• Whittaker v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-09-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Kyle Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Meghan Hobbs Hill, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Herbert E. Franklin, Jr., Matthew William Moore, (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney), LaFayette, Chris Allen Arnt, (Superior Court Judge-LMJC), Trenton, for appellee.

    Case Number: S23A0613

    Evidence of Defendant's Brutal and Excessive Attacks Supported Malice Murder Conviction

  • FAMILY GUARDIAN SERVICES, INC., as Guardian of PHILIP A. ROBINSON, an Incapacitated Person v. Fensterman

    Publication Date: 2023-09-21
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Karen B. Rothenberg
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 531117/2022

    Motion to Dismiss Granted in Part as Plaintiff Had Not Relation to Debt or Debtor

  • Alvarado Guano v 20125 Owners Corp

    Publication Date: 2023-09-20
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Leslie A. Stroth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 159124/2021

    Plaintiff Compelled By Court to Answer Notice to Admit in Labor Law Case

  • Holifield v. XRI Inv. Holdings LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-09-18
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Consulting | Energy | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael W. McDermott, Richard I. G. Jones, Jr., David B. Anthony, Zachary J. Schnapp, Harry W. Shenton, IV, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: A. Thompson Bayliss, Eric A. Veres, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robert N. Hochman, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL, Margaret Hope Allen, Angela C. Zambrano, Yolanda Cornejo Garcia, Sidley Austin LLP, Dallas, TX; Robin Wechkin, Sidley Austin LLP, Issaquah, WA for appellee.

    Case Number: 407, 2022

    Court declined to disavow jurisprudence holding that parties to an LLC agreement could impose incurable voidness on purported transactions under the agreement since the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act gave broad contractual freedom in an operating agreement.

  • D & V Realty LLC v Klyukin

    Publication Date: 2023-09-14
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Joel M. Cohen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 656782/2022

    Partial Summary Judgment Denied in Part and Granted in Part in Real Estate Action

  • Kanner v. Westchester Medical Group

    Publication Date: 2023-08-30
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Bronx
    Judge: Justice Fidel E. Gomez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 814373/22E

    Contract's Terms Controlling, Arbitration Compelled in Breach of Contract Claim

  • Madigan v. Berkley Capital LLC.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-30
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Aaron D. Maslow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 516351/2017

    Motion to Dismiss Granted in Securities Case as Defendant Repelled Plaintiff's Arguments

  • State v. Allen

    Publication Date: 2023-08-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Patterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Margaret McLane, Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Margaret McLane, of counsel and on the briefs, and Glenn D. Kassman, Designated Counsel, on the briefs)
    for defendant: Alecia Woodard, Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor (Raymond S. Santiago, Monmouth County Prosecutor, attorney; Alecia Woodard, of counsel and on the briefs, and Monica do Outeiro, Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor, on the briefs)

    Case Number: A-55-21 (086699)

    Playing Surveillance Video of Incident During Investigating Detective's Testimony Harmless Error Due to Other Evidence of Guilt

  • Allen v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott Richard King, (SK Law Group), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Elizabeth Haase Brock, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Elizabeth A. Baker, Constance Monique Harris, Marie Greene Broder, (Griffin Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Griffin, for appellee.

    Case Number: S23A0436

    Crime-Scene Video Did Not Support Defendant's Self-Defense Claim

  • Wood v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Allen Yurachek, (Yurachek & Associates, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Elizabeth Haase Brock, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Tuttle Wright Barksdale, III, (Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Gray, for appellee.

    Case Number: S23A0637

    Evidence Did Not Support Defendant's Claim He Shot Victim in Self-Defense