• People v. Leticia Flores-Estrada, 3216/2016

    Publication Date: 2017-05-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence | Expert Witnesses
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings County
    Judge: Justice Miriam Cyrulnik
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the People by: Assistant District Attorney Connie Solimeo, Eric Gonzalez, Esq., Acting Kings County District Attorney.
    for defendant: For Defendant by: Debbie Silberman, Esq., Brooklyn Defender Services.

    Case Number: 3216/2016

    Shaken Baby Syndrome Remains 'Accepted Scientific Theory' in NY Courts, Judge

  • 1775 Clay Realty LLC v. Pridgen, 55581/2016

    Publication Date: 2017-05-03
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Civil Court, Bronx County, Housing Part K
    Judge: Judge Diane E. Lutwak
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Petitioner: David L. Moss & Assocs., New York, New York.
    for defendant: Attorney for Respondent: Steven T. Hasty, Esq., The Bronx Defenders, Bronx, New York.

    Case Number: 55581/2016

    Vacatur of Stipulation Granted; Tenant Shows Possible Meritorious Rent Overcharge

  • Westcott v. Warren County Board of Supervisors, 1:16-CV-1088

    Publication Date: 2017-05-03
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court, Northern District
    Judge: District Judge Glenn Suddaby
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff, Pro Se: of Counsel, Mark Westcott. Plaintiff, Pro Se: of Counsel, G. Travis Whitehead. Plaintiff, Pro Se: of Counsel, Doug Irish. Plaintiff, Pro Se: of Counsel, William Mahar. Plaintiff, Pro Se: of Counsel, Ava Ashendorff. Plaintiff, Pro Se: of Counsel, Robert Schulz.
    for defendant: Counsel for Defendant: Brian Reichenback, Esq., County Attorney, Mary Elizabeth Kissane, Esq., Assistant County Attorney, of counsel, Hon. Brian Reichenbach, Warren County Attorney

    Case Number: 1:16-CV-1088

    County's Board Granted Judgment In Equal Protection, Due Process Action Over

  • Ellis v. State of Texas, 02-16-00144-CR (TexApp Dist 04/20/2017)

    Publication Date: 2017-05-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-04-20
    Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Second District
    Judge: BONNIE SUDDERTH, JUSTICE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 02-16-00144-CR

    Appellant Braylon Dominque Ellis admitted to killing Tommy while robbing him. Appellant acted with the help of his girlfriend Christina Rodriguez, who had struck up a pen pal relationship wit

  • Brown Media Corporation, Roy E. Brown, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. K&L Gates, LLP, Edward M. Fox, Eric T. Moser, Defendants-Appellees, 15-4185-cv

    Publication Date: 2017-05-02
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Bankruptcy
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Hall, Livingston, C.JJ., and Garaufis, D.J.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Daniel Abrams, Law Office of Daniel L. Abrams, PLLC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Anthony C. Acampora, Silverman Acampora LLP, Jericho, NY.

    Case Number: 15-4185-cv

    Court's Dismissal of Case on Basis of Res Judicata Reversed, Judgment Vacated; Plaintiff's Claims of Fiduciary Duty Breach, Interference With Contract, Fraud, Not The Sort of Claims That Should Have

  • May 1, 2017 | National Law Journal

    Appellate Court Won't Overhaul 'On-Sale' Patent Bar

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled a drug used to treat chemotherapy symptoms did not avoid the on-sale bar for patents despite keeping some details of its drug sale confide

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  • May 1, 2017 | National Law Journal

    Appellate Court Won't Overhaul 'On-Sale' Patent Bar

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled a drug used to treat chemotherapy symptoms did not avoid the on-sale bar for patents despite keeping some details of its drug sale confidential.

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  • Ochoa v. Anaheim City School District

    Publication Date: 2017-05-01
    Practice Area: Education Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Date Filed: 2017-04-28
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kirkland & Ellis, Mark Holscher, Beth M. Weinstein and Daniel A. Bress for Plaintiffs and Respondents.
    for defendant: Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost, Kimberly A. Smith, Cynthia M. Smith, Stephanie Baril, James K. Ayden and David Mishook for Defendants and Appellants.

    Case Number: No. G052409

    One-year waiver of "adequate yearly progress" testing did not create "safe harbor" for underperforming schools (Fybel, J.)

  • In re R.S.

    Publication Date: 2017-05-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-04-28
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Xavier Becerra, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Julie L. Garland, Assistant Attorney General, A. Natasha Cortina and Alastair J. Agcaoili, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Ashley N. Johndro, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number: No. D071020

    Search and supervision conditions of probation not facially unconstitutional (Huffman, J.)

  • In re I.V.

    Publication Date: 2017-05-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-04-28
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Xavier Becerra, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Julie L. Garland, Assistant Attorney General, A. Natasha Cortina, Alastair J. Agcaoili and Britton B. Lacy, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Daniel Brian Yeager, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number: No. D070611

    Minor's school record sufficed to establish that his educational and mental health needs were not being met (Aaron, J.)