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  • Jones v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-12-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Blackwell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Kyle Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, Ashutosh S. Joshi, (Joshi Law Firm, PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Vanessa Therese Sassano, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Paul L. Howard, Jr., Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Dustin Jeremiah Lee, (Fulton County Office of the District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A1264

    State Failed to Show That Defendant Was Guilty of the Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a First-Offender Probationer; Conviction Reversed

  • In the interest of RRK

    Publication Date: 2019-12-30
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bland
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0273

    In 2014, R.R.K.'s parents obtained a court order establishing possession and support obligations.

  • People v. Lora

    Publication Date: 2019-12-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Guy Mitchell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For People: Joseph Ippolito, Assistant District Attorney, Office of Special Narcotics City of New York.
    for defendant: For Defense: Jenny Irene Hurwitz, Esq., Staff Attorney, The Legal Aid Society, New York County.
    Case Number: 1688/2017

    Court Has Authority to Conditionally Seal Criminal Records for Defendants Completing JDP

  • In the Matter of Joel S. Wadsworth.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-30
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, William Van Hearnburg, Jr., Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joel S. Wadsworth, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19Y1329

    Disbarment Not Appropriate Sanction Absent Serious and Specific Supporting Allegations of Misconduct

  • In the Matter of Nevada Michael Tuggle.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-27
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Douglas Vincent Chandler, (Chandler Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, Andreea N. Morrison, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19Y1553

    Attorney's Failure to Acknowledge and Accept Responsibility For Losses Caused By His Misconduct Precluded Voluntary Discipline

  • In the Matter of William Leslie Kirby III.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-27
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Leslie Kirby, III, Columbus, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, James Charles Thornton, (Thornton & Graham PC), LaGrange, for other party.
    Case Number: S20Y0079

    Thirty-Day Suspension Not Adequate Sanction For Misconduct in Four Separate Matters

  • Matter of Best v. N.Y.C. Dep't of Fin. Parking Violations Bureau

    Publication Date: 2019-12-23
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Queens
    Judge: Justice Robert J. McDonald
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 5398/2019

    Petition to Vacate, Annul Appeals Board Decision Affirming Violation Denied as Time-Barred

  • Taffet v. Wexler

    Publication Date: 2019-12-19
    Practice Area: Judges
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk
    Judge: Justice Carmen St. George
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jordan Taffet Petitioner Pro Se.
    for defendant: Andrew K. Preston, Esq., Bee Ready Fishbein Hatter & Donovan, LLP.
    Case Number: 4192/17

    Petitioner Failed to Properly Serve Defendants, Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Entertain Suit

  • Ford Motor Co. v. Knecht

    Publication Date: 2019-12-18
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Automotive | Chemicals and Materials | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Vaughn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christian J. Singewald and Rochelle L. Gumapac, White and Williams, LLP, Wilmington, DE, Jessica L. Ellsworth, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC for appellant.
    for defendant: Adam Balick and Patrick J. Smith, Balick & Balick, LLP; Bartholomew J. Dalton, Ipek K. Medford, Andrew C. Dalton, and Michael C. Dalton, Dalton & Associates, P.A., Wilmington, DE for appellee.
    Case Number: D68807

    Trial court erred in denying new trial/remittitur motion on excessive verdict motions when it focused on defendant's share of damages rather than the entire compensatory damages verdict.

  • Hogue v. Bd. of Ed. of City Sch. Dist. of City of NY

    Publication Date: 2019-12-13
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Lyle Frank
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 150393/2019

    Reasonableness of Perception of Discrimination Is Not Resolvable on Motion to Dismiss