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A recent N.Y. Court of Appeals case, Matter of Columbia County Support Collection Unit v. Risley, 2016 N.Y. LEXIS 1603, 2016 NY Slip Op 04325 (N.Y. June 7, 2016), may be of interest for those involved in family law matters,...

An order of protection is a court order directing an individual to stay away and refrain from communicating with another, or to refrain from “offensive conduct” toward another.   The latter is sometimes referred to...

Luke 10:25-37 tells of a time when a lawyer asked Jesus to provide further detail as to the instruction of “love thy neighbor” and is answered with the parable of the Good Samaritan.   It begins with a man...

With the warm weather finally back in Buffalo and summer quickly approaching, property owners need to keep in mind the injury risk swimming pools pose to children.  Under the rules of premises liability, property owners...

A “liquidated damages” clause in your business contract is a legal tool that can be very advantageous.   In a liquidated damages clause, the contracting parties agree in advance to an estimate of the damages...