Yes. A police officer was not entitled to qualified immunity for interfering with a YouTube journalist and blogger who were filming a DUI stop, ruled the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The court’s July 11, 2022 opinion said there is a First Amendment right to film police performing their duties in public, and […]
Author Archives: Friedman & Ranzenhofer
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Brigid M. Buseman, also known as Brigid McKirchy, of Clarence, New York was sentenced before Erie County Court Judge Susan Eagan to five years of probation. As part of her sentence, the 31-year-old defendant was ordered to participate in a drug treatment program. While working as a home health aide, she falsified personal checks that […]
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Chief U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Lindsey Allison Kerns, 39, of Mars Hill, N.C., to 45 months in prison, for stealing more than $1 million from two elderly clients in her care. In addition to the prison term , Kerns was ordered to serve three years court supervision and to pay $1,088,554.99 as restitution. […]
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AAOA NY Landlord Legal Compliance Update August 18, 2022 | 2:00 pm EST. COVID has spurred various new laws many landlords in New York could be violating without knowing! Our NY attorney guest speakers will give you the latest to stay in compliance and avoid hefty fines. REGISTER HERE In this 60-minute webinar, NY attorneys […]
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New York Attorney General Letitia James announced an agreement resolving her lawsuit against landlord John Kiggins and his company, Endzone Properties, Inc., for failing to protect children from lead paint hazards in Syracuse. The lawsuit, filed in October 2021, alleged that Kiggins and Endzone endangered the health of its tenants, primarily children, by repeatedly violating lead paint […]
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A dedication ceremony for the newly created Erie County Landlord-Tenant HUB Court was held on June 2, 2022 at Rochester City Court, 50 Delaware Avenue, Rochester, NY. The Erie County Landlord Tenant HUB Court is the first court in the State of New York to operate virtually with a presumptive Alternative Dispute Resolution model. The […]
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Yes, the physician-patient privilege applies to New York Mental Hygiene Law Article 81 (“MHL 81”) guardianship proceedings. In MHL 81 proceedings, the Alleged Incapacitated Person (“AIP) enjoys an absolute right to doctor-patient confidentiality that precludes admission of his/her medical records or information into evidence unless he/she waives the privilege or has affirmatively placed his/her medical […]
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Martin Hogan, 53, of Montreal Canada was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud. He was sentenced to serve 111 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. in Rochester, NY. Between September 2015 and March 2020, Hogan conspired with multiple co-defendants to defraud elderly victims using a fraudulent telemarketing […]
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a landmark legislative package on June 6, 2022 to immediately strengthen New York’s gun laws; close critical loopholes exposed by shooters in Rochester and Uvalde and protect New Yorkers from the scourge of gun violence. Raising the Age to Purchase Semiautomatic Rifles S.9458/A.10503 requires individuals to obtain a license prior to purchasing […]
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The Appellate Division of New York State Supreme Court, Second Department reversed a gun conviction and dismissed the accusatory instrument because of insufficient evidence and an involuntary guilty plea. Defendant David Flores was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and third-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument in Southeast Town Court (Putnam County). […]