LAW Press Releases

6/9/10

Federal Appeals Court Upholds City’s Right to Protect Confidential Sources in RNC Case 

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5/12/10

Corporation Counsel Names James McSpiritt as the New Chief of the Economic Development Division

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/Jim_McSpiritt.pdf"}

5/11/10

Lawsuit Challenging City's Rezoning of Coney Island is Dismissed

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/Coney_Island_Win.pdf"}

5/7/10

New York Pension Funds Settle Countrywide Financial Corporation Litigation for $624 Million  (released in conjunction with the Office of the New York State Comptroller, the Office of the New York City Comptroller, and Labaton Sucharow, LLP) (in PDF)

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/Countrywide%20Settlement.pdf"}

4/30/10

State's Highest Court Unanimously (7-0) Reverses Lower Court; Finds That City Can Apply 2007 Statute to Bar Engineer from Filing Any Documents with Buildings Department Based on False Filings He Made Before Effective Date of Statute

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/2634211_1.pdf"}

4/26/10

Second Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Two Lower Court Decisions Awarding City $9.4 Million Against Amtrak

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/2628091_1.pdf"}

4/22/10

Corporation Counsel Names Angela Albertus as the New Chief of the Family Court Division .

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/Family%20Court%20Division%20Chief%20Named.pdf"}

4/21/10

New York City Law Department to Host Eighth Annual "Take Our Daughters & Sons to Work" Day

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/Daughters%20Sons%20to%20Work.pdf"}

4/16/10

City Wins Another Longstanding Case Involving Adult Use Zoning Laws, This Time Affecting Topless Bars and Strip Clubs (in PDF)

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3/30/10

City Wins Longstanding Case Involving Adult Use Zoning Laws

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/Adult_Use_Zoning_Win.pdf"}

3/29/10

Mayor Bloomberg Announces New NYC Service Initiative to Provide Free Legal Services to Homeowners in Danger of Foreclosure  (released in conjunction with the Office of the Mayor)

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3/24/10

Court Rejects Challenge to City's Newly Adopted Restrictions on the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products  (in PDF)

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2010

World Trade Center Insurance Fund Announces Settlement of 9/11 Rescue and Debris Removal Claims (Released by the Captive in Conjunction with the City and its Contractors)

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/1WTC%20Captive%20release.pdf"}

3/10/10

City Wins Tavern on the Green Trademark Case

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3/2/10

New York City Law Department Announces Publication of New Rules for Press Passes that Incorporate Online Media

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/Press_Pass_Release.pdf"}

2/16/10

Court Finds City's Policing of Large Bike Groups Constitutional

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/Critical%20Mass%20Win%20SDNY.pdf"}

2/12/10

City Prevails in Two Significant Medicaid Cases: Wins Continue City's Aggressive Efforts to Recover Monies Owed to It 

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/Medicaid.pdf"}

2/3/10

In Significant and Unanimous Win, Appellate Court Upholds City's Regulation of Billboards

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/2555654.pdf"}

1/19/10

City and EPA Reach Groundbreaking Agreement on Monitoring Possible PCB Caulk Exposure in City Schools

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/PCB%20Agreement%20with%20EPA.pdf"}

1/12/10

Mayor Bloomberg Announces Lawsuit to Collect up to $16 Million in Unpaid Real Estate Taxes from Nigerian Government  (released in conjunction with the Office of the Mayor)

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/13-09%20(Nigeria%20Lawsuit).pdf"}

1/6/10

New York City Corporation Counsel Michael A. Cardozo and Philadelphia City Solicitor Shelley R. Smith Come Together in the Name of Public Service to Honor 2009 Yankees-Phillies World Series "Friendly Wager"

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/2526126.pdf"}

12/28/09

Manhattan Judge Dismisses Suit Challenging the Planned Marine Waste Transfer Station at East 91st Street and the East River  (in PDF)

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12/17/09

State's Highest Court Rules 6-0, Upholding the Police Commissioner's Authority to Choose the Official Method for Drug Testing

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/2512953.pdf"}

12/11/09

Federal Court Rejects Effort to Enjoin Mandatory Breathalyzer Tests for Police Officers Involved in Shootings

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/2507945.pdf"}

12/10/09

Mayor Michael Bloomberg Honors Law Department Staff at 28th Annual Awards Ceremony

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/2009_Awards_Ceremony.pdf"}

12/4/09

Corporation Counsel Michael A. Cardozo Honored at 2009 Cyrus R. Vance Tribute (released in conjunction with The Fund for Modern Courts)

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/1MediaRelease%20Final.pdf"}

12/1/09

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Department of Design and Construction Sue Comptroller William Thompson to Compel Registration of Brooklyn House of Detention Design Contract

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/2497847_1.pdf"}

11/25/09

Federal District Court Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging the Lack of Development in Willets Point

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/Willets%20Point%20Win%20-%20Eastern%20District.pdf"}

11/20/09

State Court Rejects Challenge to Mayor's Green Taxi Incentives Program

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/2490745_1.pdf"}

11/19/09

Jury Sides with City in Excessive Force Lawsuit Filed by Man Arrested Over Suspected Bomb Device

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/Hoax%20Bomb%20Arrest%20Win.pdf"}

11/17/09

City's Prohibition of New Parades Along Fifth Avenue Found Consistent with the First Amendment

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/Fifth_Ave_Parade_Win_2nd_Circuit.pdf"}

11/10/09

Statements of Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Corporation Counsel Cardozo on Passage of Bill by State Legislature to Present Double Dipping of Public Funds

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11/4/09

Man Who Claims That He Was On The S.I. Ferry During The Tragic 2003 Crash - And Whom The City Alleges Wasn't - Loses Lawsuit; This Victory is an Example of How The City's Law Department and Department of Investigation Aggressively Pursue Fraudulent Cases

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/2476258_1.pdf"}

10/28/09

Inspired By Their Respective Mayors, New York City Corporation Counsel Michael A. Cardozo and Philadelphia City Solicitor Shelley R. Smith Make Friendly Wager on the 2009 Yankees-Phillies World Series  (in PDF)

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/2470889_1.pdf"}

10/19/09

ExxonMobil Found Liable for $105 Million for Contaminating New York City's Groundwater

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/Exxon%20MTBE%20Win.pdf"}

10/14/09

Federal Appeals Court Declines to Stop Injunction Against Illegal Cigarettes  

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/2456347_1.pdf"}

6/8/09

U.S. Supreme Court Rules 9-0 in New York City's Favor in Tax Matter; Win is First Unanimous Ruling for the City at the Nation's Highest Court in More Than 20 Years  

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/2549652_1.pdf"}

6/5/09

New York City Awarded an Additional $1.5 Million in Celotex Asbestos Bankruptcy  

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/Celotex.pdf"}

6/4/09

Appeals Court Determines the State Must Pay $28.6 Million in Medicaid Reimbursement to the City of New York  

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/Novello_Medicaid_Win.pdf"}

5/21/09

City Receives Record $1.1 Million Settlement Payment Over Owners' Failure to Maintain the Landmarked Windermere Apartment Complex on Manhattan's Upper West Side  

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/2326471_1.pdf"}

4/30/09

State's Highest Court Clarifies the Rights of Non-Custodial Parents Regarding Educational Decision-Making  

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/2306633_1%20(2).pdf"}

4/28/09

Federal Appeals Court Unanimously Backs Lower Court in Term Limits Case 

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/2304275_1%20(2).pdf"}

4/22/09

State Supreme Court Affirms City's Choice of Downtown Heliport Manager  

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/2299308_1.pdf"}

4/3/09

Michael A. Cardozo Sets Record as Longest-Serving Corporation Counsel in New York City's History  

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/2282927_1%20(2).pdf"}

3/31/09

City Regulation of Outdoor Advertising Deemed Constitutional 

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/2279274_1.pdf"}

3/31/09

Statement of New York City Corporation Counsel Michael A. Cardozo with Respect to His Congressional Testimony Today Urging a Reopening of the Victim Compensation Fund .

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/MAC%20PR%20March%202009.pdf"}

3/31/09

Testimony of Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, Before The House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law And Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, On H.R. 847, The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/Michael%20Cardozo%20testimony%203-31-09.pdf"}

3/30/09

Judge Rules That New York City Can Proceed with Renovation and Rehabilitation of Union Square Park  

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/2276328_1%20(2).pdf"}

3/17/09

U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Approves Term Limits Law, DOJ Agrees That Local Law 51 Will Not Diminish Minority Voting Opportunities

{"url":"http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/downloads/pdf/Preclearance%20Approval%20(3%2017%2009).pdf"}

3/17/09

Letter from U.S. Department of Justice "Preclearing" Term Limits Law (Local Law 51), Issued

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