Brian Lee

6 days ago | law.com | Brian Lee

A New York budget item negotiated by Albany Democrats sets aside $10 million to cover “reasonable" private legal expenses that state employees incur in defense of actions brought by President Donald Trump's administration since Jan. 1. Although the fund is for any state employee, critics say it appears to have been set up for New York Attorney General Letitia James, who is the subject of a criminal investigation opened by the FBI and U.S Attorney’s Office in Albany on Thursday.

1 week ago | law.com | Brian Lee

Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Plaza Jewish Community Chapel in Manhattan for Joshua Pruzansky, a "dynamic" former president of New York's largest bar, who once sued former Attorney General Janet Reno. Pruzansky, president of the New York State Bar Association from 1997-1998, practiced general law on Long Island for more than 50 years. He died on May 2 at age 85.

1 week ago | law.com | Brian Lee

A New York headquartered multi-state restaurant chain will pay more than $7.8 million as part of a settlement to resolve allegations it intentionally overstated its number of businesses to qualify for pandemic relief funding, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of New York, said on Monday.

1 week ago | law.com | Brian Lee

Who Got The Work J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.

1 week ago | law.com | Brian Lee

Who Got The Work J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.