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  • People v. Adames

    Publication Date: 2022-10-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Jill Konviser
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Appearing for the People: Assistant District Attorney Robert P. Schwartz, Kings County District Attorney's Office, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: Appearing on behalf of the defendant: Lawrence E. Wright, Esq., Brooklyn, NY.
    Case Number: 3339/18

    The People's Three Year Pre-Indictment Delay Justified by Lack of Probable Cause

  • New Hope Family Servs. Inc. v. James

    Publication Date: 2022-10-07
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: District Judge Mae A. D'Agostino
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: David A. Cortman, Esq., of counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom Georgia Office, Lawrenceville, Georgia. Attorneys for Plaintiff: Jonathan A. Scruggs, Esq., Roger Greenwood Brooks, Esq., Jeremiah Galus, Esq., Mark Lippelmann, Esq., of counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom Arizona Office, Scottsdale, Arizona.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants Letitia James, Licha Nyiendo, Melissa Franco, Gina Martinez, and Julia Day: Adrienne J. Kerwin, Aag, of counsel, Office of the New York, State Attorney General, The Capitol, Albany, New York. Attorneys for Defendant William Fitzpatrick: John E. Heisler, Jr., Esq., of counsel, Onondaga County Department of Law, John H. Mulroy Civic Center, Syracuse, New York.
    Case Number: 5:21-CV-01031

    'Christian' Adoption Agency Cannot Be Penalized for Referring Same Sex Couples to Others

  • McCullum v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-10-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Janet McCullum, (Metro Transitional Center), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rodrigo Silva, William Kendall, (District Attorney’s Office, Houston Judicial Circuit), Perry, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A1064

    Court vacates denial of a motion to correct a void sentence and remands for dismissal of motion because the sentencing court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the motion

  • Rubin v. Sabharwal

    Publication Date: 2022-10-06
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Acting Justice Gerald Lebovits
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Ethan Y. Leonard and Neal Brickman of counsel, The Law Offices of Neal Brickman, P.C., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants: John H. Gionis, Jaspreet S. Mayall, and Nicole L. Milone of counsel, Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 650839/2017

    Jewelry Seller Sued for Fraudulently Overcharging Museum for Items of Lesser Value

  • October 5, 2022 | Daily Business Review

    In Reversing 'Hunstein,' 11th Circuit Firm on Standing, But Other Questions Remain

    Overall, the crux of the court's opinion rings true with what we learned from the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last year in TransUnion v. Ramirez: That without concrete harm, there is no Article III standing and, without Article III standing, the federal courts do not have jurisdiction, and dismissal of the underlying complaint is required.

    5 minute read

  • NetChoice v. Paxton

    Publication Date: 2022-10-03
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government | Social Media
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Oldham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21-51178

    A Texas statute named House Bill 20 generally prohibits large social media platforms from censoring speech based on the viewpoint of its speaker.

  • Adams et al. v. Piedmont Henry Hospital, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-03
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sidney Moore, (The Moore Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, Thomas Trask, (Trask Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy Bendin, Anam Justus, (Bendin Sumrall & Ladner, LLC), Atlanta, Sharonda Boyce, Zachary Fuller, (Huff Powell Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0990

    Court reverses summary judgment for hospital in a medical malpractice/wrongful death case and revises trial court rulings on admission of expert testimony.

  • September 30, 2022 | Litigation Daily

    Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

    Desmarais LLP founding partner John Desmarais brought home a $272.5 million damages verdict for client Ravgen in a patent case against medical testing giant Labcorp related to non-invasive prenatal genetic testing.

    7 minute read

  • Appellate Division,Second Department: September 30, 2022

    Publication Date: 2022-09-30
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Downs
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: DOCKET

    Handdown released on: September 23, 26, 28, 2022

  • Ethridge v. Bell

    Publication Date: 2022-09-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Joseph F. Bianco
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Appellant: Jonathan I. Edelstein, Edelstein & Grossman, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondent-Appellee: Barbara D. Underwood, Nikki Kowalski, Andrew W. Amend, on the brief, Margaret A. Cieprisz, for Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 20-1685-pr

    Habeas Petitioner Is Entitled to Notice, Hearing Before Petition Dismissed Under 'Stone'