• October 29, 2021 | New York Law Journal

    See Who Passed the July 2021 New York Bar Exam

    The New York State Board of Law Examiners examined 9,227 candidates during the July 27-28 examination. Of those candidates, 5,791 passed for an overall passing rate of 63%.

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  • Tyson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-10-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Tax
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leigh Stevens Schrope, Elizabeth Ann Brandenburg, (Law Firm of Shein & Brandenburg), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Alex Martin Bernick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, David Parks White, (Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Hartwell, for appellee.

    Case Number: S21A0774

    Lack of Complete Transcription of Jury Voir Dire in Appeal Record Did Not Deprive Appellant of Due Process Rights

  • October 28, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

    Top Google Attorney Catherine Lacavera Departs for Health Care Unicorn Color

    "I was at Google for 16 years—I clearly love the place. I worked on all kinds of exciting challenges while I was there, but I felt like in some ways my work was done," Lacavera said.

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  • Allen v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-10-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tradd Bosch, (Northern Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office), Royston, for appellant.
    for defendant: David White, Branden Pollett, (Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Hartwell, Michael Coveney, (District Attorney's Office of the Northern Judicial Circuit), Danielsville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0709

    Court affirms convictions under Georgia Street Gang and Terrorism Act over defendants contentions of evidentiary and other trial court errors

  • Dataforensics, LLC v. Boxer Property Management a/a/f Boxer F2, L.P. et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-10-27
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Craig White, (Skedsvold and White, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mario Breedlove, (The Breedlove Law Firm), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0996

    Trial Court Erred in Granting Summary Judgment to Lessor on Lessee's Counterclaim for Breach of Contract Based on Lease's Limitation of Liability Clause

  • De Paz v. De Pineda

    Publication Date: 2021-10-27
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason Schneider, Molly Long, (Schneider Hammers LLC), Atlanta, Kathleen Edwards-Opperman, (Montlick & Associates, PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jonathan Adelman, (Waldon Adelman Castilla Hiestand & Prout), Atlanta, Kyle Joyce, (Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; David Atkinson, (Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, Myrece Johnson, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for AM.

    Case Number: A21A1134

    Trial Court Erred in Concluding That the Parties Reached a Settlement Agreement, as Defendant Failed to Satisfy Term of Acceptance

  • Biggers v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2021-10-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Stevens
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 06-20-00129-CR

    Appellant was charged by indictment with first degree felony of manufacture or delivery of methamphetamine.

  • Brenda Davies et al. v. S.A. Dunn & Company, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-10-22
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Third Department
    Judge: Unsigned Egan Jr., J.P., Lynch, Clark, Aarons and Reynolds Fitzgerald, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 530994_531613

    Brenda Davies et al. v. S.A. Dunn & Company, LLC

  • Dekalb County v. Stanley

    Publication Date: 2021-10-21
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Shelley Momo, Laura Johnson, John Jones, Noah Priest-Goodsett, (DeKalb County Law Department), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robin Clark, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A21A0820

    Court reverses denial of County's summary judgment motion on plaintiff's Disabilities Act claim and affirms dismissal of negligence claim due to sovereign immunity

  • Farrell v. U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Comm.

    Publication Date: 2021-10-21
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: District Judge Frederick Scullin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Charles G. La Bella, Esq., James F. Murdica, Esq., Michael A. Battle, Esq., Michelle Bradford, Esq., of counsel, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Washington, D.C. -and- San Diego, California, -and- New York, New York.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendant United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee: Mitchell A. Kamin, Esq., Carolyn Kubota, Esq., Mark Yun Chen, Esq., of counsel, Covington & Burling LLP, Los Angeles, California. Attorneys for Defendant US Speedskating: Daniel W. Coffey, Esq., of counsel, Coffey Law PLLC, Albany, New York. Attorneys for Defendant US Speedskating: Howard L. Jacobs, Esq., Law Offices of Howard L. Jacobs, Westlake Village, California. Attorneys for Defendant United States Olympic Education Center: Michael L. Koenig, Esq., Christopher V. Fenlon, Esq., of counsel, Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, Albany, New York. Attorneys for Defendant United States Olympic Education Center: Matthew P. Allen, Esq., of counsel, Miller, Canfield, Paddock And Stone, P.L.C., Troy, Michigan. Attorneys for Defendant Saratoga Winter Club: Austin D. O'Malley, Esq., of counsel, Manning Gross + Massenburg LLP, New York, New York. Attorneys for Defendant Andrew Gabel: Imran H. Ansari, Esq., of counsel, Aidala, Bertuna & Kamins, P.C., New York, New York.

    Case Number: 1:20-CV-1178

    Dismissal Denied in Olympic Skater's CVA Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Abuse in 1998