• Madan v. Malik

    Publication Date: 2020-11-06
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Monroe
    Judge: Justice Richard Dollinger
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the Plaintiff Manish Madan: Brian J. Barney, Esq., Barney & Barney, LLP, Rochester, New York.
    for defendant: For the Defendant, Sunita D. Malik: Maureen A. Pineau, Esq., Rochester, New York.

    Case Number: 10-12535

    Husband Must Replace Wife's Current Vehicle at 75,000 Miles Under Separation Agreement

  • Lester v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-11-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Harold Burton Baker, (Tift Judicial Circuit Public Defender), Tifton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Meghan Hobbs Hill, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Clifford Paul Bowden, Jennifer Dawn Hart, Robert Alan Rogers, Patrick Warren, (Tift Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Tifton, for appellee.

    Case Number: S20A0827

    Trial Court Did Not Err in Admitting Statements Defendant Made to Law Enforcement After Victim's Death or in Denying His Motion for Mistrial Arising From the Presence of an Alternate Juror During Jury Deliberations

  • Tamm Consulting v. Catenary Constr. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-05
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Supreme Court, Bronx
    Judge: Justice Wilma Guzman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 0300113/2018

    Dismantling Shelves Inside Storage Unit Does Not Give Rise to Labor Law Claims

  • Weingarten v. Kopelowitz

    Publication Date: 2020-11-05
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Rockland
    Judge: Justice Paul Marx
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 036692/2019

    Plaintiff Who Did Not Suffer a Direct Injury Lacks Standing to Bring RICO Claim

  • Glenn v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-11-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin Alston Pearlman, (Western Judicial Circuit Public Defender), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kenneth W. Mauldin, Brian Vance Patterson, (Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Athens, for appellee.

    Case Number: S19G1236

    Common Law Right to Resist Unlawful Arrest Includes Right to Use Proportionate Force Against Government Property to Counter Illegal Detention

  • Duncan v. Black Veterans for Social Justice Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-04
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Non-Profit
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Lillian Wan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 518432/2017

    Veterans' Organization Owed No Duty of Care to Client in Apartment It Did Not Operate

  • Fulton County v. Ward-Poag

    Publication Date: 2020-11-04
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Civil Procedure | Whistleblower Laws
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leslie J Bryan, Allegra J. Lawrence, Maia Jeanelle Cogen, Lisa Michele Haldar, (Lawrence & Bundy LLC), Atlanta, Kaye Woodard Burwell, (Office of the Fulton County Attorney), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rebecca Wyatt McLaws, (McLaws law group LLC), Marietta, for appellee. Lisa Young Smith West, (The West Firm), Atlanta, for Other Party. Philip Michael Thompson, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP), Savannah, David Norton Nelson, (Chambless, Higdon, Richardson, Katz & Griggs, LLP), Macon, Elissa Blache Haynes, (Drew, Eckl & Farnham LLP), Atlanta, Malissa Anne Kaufold-Wiggins, (Balch & Bingham, LLP), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant.

    Case Number: S19G1619

    Triable Factual Issues as to Whether Party's Inconsistent Position in Bankruptcy Case Barred Her Whistleblower Claims

  • In the Matter of Pamela Sturdivant Stephenson.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-30
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Taurean Stephenson, Lithonia, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wolanda R. Shelton, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S21Y0081

    Court Accepts Petition for Voluntary Surrender of License by Lawyer Who Was Suspended After Failing to Respond to State Bar's Notice of Investigation

  • In the Matter of Timothy Walter Boyd.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-30
    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, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lance Witherspoon Gowens, (The Gowens Law Firm, LLC), Cumming, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Laura Joan Murphree, (Cobb County Superior Court Administration), Marietta, for other party.

    Case Number: S20Y1503

    Court Rejects Attorney's Third Petition for Voluntary Discipline, Citing the Excessive Nature of the Attorney's Bar Violations

  • Pierce v.Tenly Corp.

    Publication Date: 2020-10-29
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Robin Sheares
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 501687/2016

    Court Dismissed Negligence, Labor Law §§200, 241(6) Claims Against Renter of Equipment