Justice Dept. drops suit accusing Yale of bias against Asian and White applicants
The Justice Department has dropped a lawsuit that accused Yale University of discriminating against Asian and White applicants, but the agency said it will continue to investigate…
What Bankruptcy Law Is and Reasons to Study It
Bankruptcy attorneys anticipate a giant influx of business in the near future for a variety of reasons. The coronavirus pandemic and the quarantine policies enacted as a result…
You Paid for It: what the sale of Shoppingtown Mall means for everyone involved
Moonbeam LLC owes Onondaga County over 13 million dollars worth of property taxes. The property they own at Shoppingtown Mall is almost entirely empty after evicting tenants that…
You Paid for It: what the sale of Shoppingtown Mall means for everyone involved
Moonbeam LLC owes Onondaga County over 13 million dollars worth of property taxes. The property they own at Shoppingtown Mall is almost entirely empty after evicting tenants that…
Corporate, personal bankruptcies decline in Albany region during pandemic
Corporate and personal bankruptcies have declined this year in a wide swath of upstate New York, including Albany, despite the economic upheaval wrought by the coronavirus…
Spike in bankruptcies set to explode as pandemic continuest
ALBANY — A year ago, Semblence Medspa and owner Dr. Farah Sajid were on a roll. Dr. Sajid, who had previously worked as a pediatrician at the Troy Pediatric Health Center, was…
4 big questions businesses are trying to answer as workers return
Can I take my employees’ temperature? Do I have to install plexiglass? How often do we really have to clean? These are some of the questions businesses are asking as more…
Pandemic leads to ‘unthinkable’ in medical malpractice in NY
ALBANY – Every day, doctors, nurses and other health care professionals across New York risk potentially deadly exposure to COVID-19 as they work the front lines to treat…
Many national retailers say they can’t pay rent. How this Albany shopping center developer is responding
Nigro Cos. of Albany is among the owners of shopping centers contending with retail tenants who didn’t pay April’s rent after their businesses were forced to close…
Bankruptcies are coming — here’s how businesses might make it through
Three Albany attorneys who practice business law are expecting a wave of Chapter 11 bankruptcies due to the mandatory closures, travel restrictions and other major disruptions…