• In re Renren Inc. Derivative Litigation

    Publication Date: 2020-06-02
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Commercial Law
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Andrew Borrok
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 653594/2018

    Shareholder Action Makes Out Prima Facie Case Under 'Fraud on the Minority Exception'

  • Sandlow v. 305 Riverside Corp.

    Publication Date: 2020-06-02
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Lucy Billings
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Robert E. Sokolski Esq. and Daphna Zekaria Esq., Sokolski & Zekaria, P.C., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant: Niles C. Welikson Esq., Horing Welikson Rosen & Digrugilliers, P.C., Williston Park, NY.

    Case Number: 106025/2011

    Tenant Entitled to Damages for Fraudulent Scheme to Keep Apartment Deregulated

  • Hegar v. American Multi Cinema

    Publication Date: 2020-06-01
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Tax
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Busby
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 17-0464

    At issue in this franchise tax case was whether a movie theater may subtract film exhibition costs as a cost of goods sold when calculating its taxable margin under section 171.1012 of the Tex. Tax Code.

  • Cozzi v. Cozzi

    Publication Date: 2020-05-29
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk
    Judge: Justice Cheryl Joseph
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff's Attorney: Karyn A. Villar, PLLC, Hauppauge, New York.
    for defendant: Defendant's Attorney: Michael J. Alber, P.C., Huntington Station, NY. Attorney for the Children: Domenik Veraldi, Jr., Esq., Islandia, New York.

    Case Number: 05870/2018

    Wife's Appointed Counsel's Representation Now Private in Nature at Private Pay Hourly Rate

  • In the Matter of D. Duston Tapley, Jr.

    Publication Date: 2020-05-29
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: D. Duston Tapley, Jr., (D. Dustin Tapley, Jr. Attorney at Law), Vidalia, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Quentin LaMont Marlin, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP), Savannah, for other party.

    Case Number: S20Y0754

    Special Master Disregarded Relevant Evidence Regarding Accused Attorney's Mental Competence

  • Mills v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-05-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason Michael McLendon, (McLendon Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Matthew Kyle Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew David O'Brien, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Ryan Reese Leonard, Samantha J Newman, Aimee F. Sobhani, (Douglas County District Attorney's Office), Douglasville, for appellee.

    Case Number: S20A0364

    Trial Court Erred in Excusing Holdout Juror Without Sufficient Inquiry or Good Cause

  • Yakubov v. Gaft

    Publication Date: 2020-05-28
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Devin Cohen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 503904/2014

    Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Fraud, Unjust Enrichment Claims Denied

  • In the Matter of Jared Michael Arrington

    Publication Date: 2020-05-27
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jared Michael Arrington, (J. Michael Arrington, P.C.), Franklin, for appellee.

    Case Number: S20Y0312

    Court approves disbarment of attorney that failed to procure total insurance policy and to refund fees paid for that policy.

  • 1626 Second Ave. LLC v. Metro. Transp. Auth.

    Publication Date: 2020-05-26
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Lisa Sokoloff
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 151297/2015

    Adding Additional Claims Against MTA, NYCTA Granted; Adding New Defendant Denied

  • In the Matter of Muhammad Abdul-Warit Abdur-Rahim

    Publication Date: 2020-05-26
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George O. Lawson, Jr., (Lawson & Thornton, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, James Stephen Lewis, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S20Y0209

    Court accepts attorney's petition for voluntary discipline after attorney was disruptive and disrespectful at a criminal arraignment