

1st Dep't. FOIL Attorney Fee Award against NYPD
The New York Freedom of Information Law, or "FOIL," provides one meaningful deterrent to Public Officers, agencies, that violate the Public Officers Law, FOIL, the award of reasonable attorney's fees. Attorneys who represent persons seeking information under the New York Public Officers law are entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees when forced to bring litigation to obtain records that should have and, here, could have been easily provided within a reasonable period of time