Woman's Suit Barred: Not Based Upon Commercial Activity Carried on in USA by Foreign State
"This case concerns the scope of the commercial activity exception [of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act], which withdraws sovereign...
Court says no to injunction stopping Nassau County Police Department Gun Confiscation Policy
"This case involves a constitutional challenge to the Nassau County Police Department's policy of confiscating firearms in the course of...
Methlab Fire results in Manslaughter Conviction - Upheld
Methlab Fire results in Manslaughter Conviction - Upheld This case is on appeal from "a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of...
Court improperly relied upon PreSentence Report in determining whether crimes were committed on diff
The Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), imposes a 15‐year mandatory minimum sentence on violators who have three...
Elite Travel Employee not paid nearly 400 hours of overtime; awarded time and a half and liquidated
The action was brought pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 and New York Labor Law (implementing its regulations),...
2005 Homestead Exemption amendment applies to debts incurred prior to the amendment’s effective date
1256 Hertel Avenue Associates v. Calloway, 12‐1603‐bk (2d Cir. Aug 1, 2014) Read the full decision Here The issue in this case is whether...
Reyes v. New York City Department of Education, 13‐158 (2d Cir. July 25, 2014)
R.P., the child of the Plaintiff, was denied a Free and Appropriate Education (“FAPE”). “Any parent who thinks that the school district...
