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  • Matter of State of N.Y. v. Frederick M., 5188/2016

    Publication Date: 2017-10-31
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    Court: Supreme Court, Kings County
    Judge: Justice Dineen Riviezzo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the petitioner: Jeffrey Jackson, Esq., Office of the Attorney General, New York, New York.
    for defendant: For the respondent: Alison Kuhlman, Esq., Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Brooklyn, New York.
    Case Number: 5188/2016

    Unspecified Mental Diagnosis Passed Frye Where Used to Indicate Lack of Spe

  • Austin v. The State

    Publication Date: 2017-10-27
    Practice Area: Judges
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Barr (Attorney at Law), Atlanta; Brannon Burroughs (Law Office of Bob Barr), Sandy Springs, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anne Allen (Assistant District Attorney Coweta Judicial Circuit), Carrollton; Peter Skandalakis (District Attorney Coweta County District Attorney's Office), Lagrange; Ashley Hurley (Okelley & Sorohan LLC), Duluth, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1151

    The trial court did not err in denying defendant's petition to seal records pursuant to O.C.G.A. 42-8-62.1, Georgia's statute limiting public access to first offender records in the custody of the clerk of court, because defendant's guilty plea to repeated violations of public trust in connection with his dental profession authorized the trial court to conclude that defendant's interest in having the documents sealed was far outweighed by the public's interest in having the records available.

  • THE COURT ANNOUNCES THE FOLLOWING MOTION ORDERS:

    Publication Date: 2017-10-26
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    Court: First Judicial Department, Appellate Division
    Judge: Acosta, J.P., Tom, Friedman, Sweeny, Jr., Renwick, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number:

    M-5240. PEOPLE, res, v. JOSE CONCEPCION, def-ap — An appeal having been taken from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about January 3,

  • Hampton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2017-10-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Justice Hines
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Raina Jeager Nadler, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, S. Taylor Johnston (Department of Law), Atlanta; D. Victor Reynolds, Michael Scott Carlson (Cobb County District Attorney's Office), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S17A0984

    The evidence supported defendant's convictions for malice murder and related crimes after he fatally shot a man at a bar where defendant sometimes worked as a security guard.

  • October 24, 2017 | National Law Journal

    Could Reversal of $417M Calif. Verdict Foreshadow Doom for Talc Cases?

    A judge's ruling tossing a record $417 million verdict in California last week could spell trouble for attorneys handling cases for plaintiffs in talc products liability litigation—and not just because of the massive size of the rejected award.

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  • People v. Sean Garvin, No. 82

    Publication Date: 2017-10-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: New York State, Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge DiFiore and Judges Garcia and Feinman concur. Judge Fahey dissents in part in an opinion. Judge Rivera dissents in an opinion in which Judge Wilson concurs, Judge Wilson in a separate dissenting opinion.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tammy E. Linn, for appellant.
    for defendant: Danielle S. Fenn, for respondent. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers et al., amici curiae.
    Case Number: No. 82

  • Zelda Enterprises, LLLP et al. v. Guarino et al.

    Publication Date: 2017-10-20
    Practice Area: Legal Education
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Melissa Gilbert, Todd Hatcher (Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun & Rogers, LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Ingram, Tammi Brown (Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele, LLP), Marietta; Carey Olson (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A16A1437

    In granting appellees' motion to disqualify appellants' counsel, the trial court failed to first assess whether appellees waived the opportunity to move for disqualification of counsel before granting the motion; accordingly, the Court vacated the order granting the motion and remanded for further proceedings.

  • October 17, 2017 | National Law Journal

    Missouri Appeals Court Reverses $72M Talc Verdict

    A Missouri appeals court has vacated a $72 million talcum powder verdict, citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could threaten to erase additional…

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  • October 16, 2017 | Litigation Daily

    Facing a Potential Litigation Inferno, PG&E Looks to Quinn Emanuel's Kathleen Sullivan to Hold the Line

    The ace litigator is trying to stop a potential conflagration in its tracks. At issue is whether PG&E will face punitive damages in the 2015 Butte fire.

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  • In The Interest of A. C., a child.

    Publication Date: 2017-10-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wade Krueger (Public Defender's Office), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph McKinnon (District Attorney's Office), Valdosta; J. Miller (District Attorney's Office, Southern Judicial Circuit), Moultrie; Jessica Clark (Assistant District Attorney), Valdosta; Bradfield Shealy (District Attorney Southern Judicial Circuit), Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A0788

    The evidence supported the juvenile court's adjudication of delinquency on one count of theft by receiving stolen property after an officer observed the juvenile running from a stolen vehicle.