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  • The Bank of New York Mellon v. Kantrow, 603779/2015

    Publication Date: 2017-10-11
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    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk County, I.A.S. Part 33
    Judge: Justice Thomas F. Whelan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Stern & Eisenberg, P.C., Depew NY.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants Fred S. Kantrow and Marlene Kantrow: Allan B. Mendelsohn, LLP, Huntington NY.
    Case Number: 603779/2015

    Plaintiff's Action Timely as Prior Action Discontinued, Serving as Revo

  • In the interest of E. G. L. B. et al., children.

    Publication Date: 2017-10-11
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rodney Quarles (Attorney at Law), Chatsworth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr (Attorney General), Atlanta; Dennis Dunn (Deputy Attorney General), Atlanta; Penny Hannah (Assistant Attorney General), Cynthia Johnson (Johnson Law PC), Cohutta; Shalen Nelson (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A0881

    There was not clear and convincing evidence supporting the juvenile court's order terminating father's parental rights to his two minor children and the Court of Appeals thus vacated the order.

  • Shawe v. Pincus

    Publication Date: 2017-10-11
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Sleet
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant: David L. Finger and David B. Goldstein for plaintiff Philip R. Shawe; Jeremy D. Eicher for plaintiff Shirley Shawe; Douglas D. Herman, John K. Villa, Charles Davant IV and Anne M. Rucker for defendant Robert B. Pincus; Joseph C. Handlon, Lauren E. Maguire and Ryan P. Connell for defendant Jeffrey W. Bullock.
    Case Number: D67901

    The federal court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over plaintiffs action which they filed after receiving an adverse state court ruling in a related matter. Motion to dismiss granted.

  • October 10, 2017 | Daily Report Online

    SCOTUS to Hear Oral Arguments in Florida-Georgia Water War

    The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday it will hear oral arguments in the water use dispute between Georgia and Florida.

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  • October 10, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    Sheltering the Homeless in Rent Stabilized Units

    Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman discuss how, with homeless populations continuing to swell and charitable organizations looking to help house them, a thorough understanding of the applicable principles of rent stabilization is becoming increasingly essential. They discuss the recent decision of the Appellate Term, First Department in '2363 ACP Pineapple v. Iris House,' which they find highlights practitioners' misunderstanding of the theoretical issues involved.

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  • Brophy v. Town of Olive Planning Board, 17-1423

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
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    Court: Supreme Court, Ulster County
    Judge: Justice Richard Mott
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Petitioners: Ronald S. Pordy, Esq., Law Offices of Ronald S. Pordy, Kingston, NY. Larry Wolinsky, Esq., Jacobowitz and Gubits, LLP, Walden, NY.
    for defendant: Respondents: For Town of Olive Planning Board, Daniel G. Heppner, Esq., Rusk Wadlin Heppner & Martuscello, LLP, Kingston, NY. For Chester Karawatowski and Anne-Marie Johansson d/b/a Ashokan Dreams Bed and Breakfast: Richard R. Duvall, Esq., McCabe & Mack LLP, Poughkeepsie, NY.
    Case Number: 17-1423

    Motion for Preliminary Injunction Barring Additional Wedding Events at B&B

  • Whatley v. The State

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Genevieve Holmes (Appellate Division – GPDC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Morrison (Fulton County DA's Office), Atlanta; Paul Howard (District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A0940

    The evidence supported defendant's convictions for kidnapping, aggravated assault, two counts of robbery and two counts of false imprisonment and defendant failed to prove his several ineffective assistance of counsel claims.

  • October 9, 2017 |

    Workers’ Comp Forfeiture Law Was Unconstitutional, Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules in Hobby Lobby Case

    In a case involving an employee of Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that a forfeiture provision in the state’s workers’…

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  • October 9, 2017 |

    Gibby v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

    Click Here for FC&S Expert Legal AnalysisGibby v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of OklahomaOctober 3, 2017, Decided1140652017 OK 78 *;…

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  • Daniels v. The State

    Publication Date: 2017-10-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Justice Hines
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory Davis Smith (Conger & Smith, LCC), Bainbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Meghan Hobbs Hill (Department of Law), Atlanta; April Marie Hancock (Colquitt County District Attorney's Office), Moultrie; Bradfield M. Shealy (Southern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S17A0931

    The evidence supported defendants' convictions for felony murder, violations of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act and other crimes.