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  • People v. Am. Hope Grp.

    Publication Date: 2017-12-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Kathryn Freed
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant: American Hope Group, Inc. f/k/a L & S Knatte Corp. and Mauricio Villamarin Martinez, individually and as principal of American Hope Group, Inc., Respondents
    Case Number: 451998/2016

    AG Entitled to Collect Full Payment for Respondents' Violation of Consent Order/Judgment

  • Matter of Ijeoma F.A. v. Okechukwu D.

    Publication Date: 2017-12-22
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Family Court, Queens
    Judge: Judge John Hunt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the Mother, Ivette M. Zelaya, Esq.
    for defendant: For the Father, Adewole David Agbayewa, Esq.; Attorney for the Child, Heidi Luna, Esq.
    Case Number: O-11061/17

    Father Granted Motion to Dismiss Mother's Family Offense Petition for Lack of Jurisdiction

  • December 21, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    Battered Brooklyn Student's Negligent Supervision Case Goes Forward

    The panel's decision and the lawsuit leveled by a former student at Abraham Lincoln High School focuses on an issue that could have implications for the school system citywide: How far must school staff go to protect their students from assault?

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  • Romano v. Northrop Grumman Corp.

    Publication Date: 2017-12-21
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Aerospace
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
    Judge: District Judge Denis Hurley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: By Hunter Shkolnik, Esq., Paul J. Napoli, Esq., Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York, New York. By Brittany Weiner, Esq., Vincent Imbesi, Esq., Imbesi Law P.C., New York, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendants Northrop Grumman Corp. and Northrop Grumman Sys. Corp.: By Frank Leone, Esq., Donald W. Fowler, Esq., Hollingsworth LLP, Washington, D.C. By Grant Esposito, Esq., Jessica Kaufman, Esq., Morrison & Foerster LLP, New York, New York. For Defendant Town of Oyster Bay: By Peter Tamigi, Esq., Milber Makris Plousadis & Seiden LLP, Woodbury, New York.
    Case Number: 16 Civ. 5760

    CAFA Provides Jurisdiction Over Hazardous Substances Suit Against Defense Contractor

  • V.S. v. A.S.

    Publication Date: 2017-12-21
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Westchester
    Judge: Justice John Colangelo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Jennifer Jill O'Hara, Esq., Delbello, Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr, LLP, White Plains, NY.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendant: Evan Wiederkehr, Esq., Miller Zeiderman & Wiederkehr, LLP, White Plains, NY.
    Case Number: 58759/2017

    Post-Nuptial Agreement Substantially Complied with Child Support Standards Act

  • People v. Northern Leasing Systems Inc.

    Publication Date: 2017-12-21
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Lucy Billings
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 450460/2016

    Respondents Counsel Not Liable for Petitioners Fraudulent Business Activity

  • Estate of Curtis

    Publication Date: 2017-12-21
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Surrogate's Court, Ulster
    Judge: Surrogate Sara W. McGinty
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Calman Greenberg, Esq., Bronx, New York, as attorney for the Estate and Administrator Kellar Kellar & Jaiven,LLP, Kingston, New York.
    for defendant: For Objectant: Mitchell L. Jaiven, Esq.
    Case Number: 2014-543/A

    Administrator/Estate Attorney Failed in Duty to Estate, and to Maximize Estates Value

  • Matter of Rich

    Publication Date: 2017-12-21
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Attorney Grievance Committee
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jorge Dopico, Chief Attorney, Attorney Grievance Committee, New York (Raymond Vallejo, of counsel), for petitioner.
    for defendant: Michael S. Ross, Esq. for respondent.
    Case Number: M-3879

    In the Matter of Stuart I. Rich, an attorney and counselor-at-law.

  • In The Matter Of April Dabney-Froe.

    Publication Date: 2017-12-21
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Warren Raymond Hinds (Warren R. Hinds, P.C.), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S17Y1823

    The Supreme Court accepted an attorney's petition for voluntary surrender of her license to practice law arising out of her multiple failures to promptly give clients an accounting of settlement proceeds, disburse settlement funds, and/or pay medical bills in her clients cases.

  • December 20, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    Challenges in Successfully Asserting the Fifth Amendment

    Southern District Civil Practice Roundup columnists Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul discuss a recent decision in which the court's particularized analysis of the Fifth Amendment in the specific context presented, as well as its procedural considerations, provide useful guidance for counsel whose clients seek to invoke or limit the invocation of the privilege in civil litigation.

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