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Matter of Cardinale v. N.Y.C. Dep't of Ed.

Publication Date: 2018-04-26
Practice Area: Administrative Law | Education Law
Industry:
Court: Supreme Court, Richmond
Judge: Justice Desmond Green
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner: Jonathan Behrins and Jason Katz.
for defendant: For Respondent: Laura Williams and Kerrin A. Bowers.
Case Number: 85165/2017

Hearing Officer's Decision and Award Against Tenured Teacher Irrational, Vacated

Silverio v. Howard Beach Apartments LLC

Publication Date: 2018-04-26
Practice Area: Labor Law
Industry:
Court: Supreme Court, Bronx
Judge: Justice Lizbeth Gonzalez
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiff: John J. Nonnenmacher, Esq., Bader Yakaitis & Nonnemacher, LLP
for defendant: Attorney for Defendants: Kathleen M. Mulholland, Esq., Camacho Mauro Mulholland, LLP
Case Number: 21047/13E

Worker's Accident a Trip, Fall and Not Elevation-Related; Labor Law §240(1) Inapplicable

Chrysler Group LLC n/k/a FCA US LLC v. Walden et al.

Publication Date: 2018-04-25
Practice Area: Damages | Wrongful Death
Industry:
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Grant
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Terry Otho Brantley, Mary Diane Owens, Bradley S. Wolff (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta; Thomas H. Dupree Jr., Rajiv Mohan (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP), Washington, for appellant.
for defendant: Karsten Bicknese, Robert Howard Betts (Seacrest, Karesh, Tate & Bicknese, LLP), Atlanta; James E. Butler Jr. (Butler, Wooten Cheely & Peak LLP), Atlanta; James Edward Butler III (Butler Tobin LLC), Atlanta; Cathy Cox (Mercer Law School), Macon; George C. Floyd (Floyd & Kendrick LLC), Bainbridge; Leigh Martin May (Butler, Wooten, Overby, Fryhofer), Atlanta; Michael Brian Terry, Frank Mitchell Lowrey IV (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta; David Thomas Rohwedder (Butler Wooten & Peak LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Michael Roger Boorman (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta; Brian David Boone, Kyle G.A. Wallace, Caroline M. Rawls, William Herman Jordan (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta; Christopher Randall Jordan (Hunter Maclean Exley & Dunn), Brunswick; Martin Adam Levinson (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP), Atlanta; Garret Warrington Meader (Drew ECKL & Farnham LLP), Brunswick; James Randolph Evans, Anthony Wyatt Morris (Dentons US LLP), Atlanta, for amicus appellant. Matthew Britt Stoddard (The Stoddard Firm), Atlanta, for amicus appellee. Therese S. Barnes (Georgia Supreme Court), Atlanta, for other party. Ashby K. Fox, Louis G. Fiorilla (Burr & Forman LLP), Atlanta; Forrest S. Latta (Burr & Forman LLP), Mobile; D. Victor Reynolds, John Stuart Melvin, Michael Scott Carlson, John Richard Edwards, Amelia Greeson Pray (Cobb County District Attorney's Office), Marietta, for neutral amicus.
Case Number: S17G0832

The Court of Appeals did not err in affirming the trial court's decision finding that the compensation of the CEO of a car manufacturing company was admissible in a wrongful death suit because the prejudicial effect of the evidence did not outweigh its probative value pursuant to Rule 403.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company v. Koch et al.

Publication Date: 2018-04-25
Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Evidence | Products Liability
Industry:
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Nahmias
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laurie Webb Daniel (Holland & Knight LLP), Atlanta; Reed Thomas Warburton, (Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP), Birmingham; George R. Neuhauser (Nall & Miller LLP), Atlanta; Scott Burnett Smith (Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP), Huntsville, for appellant.
for defendant: Katherine Lee McArthur, Caleb Frank Walker, Laura K. Hinson Penn (Katherine L. McArthur LLC), Macon; Tracey Lynn Dellacona (Dellaconna Law Firm), Macon, for appellee. Ashby K. Fox, Louis G. Fiorilla (Burr & Forman LLP), Atlanta; Forrest S. Latta (Burr & Forman LLP), Mobile; Brian David Boone (Alston & Bird LLP), Charlotte; Leonard Searcy II (Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P.), Kansas City; Philip S. Goldberg (Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP), Washington, for amicus appellant. Stephen Christopher Collier (Hawkins & Parnell, LLP), Atlanta; Michael Atkinson Arndt (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young, LLP), Atlanta; George Lee Welborn (Downey, Cleveland, Parker & Williams), Marietta, for other party.
Case Number: S17G0654

The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant's motion to dismiss, or alternatively, to bar certain evidence as a sanction for spoliation of evidence, as the record supported the trial court's conclusion that litigation was not reasonably foreseeable when plaintiff destroyed the evidence.

Jones v. Beth Israel Hosp.

Publication Date: 2018-04-25
Practice Area: Civil Rights
Industry: Health Care
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
Judge: District Judge Gregory Woods
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
for defendant:
Case Number: 1:17-cv-3445

Inmate's Rights Claims Dismissed, But EMTALA Claim Stated Over Discharge From Hospital

April 24, 2018 | The Recorder

Self-Storage Company's “Protection Plan” Was Not Insurance Subject to State Insurance Code, California Supreme Court Rules

The Supreme Court of California ruled that the self-storage company's indemnity agreement was not subject to regulation as insurance under the California Insurance Code.

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April 24, 2018 |

Heckart v. A-1 Self Storage, Inc.

Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert AnalysisHeckart v. A 1 Self StorageSupreme Court of CaliforniaApril 23, 2018, FiledS2323222018 Cal. LEXIS 2762 * SAMUEL…

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April 24, 2018 |

Self-Storage Company’s “Protection Plan” Was Not Insurance Subject to State Insurance Code, California Supreme Court Rules

The Supreme Court of California has ruled that a self-storage company’s indemnity agreement was not subject to regulation as insurance under the…

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USA v. Maturino

Publication Date: 2018-04-23
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Stewart
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
for defendant:
Case Number: 17-10251

Maturino tried to buy 144 live grenades (plus other firearms) for a Mexican drug cartel.

Endeavor v. Discovery

Publication Date: 2018-04-23
Practice Area: Real Estate
Industry:
Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Boyd
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
for defendant:
Case Number: 15-0155

Endeavor acquired mineral leases involving two adjoining tracts.