• October 21, 2016 |

    Vasquez v. Am. Cas. Co. Of Reading

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis Vasquezv.American Cas. Co. of Reading, PA. 2016 WL 5944996Only the Westlaw citation is currently available.Supreme…

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  • Lane v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-10-20
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rodney Lane, Glennville, proceeded pro se. Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Paige R. Whitaker, Deputy District Attorney, Marc A. Mallon, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Michael A. Oldham, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S16A0721

    The court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to grant defendant a continuance on the first day of to allow new counsel to prepare for

  • Ellison v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-10-20
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James A. Ellison, Alamo, proceeded pro se. Kenneth W. Mauldin, District Attorney, Kristopher M. Bolden District Attorney's Office, Athens, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, and Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S16A0602

    Defendant's sentence following his negotiated guilty plea to murder was void to the extent it purported to limit his eligibility for parole in a manner not authorized by statutory law, and the tria

  • October 20, 2016 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Meet the New Jersey Law Firm Associates—Class of 2016

    From the Editor Each fall the Law Journal takes stock of the many associates who have joined the bar or changed firms in the preceding year. It's safe to say that there are even

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  • Mendez-Garcia v. Lynch

    Publication Date: 2016-10-20
    Practice Area: Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2016-10-20
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Before: Barry G. Silverman, Sandra S. Ikuta, and Paul J. Watford, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Joseph Codner (argued), Law Offices of Michael J. Codner, San Diego, California; Murray D. Hilts, San Diego, California; for Petitioners.
    for defendant: Jane T. Schaffner (argued), Trial Attorney; Holly M. Smith and Janice K. Redfern, Senior Litigation Counsel; Linda S. Wernery, Assistant Director; Benjamin C. Mizer, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General; Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

    Case Number: No. 15-71931 No. 13-72924

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 11104 ALBERTO MENDEZ-GARCIA, Petitioner, v. LORETTA E. LYNCH, Atto

  • Gonzales v. CarMax Auto Superstores, LLC

    Publication Date: 2016-10-20
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry: Automotive
    Date Filed: 2016-10-20
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Cormac J. Carney, District Judge, Presiding Before: Stephen Reinhardt, Alex Kozinski, and Kim McLane Wardlaw, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hallen D. Rosner (argued), Rosner, Barry & Babbitt, LLP, San Diego, California, for Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.
    for defendant: Kurt A. Schlichter (argued), Steven C. Shonack, Jamie L. Keeton, Schlichter & Shonack, LLP, El Segundo, California, for Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

    Case Number: No. 14-56842 No. 14-56305

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 11098 TRAVIS Z. GONZALES, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. C

  • October 20, 2016 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Judge's 'Three Days' Remark to Jurors Ex Parte Voids Verdict

    A New Jersey trial judge's brief ex parte exchange with seemingly deadlocked jurors—followed almost immediately by a unanimous no-cause verdict—was enough to give a personal

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  • Matter of Village of South Blooming Grove v. Village of Kiryas Joel Board of Trustees, 7410/2015

    Publication Date: 2016-10-20
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Supreme Court, Orange County, Ninth Judicial District Environmental Claims Part
    Judge: Justice Gretchen Walsh
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Municipal Petitioners by: Philip E. Karmel, Esq., Bryan Cave LLP, New York, NY. Attorneys for Petitioners/Plaintiffs Preserve Hudson Valley, John Allegro, Emily Convers, and Louis Cerqua by: Daniel M. Richmond, Esq., Zarin & Steinmetz, White Plains, NY. Attorneys for Annexation Petitioners by: Steven Barshov, Esq., Sive Paget & Riesel, P.C., New York, NY.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Respondents Board of Trustees of Village of Kiryas Joel and Village of Kiryas Joel by: John J. Henry, Esq., Michael G. Sterthous, Esq., Robert S. Roborough IV, Esq., Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, Albany, NY. By: Michael H. Donnelly, Esq., Special Counsel for Respondents Town Board of Town of Monroe and Town of Monroe, Dickover, Donnelly & Donovan, LLP, Goshen, NY. By: Joel H. Sachs, Esq., Special Counsel for Respondents Town Board of Town of Monroe and Town of Monroe, Keane & Beane, PC, White Plains, NY.

    Case Number: 7410/2015

    Cite as: Matter of Village of South Blooming Grove v. Village of Kiryas Joel Board of Trustees, 7410/2015, NYLJ 1202770245515, at *1 (Sup

  • The People of the State of New York v. Brian Hakes

    Publication Date: 2016-10-20
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    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION THIRD DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Egan Jr., J.P, Lynch, Devine, Clark and Mulvey, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 106480

    Donna Maria Lasher, Youngsville, for appellant.James R. Farrell, District Attorney, Monticello (Meagan K. Galligan of counsel), for respondent.Appeal from a judgment of the Coun

  • In the Matter of Warren RR., Alleged to be a Neglected Child.

    Publication Date: 2016-10-20
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    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION THIRD DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Egan Jr., J.P., Lynch, Devine, Clark and Mulvey, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 520817

    Susan Patnode, Rural Law Center of New York, Castleton (Cynthia Feathers of counsel), for Brittany Q., appellant.Michelle I. Rosien, Philmont, for Christopher RR., appellant.Dav