• Craig v. Martin

    Publication Date: 2022-03-07
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Owen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 19-10013

    Appellant was a police officer in Fort Worth, Texas when he received a call dispatching him to a home where two neighbors were arguing.

  • In re United Healthcare

    Publication Date: 2022-03-07
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rodriguez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 04-21-00532-CV

    Garza brought suit against Deucore and his employer for injuries sustained in a car accident.

  • Mogel v. City of Reading

    Publication Date: 2022-03-07
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Gallagher
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0246

    Plaintiff firefighter sued under the Fair Labor Standards Act for overtime he was allegedly not paid and court found defendant met its burden to prove the partial exemption under §207(k) applied, that it established an eight-day workweek and plaintiff did not carry his burden of showing he worked more than 61 hours in an eight-day work period. Judgment for defendant.

  • State v. M.K.P.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Fisher
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender (Margaret McLane, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, of counsel; Margaret McLane and John Boyle, J.D., on the briefs)
    for defendant: Mark Musella, Bergen County Prosecutor (William P. Miller, Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel; Catherine A. Foddai, Legal Assistant, on the letter brief)

    Case Number: A-2555-19

    Assault, Being Its Own Criminal Offense, Could Not Provide Predicate Conduct Necessary to Support Conviction for Neglect

  • In the Matter of Jerry Boykin.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-07
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jerry Boykin, Powder Springs, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jenny K. Mittelman, Paula J. Frederick, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22Y0563

    Court accepts attorney's petition for violation of Rules 505(a) and 8.4(a)(4)

  • Russi v. City of Newark

    Publication Date: 2022-03-07
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Judge Mayer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mitchell D. Perlmutter (Zavodnick, Perlmutter & Boccia, LLC, attorneys; Mitchell D. Perlmutter, on the briefs)
    for defendant: Azeem M. Chaudrey (Kenyatta K. Stewart, Corporation Counsel, attorney; Azeem M. Chaudrey and Emilia Perez, Assistant Corporation Counsels, on the briefs). Patrick M. Metz (Dario, Albert, Metz, Eyerman, Canda, Concannon, Ortiz & Krouse, attorneys; Patrick M. Metz, on the brief)

    Case Number: A-1064-20

    City Not Liable for Falling Branch Accident Where It Occurred in Public Pathway, Invoking Immunity Under Landowner's Liability Act

  • Monroe Guaranty v. BITCO General Insurance

    Publication Date: 2022-03-07
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Evidence | Insurance Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Huddle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-0232

    Appellee insurance company sued appellant insurance company in federal district court, seeking a declaration that appellant owed a defense to 5D Drilling and Pump Service, a company that both parties provided commercial general liability coverage to at different times.

  • Estate of Frankowski

    Publication Date: 2022-03-07
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Surrogate's Court, Ulster
    Judge: Surrogate Sara McGinty
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Michael J. Frankowski, Former Administrator/Petitioner: Thomas K. Petro, Esq.
    for defendant: For Qiuhong Frankowski, Administrator/Objectant: Kelvin Wu, Esq. For Alexander Frankowski, an Infant Distributee/Objectant: Stewart Glenn, Esq., guardian ad litem.

    Case Number: 2015-249/C

    Court Surcharges Former Estate Administrator Who Kept No Records

  • In re Dani Roisman

    Publication Date: 2022-03-07
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Hightower
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 01-20-00828-CV

    A father, who was found in contempt for failing to provide child support pursuant to a divorce decree, successfully proved on appeal how the trial court erred in its decision.

  • March 4, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

    Med-Mal Claims Against UCONN Hospital Not Barred by $2 Million CVS Settlement, State Supreme Court Says

    The Connecticut Supreme Court upheld the denial of dismissal of a medical malpractice lawsuit against UCONN Health Center/John Dempsey Hospital after the plaintiff reached a $2 million settlement with CVS Pharmacy in connection with a man's death.

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