroke, a unanimous New York State Court of Appeals ruled in R. Laratro, et al. v. City of New York, et...

Compilation of proposals from IRS, Senate Judiciary Committee and Congressional Budget Office.
February 20, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff The following is a compilation of new initiatives announced recently by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, the Internal Revenue Service and the Congressional Budget Office. Bill would require DNA samples from...

Rochester year-to-date house closings are up.
February 20, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff Year-to-date existing single-family home sales are up by 10.7 percent compared to 2006, and are down by 11.4 percent compared to last month. According to the Greater Rochester Association of Realtors, the...

U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit: Starbucks v. Charbucks.
February 21, 2007... Byline: Helen Nguyen Would you buy a coffee product with the name Charbucks? In Starbucks Corp. et ano v. Wolfe's Borough Coffee, Inc. d/b/a Black Bear Micro Roastery, Starbucks claims the use of the name Charbucks by a competitor is...

Auction to benefit University at Buffalo law student fellowships Feb. 23.
February 21, 2007... Byline: Daily Record The Buffalo Public Interest Law Program (BPILP) will host its 12th annual auction at 6 p.m. on Feb. 23 in the Lafayette Tap Room, 391 Washington St., Buffalo. Tickets cost $35 and include drinks and hors d'oeuvres....

Rochester Legal Briefs: February 21, 2007.
February 21, 2007... Byline: Daily Record In Appellate Division, Fourth Department decisions, juvenile delinquency and criminal law issues were addressed. CRIMINAL LAW Juvenile delinquency -- Dangerous instrument A family court judge in Syracuse dismissed a...

Law schools support judicial pay raise.
February 22, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff The deans of 130 of the nation's law schools (including University at Buffalo Law School Dean Nils Olsen and Syracuse University College of Law Dean Hannah R. Arterian) sent a combined letter to the chairman of...

U.S. Supreme Court: Punitive damages award against Philip Morris thrown out.
February 23, 2007... Byline: Helen Nguyen A $79.5 million punitive damages award against cigarette maker Philip Morris was thrown out by the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. Concluding the award violated the U.S. Constitution's Due Process Clause, the 5-4...

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks' battle with Central Library raises legal questions.
February 23, 2007... Byline: Tara E. Buck Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks threatened Wednesday to pull county funding away from the Monroe County Library System after a television news investigation revealed pornography was being downloaded in the...

NY State Bar Assn.: Avoiding legal limbo after you're gone.
February 23, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff The untimely death of Anna Nicole Smith is making headlines not only for the way she lived, but for the way she died, and leaves behind a legal quagmire that will be unraveled in courts as far flung as the...

Monroe County Surrogate's Court holds 'Open Mike' session.
February 23, 2007... On Feb. 8, the legal staff of the Monroe County Surrogate's Court, as well as several of the chief clerks of the surrounding counties, presented a Continuing Legal Education seminar at the Monroe County Bar Association, entitled, "Surrogate's...

Bar admission ceremony Rochester in welcomes new attorneys.
February 26, 2007... Byline: Daily Record On Thursday, 217 new attorneys were administered the Oath of Office and admitted to the Appellate Division, Fourth Department. The event drew hundreds of family, friends and area attorneys to the Rochester Riverside...

Rochester Legal Briefs: February 26, 2007.
February 26, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Appellate Division, Fourth Department civil decisions reviewed a workers' compensation lien upon a personal injury settlement and whether punitive damages were approprirate in a lawsuit against a utility. CIVIL...

Charles Crimi takes Rochester City Court bench.
February 27, 2007... Byline: Tara E. Buck Charles F. Crimi Jr. will take his seat on the Rochester City Court bench on March 5, filling a vacancy left following Judge Stephen K. Lindley's election to the state supreme court. Last week, Crimi was working to...

New attorneys admitted to New York State Bar.
February 27, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff The following candidates were admitted to the New York State Bar during a special term of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department on Feb. 22: Iman Abraham Benjamin Keith Ahlstrom James Eugene Aiken Sarah Lorien...

New York State Bar Association seeks nominees for 'Pro Bono' Service Awards.
February 27, 2007... Byline: Daily Record Staff The New York State Bar Association is seeking nominees for the 17th annual President's Pro Bono Service Awards. The awards are bestowed each year upon attorneys who best illustrate the legal profession's...

Rochester Legal Briefs: February 27, 2007.
February 27, 2007... Byline: Helen Nguyen The following cases were recently decided by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York: ERISA LAW Long term disability benefits -- Incomplete medical record For more than 26 years, the plaintiff...

N.Y. State of the Judiciary highlights needed reforms.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Tara E. Buck In her State of the Judiciary address on Monday, New York State Court of Appeals Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye emphasized improvement in judicial salaries as chief amongst the most pressing needs of the state's court...

N.Y. State COA rules dissolved corporation may bring third-party claim in asbestos action.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Helen Nguyen With regard to asbestos cases, a corporation -- even though it is dissolved -- may bring a third-party claim for indemnity or contribution, the New York State Court of Appeals ruled in Tedesco v. A.P. Green Industries,...

Monroe County Bar Assn. judicial evaluations coming mid-March.
February 28, 2007... Byline: Daily Record In mid-March, the Monroe County Bar Association will evaluate judicial candidates for the 2007 and 2008 elections. Evaluations will be conducted online through a web-based system, and MCBA members and non-members are...