• Hartford Courant Co. LLC v. Carroll

    Publication Date: 2021-02-05
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff Appellee: William S. Fish, Jr., Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, Hartford Connecticut, on the brief, Katie Townsend, The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants: Alma Rose Nunley, Michael Skold, Assistant Attorneys General, on the brief, Clare Kindall, Solicitor General, for William Tong, Attorney General, Hartford, Connecticut. For Amicus Curiae Floyd Abrams Institute For Freedom of Expression, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: David A. Shulz, Sara Sampoli (Law Student), and Emily Wang (Law Student), Yale Law School Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic, New Haven, Connecticut.

    Case Number: 20-2744

    Press Has Qualified First Amendment Right of Access to Criminal Prosecutions of Juveniles

  • Appellate Division, Second Department:January 27, 2021

    Publication Date: 2021-01-29
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, Second Department:January 27, 2021

  • In the Interest of K. G. V., a child.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-27
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Darice Good, (Darice M. Good, LLC d.b.a Good Legal Firm, LLC), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Yari Lawson, (Lawson Raines, LLP), Lawrenceville, Cynthia Lain, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Tyler Vandenberg, Christina Bridger, (Bridger Law Firm), Duluth, for appellee. LeAnne Hicks, (The Chancey Law Firm, PC), Braselton, Linda McKinley, Rachel Patton, (Attorney at Law), Winder, for other party.

    Case Number: A21A0033

    Court reverses dismissal of a permanent guardian's petition for adoption, ruling that permanent guardianship does not foreclose the guardian from seeking adoption

  • Igo v. ACTS Ret. Life Cmtys.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-20
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Rocanelli
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michele D. Allen, Emily A. Biffen, Allen & Associates, Wilmington, DE for claimant.
    for defendant: Anthony N. Delcollo, Offit Kurman, P.A., Wilmington, DE for employer.

    Case Number: D69265

    A determination by the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board that claimant was terminated for just cause was not supported by substantial evidence, and the board's decision also contained other legal errors.

  • January 19, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Former Partner Sues Reed Smith, Alleging Gender Discrimination

    The New Jersey lawyer said her experience shows a "stark contrast" from the firm's touted culture. Reed Smith denies the allegations.

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  • Appellate Division, Second Department:January 13, 2021

    Publication Date: 2021-01-15
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Appeals
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, Second Department:January 13, 2021

  • Am W. Home Ins. Co. v. Gjonaj Realty & Mgmt. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-13
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
    Judge: Justice Colleen Duffy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Respondent: Patti F. Potash, Alexandra E. Rigney, and Jennifer F. Mindlin of counsel, Fleischner Potash, White Plains, NY.
    for defendant: For Appellants Gjonaj Realty & Management Co. and 28-47 Webb Avenue Associates, LLC: Y. Albert Dauti of counsel, The Dauti Law Firm, P.C., New York, NY. For Appellant Viktor Gecaj: Jeffrey A. Berson of counsel, Berson & Budashewitz, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 2018-03435

    Given Reservation of Rights Insurer Not Barred From Refusing Continued Defense in Action

  • Rice et al. v. Fulton County, Georgia et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-06
    Practice Area: Class Actions | Real Estate | Tax
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mitchell Graham, (G. Roger Land & Associates), Atlanta, G. Land, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Jonathan Palmer, (Knight Palmer, LLC), Atlanta, Ranse Partin, (Conley Griggs Partin LLP), Atlanta, Lindsey Hillis, Delia Williams-Carroll, (The Hillis Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Colin Delaney, Anthony Rollins, Edward Wasmuth, Leah Sears, Robin Burnette, (Smith Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, Detriss Thomas, Cheryl Ringer, Patrise Perkins-Hooker, Kaye Burwell, (Fulton County Office of the County Attorney), Atlanta, Jeffrey Haymore, (Dillard Sellers, LLC), Atlanta, Anamaria Hazard, Reginald Martin, (City of Atlanta, Law Department), Atlanta, C. Thomas, Michael Stacy, (Bovis, Kyle, Burch & Medlin, LLC), Atlanta, Ken Jarrard, Gregory Meyer, (Jarrard & Davis, LLP), Cumming, Patrick Stough, E. Cox, Dennis Davenport, (McNally, Fox, Grant & Davenport, P.C.), Fayetteville, Richard Lindsey, (Lindsey Law Firm PC), Peachtree City, Winston Denmark, (Fincher Denmark LLC), Jonesboro, Emilia Walker, (Fincher Denmark LLC), Atlanta, John O'Neal, (Clayton County Boad of Commisioners), Jonesboro, Valorri Jones, (Fincher Denmark LLC), Jonesboro, Christa Freeman, (City of Atlanta Department of Law), Atlanta, Michael Huening, (Fincher Denmark LLC), Atlanta, Meredith Germain, (Turner Ross Germain, LLC), Marietta, William Turner, (Turner & Ross, LLC), Marietta, Daniel Lee, (Attorney For The City of Sandy Springs), Sandy Springs, Matthew Weiss, (Freeman Mathis & Gary), Atlanta, Brad Bowman, Decatur, Chad Alexis, (Dekalb County Law Department), Decatur, Ernest Bennett, (Carothers & Mitchell, LLC), Buford, Richard Carothers, (Attorney at Law), Buford, David Davidson, Robert Hulsey, (Attorney at Law), Roswell, Lajuana Ransaw, Andrew Welch, Priya Patel, (Smith Welch Webb & White, LLC), McDonough, for appellee.

    Case Number: A20A1898

    Taxpayers Stated Class Action Claim Under Tax Refund Statute For Allegedly Illegal Assessments

  • Appellate Division, Second Department:December 30, 2020

    Publication Date: 2021-01-05
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Handdown List released on: December 30, 2020
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, Second Department:December 30, 2020

  • Allen v. Robitaille

    Publication Date: 2021-01-04
    Practice Area: Damages | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Connecticut Superior Court, Tolland J.D. at Rockville
    Judge: Judge Sicilian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: CV-18-6016384

    Court Awarded Damages in Lawsuit Arising from Car Accident