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  • Guinnip v. Maresca

    Publication Date: 2018-09-20
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Genine Edwards
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff represented by Jeffrey B. Bloom, Esq. of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf.
    for defendant: Codefendant Dr. Sherburne represented by Matthew J. Kibler, Esq. of Feldman Kieffer, LLP.; Movants, defendants Dr. Okolica and Auburn Community Hospital represented by Molly C. Casey, Esq. of Thuillez, Ford, Gold, Butler & Monroe, LLP.
    Case Number: 514893/2017

    Defendants Fail to Establish Rationale for Discretionary Venue Change

  • Delay et al. v. Sutton, Commissioner

    Publication Date: 2018-09-18
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Election and Political Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Melton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Angela Rene Fox, James Darren Summerville, Kurt Gregory Kastorf, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Dwight L. Thomas, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A0765

    Bill authorizing private entities to appoint public officials violates the state constitution.

  • In The Matter of Andrew Bennet Koplan.

    Publication Date: 2018-09-14
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Bennet Koplan, (Andrew B. Koplan, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Alison Leigh Burgess, Jenny K. Mittelman, Paula J. Frederick, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18Y1378

    Court Indefinitely Suspends License of Lawyer Under Indictment for Theft by Conversion Arising from Trust Mismanagement

  • People v. Blank

    Publication Date: 2018-09-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Bronx
    Judge: Justice April Newbauer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Petitioner pro se;
    for defendant: Respondent: Ross D. Mazer, Assistant District Attorney, New York County District Attorney's Office
    Case Number: 414-2018

    Defendant Ordered to Provide Saliva Sample for DNA Comparison to 9mm Pistol

  • Sloans v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-09-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Aaron Scott Palmer, (Middle Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office), Swainsboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Scott Orion Teague,, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Joshua Bradley Smith, A.D.A., Natalie Spires Paine, Henry Wayne Syms, Jr., (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A1138

    Court Rejects Appeal by Convicted Murderer Who Challenged Use of Autopsy Photos at Trial

  • Lynch v. Town of Greenburgh

    Publication Date: 2018-09-13
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice | Wrongful Death
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Westchester
    Judge: Justice Lawrence Ecker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiffs: Joseph Wallace, Esq., Via NYSCEF
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants Town of Greenburgh and Greenburgh Police Department Emergency Medical Services: Vigorito Barker Porter & Patterson, LLP, Via NYSCEF
    Case Number: 62551/2016

    Fact Questions Exist if Special Duty Created Between EMT, Decedent; Town Denied Dismissal

  • Reingold v. Bowins

    Publication Date: 2018-09-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk
    Judge: Justice Sanford Berland
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Pltf's Attorney: Ivars Berzins, P.C., Babylon, NY
    for defendant: Deft Pro Se: Barbara Bowins Reingold, Stony Brook, NY
    Case Number: 02-24800

    Reargument of Prior Decision Granting Motion to Punish Defendant for Contempt Denied

  • In The Matter of Scott L. Podvin

    Publication Date: 2018-09-13
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adrienne Denise Nash, Paula J. Frederick , Jenny K. Mittelman (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Scott L. Podvin, Miami Beach, for appellee. Anthony B. Askew, Bridget B. Bagley, Atlanta, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S18Y1511

    Attorney Suspended During Duration of Florida Suspension After Ignoring Clients and Financial Obligations in Florida Practice

  • In The Matter of Nathaniel Antonio Barnes, Jr.

    Publication Date: 2018-09-12
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nathaniel Antonio Barnes, Jr., Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jonathan Winslow Hewett, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18Y0982

    Court Accepts Jointly-Submitted Petition for Voluntary Suspension for Lawyer Who Admitted to Using Cocaine

  • In The Matter of Ricardo L. Polk

    Publication Date: 2018-09-11
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ricardo L. Polk, Mableton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, Andreea N. Morrison (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18Y1385

    Court Extends Suspension of Lawyer For Failing to Comply with Terms of Previous Suspensions