Daily Record (Rochester, NY) articles from July 2009

Daily Record (Rochester, NY) archives from July 2009

Commentary: Asset class diversification and suitability.
July 1, 2009... Byline: Cody B. Bartlett Jr. When you mention diversification, people normally imagine a basket of many different individual stocks in order to gain protection from any one of them destroying the value of their portfolio. Diversification...

Case Digests.
July 1, 2009... U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Constructive Eviction Reliastar Life Insurance Co. of New York v. Home Depot USA Inc. 06-3112-cr Appealed from the Eastern District of New York Background: Home Depot appeals from a judgment in...

Commentary: Every attorney's career should be simple.
July 1, 2009... Byline: Langston D. McFadden I am often asked, What goal do you have when you are writing your 'In The Beginning' column? The answer is simple and never changes: Share a small bit of knowledge that I have gained in my six years of...

The Daily Record News Briefs: July 1, 2009.
July 1, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Empire Zone deadline passes Dozens of area businesses are waiting in limbo to see whether they will lose their Empire Zone certification under program changes made in the fiscal 2009-2010 state budget, or if they...

Northeast Rochester gets greener.
July 1, 2009... Byline: Colleen M. Farrell The City of Rochester has a little more nature, thanks to the recent collaboration between city officials and some dedicated volunteers. Working with the city, Ibero-American Action League, and Group 14621, the...

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Case Summaries: July 1, 2009.(Case overview)
July 1, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Constructive Eviction Reliastar Life Insurance Co. of New York v. Home Depot USA Inc. 06-3112-cr Appealed from the Eastern District of New York Background: Home...

New York State Court of Appeals Case Summaries: July 1, 2009.(Case overview)
July 1, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff New York State Court of Appeals Constitutional Powers Matter of New York Charter Schools Association Inc. v. DiNapoli No. 108 Appealed from the Appellate Division Background: The court is asked to determine...

Appellate Division, 3rd Department Case Summaries: July 1, 2009.(Case overview)
July 1, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Appellate Division, 3rd Department Contract Indefinite Terms Follender v. Prior 505654 Appealed from Supreme Court, Delaware County Background: The appeal is from an order that granted the defendants' motion...

New York State Chief Administrative Judge Ann Pfau issues new filing guidelines.
July 2, 2009... Byline: Elizabeth Stull New court filing guidelines were issued Wednesday in response to complaints that documents were being filed improperly or not at all in several upstate counties, including Monroe. New York State Chief Administrative...

The Daily Record News Briefs: July 2, 2009.
July 2, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Rochester man wins $1 million on instant ticket James Hannah, a resident of Rochester's Northeast, recently won $1 million on the New York Lottery's Stinkin' Rich instant game. Lottery officials...

Case Digests.
July 2, 2009... U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Trademark Infringement Zino Davidoff SA v. CVS Corp. 07-2872-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: Plaintiff Davidoff has been a well-regarded brand for high-end luxury...

Commentary: Radical activism from the far left, or not?
July 2, 2009... Byline: Michael R. Wolford When the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee convenes July 13 to consider the nomination of Second Circuit Court Judge, Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court bench, it is inevitable she will be questioned...

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Case Summaries: July 2, 2009.(Case overview)
July 2, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Trademark Infringement Zino Davidoff SA v. CVS Corp. 07-2872-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: Plaintiff Davidoff has been a...

U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York Case Summaries: July 2, 2009.(Case overview)
July 2, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York Social Security Stephens v. Astrue 08-CV-400 Judge Lowe Background: The plaintiff seeks review of the denial of her claims for disability and SSI...

New York State Court of Appeals Case Summaries: July 2, 2009.(Case overview)
July 2, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports New York State Court of Appeals Inventory Searches People v. Gomez No. 119 Appealed from the Appellate Division Background: The issue before the court is a prosecutor's initial burden of...

U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Case Summaries: July 3, 2009.(Case overview)
July 3, 2009... Byline: The Daily Record Staff Municipal Liability Police Conduct -- Custom and Policy Perkins v. City of Rochester 06-CV-6585 Judge Larimer Background: The plaintiff, the guardian and parent of Lashedica Mason, brings action against...

Decision of Interest: Double jeopardy.
July 3, 2009... Byline: The Daily Record Staff Monroe County Court Double Jeopardy Contempt Finding -- Similar Issues People v. Sudore 0934-2008 Judge Alex Renzi Issue: Does a previous finding of contempt on similar issues to those implicated by...

Commentary: Proposed guidance on FIN 48.
July 3, 2009... Byline: Thomas L. Wolf On May 18, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued a proposed FASB Staff Position, FSP FIN 48-d, Application Guidance for Pass-through Entities and Tax-Exempt Not-for-Profit Entities and Disclosure...

The Daily Record News Briefs: July 3, 2009.
July 3, 2009... Byline: The Daily Record Staff Fifth 'Project Step-Up' kicks off A ceremony kicking off the fifth year of Project Step-Up, a program aimed at providing alternatives for at-risk youth, was held Thursday afternoon at the Boys and Girls Club...

New designs unleashed at 2009 annual Homearama event in Victor.
July 3, 2009... Byline: Brighid Leavy The 2009 annual Homearama event will take place in the Somerset Hills community in Victor July 11 through 26. The Rochester Home Builders Association is co-sponsoring the event with Genesee Regional Bank. All...

Minority dealerships, including one in New York, challenging Chrysler.
July 3, 2009... Byline: Elizabeth Stull A local car dealer's federal lawsuit against Chrysler remains stayed by the automaker's bankruptcy and resolution of his million-dollar case could be several years away. In the lawsuit filed late last year, Webster...

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Case Summaries: July 6, 2009.(Case overview)
July 6, 2009... Byline: The Daily Record Staff Antitrust Lafaro v. New York Cardiothoracic Group 08-4621-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: The appeal is from an order dismissing, based on state action immunity, an...

Commentary: It's time to focus on the 401(k) plan.
July 6, 2009... Byline: Robert F. Judd While business owners and managers are busy dealing with the impact of the financial crisis on their company bottom line, often it is easy to forget about the 401(k) and the impact the crisis has had on many...

Commentary: A supremely surprising case from the start.
July 6, 2009... Byline: Nicole Black If you ask the average citizen whether a junior high school student should be subjected to a strip search by school administrators based on the suspicion that she possessed ibuprofen, I'm fairly confident the vast...

The Daily Record News Briefs: July 6, 2009.
July 6, 2009... Byline: The Daily Record Staff Willard offers new program for parolees Willard Drug Treatment Campus in Seneca County is launching a new initiative to help prepare parolees for community-based treatment upon their release from prison, the...

Western District of New York assistant U.S. attorney helps Colombia find justice.
July 6, 2009... Byline: Elizabeth Stull Western District of New York Assistant U.S. Attorney Everardo Andy Rodriguez chose his words carefully when speaking recently about his role in transforming that country's justice system. The country has progressed...

Appellate Division, 3rd Department Case Summaries: July 6, 2009.(Case overview)
July 6, 2009... Byline: The Daily Record Staff Prison Discipline Matter of Covington v. Smith 503601 Article 78 Proceeding; Supreme Court, Ulster County Background: The petitioner seeks a review of a determination of the respondent, who found the...

New York's new rules of professional conduct highlight need for honesty, candor.
July 7, 2009... Byline: Elizabeth Stull In case it wasn't clear under the old rules, New York's new rules of professional conduct highlight the need to be honest and candid to the court, a Rochester ethics expert said Monday. The new rule 22 NYCRR...

Appellate Division, 4th Department Case Summaries: July 7, 2009.(Case overview)
July 7, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Standard for Review Substantial Evidence Matter of Kinnie v. New York State Liquor Authority 769 Article 78 Proceeding; Supreme Court, Jefferson County Background: The action was brought to annul a determination...

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Case Summaries: July 7, 2009.(Case overview)
July 7, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Criminal Restitution U.S. v. Pearson 07-0142-cr Appealed from the Northern District of New York Background: The defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, following his guilty plea to multiple counts of...

Daily Record News Briefs: July 7, 2009.
July 7, 2009... Byline: Daily Record Staff Got MILC? U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., introduced new legislation to increase federal assistance to dairy farmers as the price of milk continues to drop. New York is the nation's third largest dairy...

Commentary: More customer-focused lending.
July 7, 2009... Byline: Karen Serinis I have been a community banker involved in various levels of branch management and marketing for the last 25 years. So, as you proceed to read this Lessons in Lending column, I can safely say that you will get a...