• Henderson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-09-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Vance Patterson, (The Law Office of Brian V. Patterson, LLC), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Deborah D. Wellborn, Sherry Boston, Thomas L. Williams, (Dekalb County District Attorney’s Office), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: S23A0559

    Court affirms convictions of jointly-tried defendants for malice murder and other crimes over their multiple challenges and contentions of trial court error

  • Louisma v. Apex Technical School

    Publication Date: 2023-09-26
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Aaron D. Maslow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Defendant: Zachary D. Oliva of counsel, Goldberg, Segalla, White Plains.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1624/2018

    Summary Judgment Granted as Pro Se Plaintiff's Complaint Was Riddled With Deficiencies

  • Reese v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-09-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Kyle Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Alex Martin Bernick, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S23A0550

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder and drug charges over defendant's contentions of trial court jury instruction error and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Appellate Division, First Department: September 25, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-09-25
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appeals & Motions List released on:September 21, 2023

  • Elisa W. v. City of New York

    Publication Date: 2023-09-25
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Joseph F. Bianco
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Antony L. Ryan, Justin C. Clarke, Nicole M. Peles, on the brief, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY, Marcia Robinson Lowry, A Better Childhood, Inc., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee City of New York: Claude S. Platton & Richard Dearing, on the brief, Jamison Davies, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York for Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Sheila J. Poole: Ester Murdukhayeva, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Elizabeth A. Brody, Assistant Solicitor General, for Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, New York State Office of the Attorney General, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 22-7

    Court Erred in Analyzing FRCP 23(a) Requirements in Class Suit Over NYC Foster Care System

  • In the Interest of C.J.B.

    Publication Date: 2023-09-25
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Wilson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 14-23-00186/00208-CV

    In September 2021, T.A.B., a four-year-old minor, was sent to the school nurse for a four-inch laceration on his arm.

  • Moulder v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-09-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, Ashleigh Bartkus Merchant, (The Merchant Law Firm, P.C.), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Elizabeth Haase Brock, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Linda Jeanne Dunikoski, Flynn Duncan Broady, Jr., (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S23A0508

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder and other crimes over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • TOMRA of N. Am. Inc. v. Count & Crush LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-09-25
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Stewart
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Peter A. Lauricella, Esq., Nicole Haimson, Esq., Andrew S. Holland, Esq., Christopher Priore, Esq., Olivia Orlando, Esq., of counsel, Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP, Albany, New York.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants: Andrew C. Rose, Esq., of counsel, Nixon Peabody LLP, Albany, New York. Attorneys for Defendants: George J. Marcus, Esq., Daniel L. Rosenthal, Esq., of counsel, Marcus, Clegg, Bals & Rosenthal, P.A., Portland, Maine.

    Case Number: 1:18-CV-1266

    Fact Questions Predominate in Breach Action, Requiring Denial of Summary Judgment Motion

  • September 22, 2023 | Law.com

    At Oral Argument, Law Firm Says It Didn't Violate Client's Privacy With Press Release Announcing Med Mal Verdict

    "Counsel, are you asserting that somehow this private information that was disclosed at a public trial regains its confidentiality after the trial is over?" Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lisa Holder White asked the plaintiff's attorney at one point.

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  • September 22, 2023 | Daily Report Online

    Reversed—Again: Rare Victory and Supreme Court Ruling Impacts Business Tax

    "[T]he lease payments Funvestment makes to Tiny Towne for its lease of the COAMs—which also constitute income to Tiny Towne—are exempt from sales and use taxes under OCGA § 48-8-3 (43)," the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled. "Funvestment is not obligated to pay nor is Tiny Towne obligated to remit any sales and use taxes to the DOR on these lease revenues."

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