JUAN RODRIGUEZ APPEARS IN COURT AFTER DEATH OF TWINS

JUAN RODRIGUEZ APPEARS IN COURT AFTER DEATH OF TWINS

By: Keith S. Shikowitz Anyone who has ever gotten into a car in the summer when the windows have been closed for a long period of time have felt the unbearable heat contained within. Throughout the years, we have heard stories from across the country where children and animals have been left in cars with […]

Court Declares Provision of Clarkstown Code Unconstitutional

Court Declares Provision of Clarkstown Code Unconstitutional

By Joel Grossbarth An appeals Court in Brooklyn has declared a section of the Town of Clarkstown Code null and void and beyond the scope of legal authority for enactment. The Appellate Division, Second Department reversed a Rockland County Supreme Court Judge’s order upholding the legality of the Town of Clarkstown Subdivision of Lands code […]

Village of Haverstraw Ordered to Pay $7.69 Million In Eminent Domain Damages

Village of Haverstraw Ordered to Pay $7.69 Million In Eminent Domain Damages

By Joel Grossbarth The Village of Haverstraw has been involved in a contentious litigation with a property owner since 2005. Now, that litigation has come to an end with the village being ordered to pay almost $8 million for taking the landowner’s property through eminent domain. An appeals court in Brooklyn ordered the village to […]

NYSRPA files for preliminary injunction against SAFE Act

The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association has filed a Motion for Preliminary Injunction in federal court in Buffalo seeking to stop enforcement of various provisions of the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013. At the same time the Association also filed a Motion for Expedited Hearing on its motion for a […]