What Is NY Criminal Possession of a Firearm in a Sensitive Location?

What Is NY Criminal Possession of a Firearm in a Sensitive Location

A person is guilty of criminal possession of a firearm, rifle or shotgun in a sensitive location pursuant to New York Penal Law § 265.01-e when he or she possesses a firearm, rifle or shotgun in or upon a sensitive location, and such person knows or reasonably should know such location is a sensitive location. […]

New NY Pistol & Semiautomatic Rifle Permit Laws

New NY Pistol & Semiautomatic Rifle Permit Laws

New York’s strengthened New York’s gun laws enacted following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen to strike down the state’s century-old pistol permitting process are effective  September 1, 2022. The laws contain strengthened background checks and firearm safety and live-fire training for individuals seeking to obtain concealed […]

New Eviction Notice Required in Erie & Suffolk Counties, NY

New Eviction Notice Required in Erie & Suffolk Counties, NY

Effective September 12, 2022 by  Administrative Order of the NY CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE OF THE COURTS, landlords will be required to use a new Notice of Petition form when starting a summary eviction proceeding for the nonpayment of rent in the City, Town and Village Courts in the Eighth Judicial District, Erie County and the District […]

NY Attorney General Cracks Down on Tenant Blacklisting

NY Attorney General Cracks Down on Tenant Blacklisting

New York Attorney General Letitia James (“AG”) continued her efforts to protect New York tenants by cracking down on “tenant blacklisting,” which is when landlords use housing court records as a basis to deny a potential tenant’s rental application. Tenant blacklisting was made illegal in 2019 following changes to the NY Real Property Law, which […]

Enhanced Nursing Home Rating System Has Staffing and Turnover Data

Enhanced Nursing Home Rating System Has Staffing and Turnover Data

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) launched its enhanced Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System on July 27, 2022 which integrates data nursing homes report on their weekend staffing rates for nurses and information on annual turnover among nurses and administrators. CMS research shows that higher nurse turnover is associated with lower quality […]

Do I Need a Buffalo Injury Attorney or Can I Handle My Claim Myself?

Do I Need a Buffalo Injury Attorney or can I Handle My Claim Myself

Being involved in a personal injury case is a stressful and discouraging experience. Filing a New York injury claim and taking your case to court is a great way to obtain compensation for your damages and to pay for your medical and other expenses. Some injury victims think that filing their own lawsuit or dealing […]

Is Filming the Police Protected by the First Amendment?

Is Filming the Police Protected by the First Amendment

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 […]

NY Home Health Aide Pleads Guilty to Larceny

NY Home Health Aide Pleads Guilty to Larceny

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 […]

Home Health Care Provider Who Stole Over $1 Million From Elderly Clients Sentenced to Prison

Home Health Care Provider Who Stole Over $1 Million From Elderly Clients Sentenced to Prison

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. […]