United States Second Circuit

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Appellate Information

• Decided 01/10/2006
• Published 01/11/2006

Judges

• KATZMANN, Circuit Judge., Before:  MINER, KATZMANN, and WESLEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael J. Grygiel (John J. Privitera, William A. Hurst, on the brief), McNamee, Lochner, Titus & Williams, P.C., Albany, NY, for Appellant The Herald Company.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher D. Moore (Paul F. Ware, Jr., David J. Apfel, Anthony S. Fiotto, Julie M. Wade, on the brief), Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, MA, for all Appellees.