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Blocker v. The State

Publication Date: 2023-07-21
Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence | Tax
Industry:
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Colvin
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christina Michelle Kempter, (Kempter Law Group, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Elizabeth Haase Brock, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Burke Olivia Doherty, Michael Scott Carlson, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S23A0032

Excited Utterance Applied Where Declarant Was Disturbed and Only 20 Minutes Had Passed Following Incident

Abbo-Bailey v. City of Niagara Falls

Publication Date: 2023-07-21
Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Toxic Torts
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Peter A. Kraus, Leslie C. MacLean, on the brief, Charles S. Siegel, Waters & Kraus, LLP, Dallas, TX, and Christen E. Civiletto, East Amherst, NY, and Melissa L. Stewart, Steven J. Phillips, Phillips & Paolicelli, LLP, New York, NY, and Paul Barr, Fanizzi & Barr, Niagara Falls, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Occidental Chemical Corporation, Glenn Springs Holdings, Inc., and Miller Springs Remediation Management, Inc.: Sheila L. Birnbaum, Lincoln Davis Wilson, on the brief, Douglas E. Fleming III, Dechert LLP, New York, NY, and Kevin M. Hogan, Andrew P. Devine, Joshua Glasgow, and Elizabeth Bove, Phillips Lytle LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Cecos International, Inc.: Zackary D. Knaub, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Albany, NY, and William G. Beck, Lathrop GPM, Kansas City, MO. For Defendant-Appellant OP-Tech Environmental Services: Jeffrey D. Schulman, Pillinger Miller Tarallo LLP, Syracuse, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Roy's Plumbing, Inc.: Robert E. Knoer, Alice J. Cunningham, The Knoer Group, PLLC, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant City of Niagara Falls: Mark P. Della Posta, Walsh, Roberts & Grace LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Niagara Falls Water Board: Jeffrey F. Baase, Corey J. Weber, Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham LLC, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Conestoga-Rovers & Associates: Jeffrey C. Stravino, Hodgson Russ LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc.: Agnieszka Wilewicz, Patricia A. Rauh, Hurwitz & Fine, P.C., Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Scott Lawn Yard, Inc.: Brian Sutter, Sugarman Law Firm, LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Amicus Curiae Washington Legal Foundation, in support of Defendants-Appellants: John M. Masslon II, Cory L. Andrews, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, DC.
Case Number: 21-0249-cv

Love Canal Superfund Actions Untimely, Remanded to State Court

Wilks v. Baichans, Inc.

Publication Date: 2023-07-21
Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts
Industry:
Court: Supreme Court, Kings
Judge: Justice Aaron D Maslow
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Kardon A. Stolzman of counsel, Cherny & Podolsky, Brooklyn.
for defendant:
Case Number: 525701/2018

Summary Judgment Denied As Time Out of Work Crucial For Tort Claim

July 20, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Education Board Approves Black History Standards Amid Criticism

Critics, including teachers and Democratic state lawmakers, asked the Board of Education to table the standards to allow for changes.

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July 20, 2023 | National Law Journal

Big Law Lobbying Businesses See Mixed Earnings in Second Quarter

Law firms still reported significant activity surrounding must-pass legislation.

5 minute read

July 20, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Headed to Supreme Court: Commissioner's Authority Scrutinized After Hospital's Expansion Granted

Before the Georgia Supreme Court in November, opposing appellate counsel will argue whether "the commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Health applied the appropriate standard in rejecting factual findings that invalidated a metro-Atlanta hospital's application for a certificate of need" under Georgia law.

8 minute read

July 20, 2023 | The American Lawyer

Eversheds Sutherland Forms Alliance With China's KWM

The exclusive referral arrangement brings together more than 6,000 lawyers and will see KWM close its operations across the UK, Europe and the Middle East.

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July 20, 2023 | Law.com

Burford CEO Says UK Authority's 'Bureaucratic Ineptitude' Stifling Industry Growth

Christopher Bogart says it is a 'tragedy' that the UK legal regulator has caused the country to miss the opportunities of market liberalization reforms.

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U.S. v. Sherwood

Publication Date: 2023-07-20
Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights | Criminal Law
Industry:
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
Judge: District Judge Lawrence E. Kahn
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
for defendant:
Case Number: 1:22-CV-406

Lump-Sum Retirement Funds Not Protected by CCPA Cap on Garnishment

Collymore v. Commissioner of D.O.C.S.

Publication Date: 2023-07-20
Practice Area: Civil Rights
Industry:
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Omar A. Khan, on the brief, Lauren E. Matlock-Colangelo, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Chena McPherson, Aprn: Edward W. Mayer, Jr., on the brief, Thomas J. Plumridge, Danaher Lagnese, P.C., Hartford, CT. For Defendants-Appellees Myers and Phillips: William Tong, Attorney General, Joshua Perry, Solicitor General, on the brief, James M. Belforti, Assistant Attorney General, Hartford, CT.
Case Number: 21-2292

Medical Indifference Claim Over Painful Scalp Condition Should Not Have Been Dismissed