• April 12, 2018 |

    Workers’ Comp Claimant Sent 100 Miles from Home for Medical Exam Must Be Paid for His Meal, West Virginia’s Top Court Decides

    The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has ruled that a workers’ compensation claims administrator should not have refused to approve a claimant’s…

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  • In The Matter Of Sam Louis Levine.

    Publication Date: 2018-04-12
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Jacob Cobb, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sam Louis Levine (Law Offices of Sam Levine LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta; Bridget B. Bagley, Atlanta; Anthony B. Askew, Atlanta; Jessica Oglesby, Atlanta; Patrick H. Head, Marietta; for other party.

    Case Number: S18Y0348

    The Supreme Court disbarred an attorney for his neglect of matters involving two clients and his misconduct arising out of his contentious divorce proceeding.

  • Almanzar v. Fleiss

    Publication Date: 2018-04-12
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Bronx
    Judge: Justice Joseph Capella
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiff: Glen Verchick, Esq., Ginarte O'Dwyer Gonzalez Gallardo & Winograd, LLP, New York, New York.
    for defendant: Attorney for Plaintiff: Glen Verchick, Esq., Ginarte O'Dwyer Gonzalez Gallardo & Winograd, LLP, New York, New York.; Attorney for Defendant, Dr. Fleiss: Corey Shulman, Esq., Ellenberg & Partners, LLP, New York, New York.

    Case Number: 24030/15

    Medical Center Granted Summary Judgment Dismissal of Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice Suit

  • In re S.K.

    Publication Date: 2018-04-11
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 4th District
    Judge: Justice Fields
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: E068464

    County exercised due diligence in searching for relatives despite mothers failure to cooperate

  • In re M.H.

    Publication Date: 2018-04-09
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 1st District
    Judge: Justice Pollak
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A151964

    Change of placement not in minor childs best interest

  • Appellate Division, Second Department:April 5, 2018

    Publication Date: 2018-04-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, Second Department:April 5, 2018

  • Clark v. AII Acquisitions LLC

    Publication Date: 2018-04-09
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Guido Calabresi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Robert E. Shuttlesworth, Shrader & Associates, LLP, Houston, TX, on the brief, Alani Golanski, Alani Golanski, Esq., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee The Boeing Company: Brian D. Gross, Matthew T. Giardina, Jr., Manion Gaynor & Manning LLP, Providence, RI, Amaryah K. Bocchino, Stephan D. Dargitz, Manion Gaynor & Manning LLP, Wilmington, DE, on the brief, Martin F. Gaynor III, Manion Gaynor & Manning LLP, Boston, MA.2; For Defendant-Appellee Prysmian Communications Cables & Systems USA, LLC: Abbie Eliasberg Fuchs, on the brief, Bradley M. Wanner, Harris Beach, PLLC, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 17-1727-cv

    Court Abused Discretion in Invoking Judicial Estoppel in Asbestos Exposure Action

  • People v. Gandolfo

    Publication Date: 2018-04-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Criminal Court, Kings
    Judge: Judge Christopher Robles
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Queenie Paniagua Esq. of counsel: Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney, Kings County.
    for defendant: For Defendant Weinberger: Christopher Hoyt, Esq. of counsel.; For Defendant McBride: Jonathan Fink, Esq. of counsel.; For Defendant Gandolfo: Virginia G. Alvarez, Esq. of counsel.; For Defendant Puerto: William Fowlkes, Esq. of counsel.; For Defendant Hoyte: A. Irene Eliot, Esq. of counsel.; For Defendant Novak: Brooklyn Defender Services, Robert J. Reither, Esq.

    Case Number: 2017KN032909

    Good Cause Shown for DA's Untimely Motion for Oral Swabs From Defendants for DNA Testing

  • State of Texas v. Davis

    Publication Date: 2018-04-09
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Myers
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 05-15-00232-CR

    After obtaining a search warrant, Dallas Police searched Appellees residence and recovered over five pounds of marijuana.

  • Tatum v. Hersh

    Publication Date: 2018-04-09
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Whitehill
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 05-14-01318-CV

    Appellants wrote an obituary for their son and appellee allegedly encouraged a news columnist to write an article about the obituary discussing suicide.