New York Court of Appeals

In the Matter of Victor W. Gordon, Appellants v. Village of Monticello, Inc., Respondents

December 7, 199587 N.Y.2d 124

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals held that trial courts may award attorneys' fees under the Open Meetings Law when violations are intentional and flagrant, without requiring a showing of repeated violations or bad faith, and reversed the Appellate Division’s reversal of such an award.