• Miller v. State

    Publication Date: 2014-02-26
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Cannon, Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Karl Cooke, District Attorney, Myra Tisdale, and Dorothy Hull, Assistant District Attorneys, Macon, for appellee.

    Case Number: A13A2500

    Under the preponderance of evidence standard, the trial court properly found that there was sufficient evidence that the two prior rapes, which were admitted into evidence as similar transactions, o

  • Voss v. Netherlands Ins., No. 11

    Publication Date: 2014-02-26
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    Court: New York State, Court of Appeals
    Judge: Opinion by Judge Graffeo. Chief Judge Lippman and Judges Rivera and Abdus-Salaam concur. Judge Smith dissents and votes to affirm in an opinion in which Judges Read and Pigott concur.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dirk J. Oudemool, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas M. Witz, for respondent.

    Case Number: No. 11

    Cite as: Voss v. Netherlands Ins., No. 11, NYLJ 1202644424502, at *1 (Ct. of App., Decided February 25, 2014) No. 11 Opinion by Judge Graffeo. Chi

  • People v. Guaman, No. 29

    Publication Date: 2014-02-26
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    Court: New York State, Court of Appeals
    Judge: Opinion by Judge Read. Judges Graffeo, Smith, Pigott, Rivera and Abdus-Salaam concur.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James M. McGuire, for appellant.
    for defendant: Yuval Simchi-Levi, for respondent.

    Case Number: No. 29

    Cite as: People v. Guaman, No. 29, NYLJ 1202644424685, at *1 (Ct. of App., Decided February 25, 2014) No. 29 Opinion by Judge Read. Judges Graffeo

  • Allen v. State

    Publication Date: 2014-02-25
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Boggs, Michael P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Luttrell, Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: James McDade, District Attorney, James Dooley, and Steven Knittel, Assistant District Attorneys, Douglasville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A13A1969

    The defendant was not entitled to his requested jury instruction on mere presence, since the evidence showed that the defendant was the sole participant in shoplifting several items of clothing from

  • Morris v. Pavarini, No. 30

    Publication Date: 2014-02-21
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    Court: New York State, Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Lippman and Judges Graffeo, Read, Smith and Abdus-Salaam concur. Judge Pigott dissents in an opinion.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David B. Franklin, for appellants.
    for defendant: Cheryl Eisberg Moin, for respondent.

    Case Number: No. 30

    Cite as: Morris v. Pavarini, No. 30, NYLJ 202643844780, at *1 (Ct. of App., Decided February 20, 2014) No. 30 Chief Judge Lippman and Judges Graff

  • Tire Engineering and Distribution L.L.C. v. Bank of China Ltd., 13-1519-cv

    Publication Date: 2014-02-06
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Calabresi, Chin, and Droney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Tire Engineering and Distribution, L.L.C., Bcatco A.R.L., Jordan Fishman, and Bearcat Tire A.R.L.: Stephen Adam Weisbrod, on the brief, William Edgar Copley, III, Weisbrod Matteis & Copley PLLC, Washington, D.C., and Stephen Zoltan Starr, Starr & Starr, PLLC, New York, New York.
    for defendant: For Bank of China Limited: Andrew Rhys Davies, Molly Spieczny, on the brief, Pamela Chepiga, Allen & Overy LLP, New York, New York. For Motorola Credit Corporation, and Nokia Corporation: George R. Calhoun, on the brief, Howard H. Stahl, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Washington D.C. For Standard Chartered Bank: Patrick B. Berarducci, Sharon L. Nelles, Bradley P. Smith, on the brief, Bruce Edward Clark, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, New York. For Amici Curiae Institute of International Bankers, The Clearing House, European Banking Federation, and New York Bankers Association: Dwight A. Healy, White & Case LLP.

    Case Number: 13-1519-cv

    Cite as: Tire Engineering and Distribution L.L.C. v. Bank of China Ltd., 13-1519-cv, NYLJ 1202641753712, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided January 14, 2014) 13-1519-cvp clas

  • Pelaez-Velasquez v. Holder

    Publication Date: 2014-01-27
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 12-216

  • Martinez v. Bloomberg LP, 12-3654-cv

    Publication Date: 2014-01-22
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Newman, Winter and Droney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Daniel J. Kaiser, Kaiser Saurborn & Mair, P.C., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Appellees: Jill K. Grant, of counsel, Thomas H. Golden, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 12-3654-cv

    Cite as: Martinez v. Bloomberg LP, 12-3654-cv, NYLJ 1202638977017, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided January 14, 2014) 12-3654-cv Before: Newman, Winter and

  • Marcos Poventud, Plaintiff-Appellant v. City of New York, Defendants-Appellees*, 12-1011-cv

    Publication Date: 2014-01-21
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Katzmann, Ch. C.J, Jacobs, Calabresi, Cabranes, Pooler, Sack, Raggi, Wesley, Hall, Livingston, Lynch, Chin, Lohier, Carney, and Droney, C.JJ.**
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Marcos Poventud: Julia P. Kuan, Romano & Kuan, New York, NY, on the brief, Joel B. Rudin, Law Offices of Joel B. Rudin, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Amicus Curiae National and New York State Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers: Richard D. Willstatter, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, White Plains, NY; Marc Fernich, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York, NY; Charles A. Rothfeld, Paul W. Hughes, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C.; on the brief, Michael B. Kimberly, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C. For Defendants-Appellees City of New York, et al.: Leonard Koerner; Larry A. Sonnenshein; Linda Donahue; Rachel Seligman Weiss; on the brief, Mordecai Newman for Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae District Attorneys Association of the State of New York: Hilary Hassler, Assistant District Attorney, New York County; Steven A. Bender, Assistant District Attorney, Westchester County; Morrie I. Kleinbart, Assistant District Attorney, Richmond County; Itamar J. Yeger, Assistant District Attorney, Rockland County; on the brief, Caitlin Halligan for Kathleen M. Rice, President, District Attorneys Association of the State of New York, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae States of New York, Connecticut, and Vermont: Richard Dearing, Deputy Solicitor General; Won S. Shin, Assistant Solicitor General; on the brief, Barbara Underwood, Solicitor General for Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 12-1011-cv

    Cite as: Poventud v. NYC, 12-1011-cv, NYLJ 1202638937343, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided January 14, 2014) 12-1011-

  • In re: Coudert Brothers, No. 62

    Publication Date: 2014-01-15
    Practice Area:
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    Court: New York State Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Lippman and Judges Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott, Rivera and Abdus-Salaam concur
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: No. 62

    Cite as: In re: Coudert Brothers, No. 62, NYLJ 1202638247002, at *1 (Ct. of App., Decided January 14, 2014) No. 62 Chief Judge Lippman and Judges