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  • Frett v. State Farm Employee Workers' Compensation et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-13
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation | Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Blackwell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Eugene Bourne, Elliot Jackson Bourne, (Benzine Law Group), Cumming, Nicholas Dale Benzine, (Benzine Law Group), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles E. Harris, IV, Karen G. Lowell, (Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Todd K. Maziar, (Morgan & Morgan, PLLC), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant.
    Case Number: S19G0447

    Employee Who Slipped and Fell on Employer's Premises While Preparing to Eat Lunch Was Covered by Workers' Compensation

  • Overstock.com, Inc. v. State of Delaware ex rel. French

    Publication Date: 2020-07-08
    Practice Area: Whistleblower Laws
    Industry: E-Commerce | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Vaughn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael P. Kelly, Matthew J. Rifino, Hayley J. Reese and Matthew Wright, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE and Washington, DC for Overstock.com, Inc.
    for defendant: Thomas E. Brown, Edward K. Black and Stephen G. McDonald, Deputy Attorney Generals, Wilmington, DE for the state. Laina M. Herbert and Vivek Upadhya, Grant & Eisenhofer, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff French.
    Case Number: D69045

    The failure to file a statement regarding expired gift cards with the state escheat office did not amount to a false statement under the Delaware False Claims and Reporting Act. Reversed.

  • Matter of W.L.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-07
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Tompkins
    Judge: Justice David Guy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner: Amy B. Egitton, Esq.
    for defendant: Greg Catarella, Esq., Court appointed counsel to Dr. L. Mariette Geldenhuys, Esq., Court Evaluator.
    Case Number: 2020-0187

    Attorney Under POA Granted Reasonable Compensation at 75% of Standard Hourly Rate

  • In re Teagan K.-O.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-06
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McDonald
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: SC 20245

    Connecticut Does Not Have Jurisdiction To Make Any Rulings In Lawsuit Involving "Predictive Neglect" Of Child Born In Florida

  • Dual Diagnosis Treatment v. Complete Business Solutions

    Publication Date: 2020-07-02
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Andrew Borrok
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 655860/2018

    Leave to Amend Answer With Proposed Counterclaims Not Found Devoid of Merit Granted

  • Nettles v. GTECH Corp

    Publication Date: 2020-06-29
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Busby
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1010

    The Lottery Commission contracted with respondent GTech for instant ticket manufacturing and services and it designed a scratch off game with input from the commission.

  • Friedman v. Martinez

    Publication Date: 2020-06-29
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Rabner
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William J. Buckley (Schenck, Price, Smith & King, attorneys; Thomas J. Cotton, on the briefs); Jeffrey S. Mandel (Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Mandel, attorneys; Jeffrey S. Mandel, on the brief)
    for defendant: Franklin P. Solomon (Solomon Law Firm, Locks Law Firm, and Hill Wallack, attorneys; Franklin P. Solomon, Michael A. Galpern, and Suzanne M. Marasco, of counsel, and Franklin P. Solomon and Marissa K. Vila, on the brief)
    Case Number: A-37/81-18 (081093)

    Adverse Summary Judgment Affirmed Where Plaintiffs Presented Insufficient Evidence to Infer They Used Restrooms While Hidden Cameras Had Been Placed

  • Concerned Citizens of Farmington v. Town of Farmington

    Publication Date: 2020-06-24
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Ontario
    Judge: Justice Charles Schiano Jr.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioners By: Frances M. Kabat, Esq., The Zoghlin Group, PLLC, Ochester, New York.
    for defendant: For Respondents: Town of Farmington, and Town of Farmington Planning Board: By: Sheldon W. Boyce, Jr., Esq., Brenna Boyce, PLLC, Rochester, NY. For Respondents Delaware River Solar, LLC Roger Smith, and Carol Smith: By: Terence L. Robinson Jr., Esq., Muehe Maue & Robinson, LLP, Canandaigua, NY.
    Case Number: 126079-2019

    Challenge to Planning Board's Negative Declaration Not Ripe for Review Under Article 78

  • Yang v. New PFL Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-06-19
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Gerald Lebovits
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Ge Qu of counsel, Hang & Associates PLLC, Flushing, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants: Bo Chen of counsel, Kevin Kerveng Tung, P.C., Flushing, NY.
    Case Number: 655764/2017

    Parties' Conflicting Evidence, Counterclaims in Labor Law Wage Suit Bars Summary Judgment

  • Hood v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-06-19
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Wayne Tarleton, (Office of the Appellate Defender), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Alex Martin Bernick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Emily Kathleen Richardson, Deborah D. Wellborn, Sherry Boston, Zina B. Gumbs, (Dekalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0343

    No Reasonable Probability That Engaging Independent Firearms Expert Would Have Altered Trial Result