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  • Nations v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-04-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Juwayn Haddad (Haddad Law Group, LLC), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Elizabeth Haase Brock (Department of Law), Atlanta; Paul L. Howard, Jr., David K. Getachew-Smith, Sr., Lyndsey Hurst Rudder (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S17A1597

    The trial court did not plainly err in admitting into evidence defendant's prior armed robbery conviction in his murder trial because, pretermitting whether admission of the evidence amounted to clear or obvious error, defendant could not show that the admission of the evidence affected his substantial rights, in light of the strength of the evidence of his guilt.

  • C.N. v. Pat Corsetti Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-04-13
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Products Liability
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Rockland
    Judge: Justice Robert Berliner
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 032370/2015

    Plaintiffs Fail to Raise Issue of Village's Negligence or Failure to Keep Premises Safe

  • April 12, 2018 |

    Silveti v. Ohio Valley Nursing Home, Inc.

    Click Here FC&S Legal Expert AnalysisSilveti v. Ohio Valley Nursing Home, Inc.Supreme Court of Appeals of West VirginiaApril 4, 2018, Submitted; April…

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  • 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 Andre Keith Sanders.

    Publication Date: 2018-04-12
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wolanda R. Shelton, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andre Keith Sanders (Sanders Law PA), Saint Petersburg; Andre Keith Sanders, Saint Petersburg, for appellee. Jessica Oglesby, Atlanta; Bridget B. Bagley, Atlanta; Anthony B. Askew, Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: S18Y0383

    The Supreme Court imposed a 5-year suspension with conditions for reinstatement on an attorney as reciprocal discipline following disciplinary action in Florida.

  • 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.

  • Matter of Boyd v. N.Y.C Employees' Retirement Sys.

    Publication Date: 2018-04-12
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Katherine Levine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Petitioner: Law Offices of Nada Torabi, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Respondent: Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 513811/2016

    NYCERS' Trustees Denial of Disability Benefits to Correction's Officer Arbitrary, Annulled

  • 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

  • April 11, 2018 | Delaware Business Court Insider

    Movie Theater Chain Investors Seek Appraisal in $3.6B Merger

    Former investors in the movie theater chain Regal Entertainment Group on Tuesday filed a petition in the Delaware Court of Chancery seeking appraisal of their shares in connection with the movie theater chain's $3.6 billion merger with U.K.-based Cineworld Group.

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  • April 11, 2018 | New York Law Journal

    Stockholder Challenges to Executive Compensation

    Corporate Litigation columnists Joseph M. McLaughlin and Shannon K. McGovern write: The Delaware Supreme Court recently clarified the limits of the stockholder ratification defense in litigation challenging director compensation awarded under the parameters of a stockholder-approved compensation plan.

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