FOIL Final Determination and Article 78
In obtaining access to public records, agency records under the Public Officers Law, there is an enormous amount of government available...
Federal Criminal Defense Attorney & Speedy Trial
Federal Criminal Defense Attorneys rarely invoke but know Speedy Trial Rights. Here, this federal criminal defense asserts that speedy...
Preaccident Records and Attorney's Fees under FOIL
Personal Injury Attorneys and Accident Lawyers often seek records relating to the injury. New York Injury Attorneys can get the records...
Criminal Defense, COVID-19 and Speedy Trial
Federal Criminal Defense attorneys, or basically all Eastern District of New York attorneys know that COVID-19 has greatly reduced the...
FOIL: Agency Records held by Third Party
New York's Freedom of Information Law requires the production of agency records as defined by the Public Officers Law (Section 84 to 89)....
FOIL: E-mail as a Reasonably Described Record
The public has the right to know and be able to make requests for which local government must respond. Freedom of Information Law ([FOIL]...
No intention to terrorize - Case Dismissed
Not all speech is criminal and all criminal law requires the act and intention to do a crime. The case People v DeBlasio, 2021 NY Slip Op...
Wrongful Death Cases
When you lose a loved one because of someone else’s carelessness, it is somehow even more difficult to cope. You know that but for the...
Matter of Puig - Police Misconduct Records Released
New York's Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) allows access to police misconduct records which, as discussed in MATTER OF PUIG v. City of...
FOIL Petition Denied as Meritless
Freedom of Information Law ("FOIL") Requests should be reviewed by Courts when there is an unjustifiable denial of access. This FOIL case...
