This post was written by Ashlee Vega- Slattery, University of Touro Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center The question at 20 Rewe Street, LTD v New York State is whether landlords were adequately compensated by the State for taking part of their property in Brooklyn. The property, which is located in a manufacturing/industrial zone and covers […]
Continue ReadingGov. Ron DeSantis’ office sent a letter to the Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s office Tuesday requesting information about the criminal history of the man accused of shooting five people in Pine Hills last week, killing three of them, including a 9-year-old girl and a TV news reporter. The letter, signed by DeSantis’ general counsel Ryan Newman, […]
Continue ReadingArguing against a lawsuit, Alabama’s attorney general contended that an inmate did not suffer unconstitutionally during a lethal injection that was called off last year when the execution team couldn’t establish an intravenous line despite repeated attempts. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Kenneth Eugene Smith […]
Continue ReadingThe allegations were detailed in a January 24 legal notice by attorney Diane Toscano, who sent the letter to the Newport News School Board to inform officials of a lawsuit her client, teacher Abigail Zwerner, plans to file against administrators at Richneck Elementary School. The student shot and wounded Zwerner on January 6, leaving her […]
Continue ReadingFebruary 8, 2023 – Companies generally try to avoid public litigation against a state attorney general at all costs, as it can be catastrophic. (“Developing a strategy for settling multistate AG investigations,” Reuters Legal News, Nov. 10, 2022) In those instances where a confidential regulatory investigation precipitated the filing of a complaint, the state attorney […]
Continue Reading(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Memphis police officers beat motorist Tyre Nichols for three minutes, treating him like “a human piñata” in a “savage” encounter reminiscent of the infamous 1991 police beating of Los Angeles motorist Rodney King, attorneys for the family said Monday. Attorney Ben Crump said police video viewed by the family on Monday showed […]
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