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  • Pension Inv. 99 LLC v. Broad St. Plaza Assocs.

    Publication Date: 2020-01-07
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Joel Cohen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 654830/2019

    Plaintiff Granted Summary Judgment in Lieu of Complaint on Promissory Notes Due, Owing

  • In the Matter of Carla Burton Gaines.

    Publication Date: 2020-01-07
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jenny K. Mittelman, Paula J. Frederick, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Carla Burton Gaines, (Law Firm of Gaines and Associates PC), Atlanta, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Trishanda L. Treadwell, (Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP), Atlanta, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S19Y1471

    Disbarment Appropriate Sanction For Attorney Who Stole Money, Acted Dishonestly, and Defaulted in Disciplinary Proceeding

  • Weinstein v. Levitin

    Publication Date: 2020-01-07
    Practice Area: Contracts | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Leon Ruchelsman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 525670/18

    Complaint Fails to Allege Fraud, Unjust Enrichment Claims Against Bordeaux Capital LLC

  • In the Interest of BC

    Publication Date: 2020-01-06
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19-0306

    Mother's parental rights were terminated, and she complained that she (1) was not notified about the trial setting; (2) was denied her statutory right to appointed trial counsel; and (3) the trial court's best interest finding was not supported by sufficient evidence.

  • Janvey v. GMAG

    Publication Date: 2020-01-06
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Securities Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Busby
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 19-0452

    On request from the Fifth Circuit, the court was asked for guidance as to what constitutes good faith under the Texas Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act.

  • Erikson v. Renda

    Publication Date: 2020-01-06
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Deals and Transactions | Legal Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Guzman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 18-0486

    Nearly eleven years after a corporate officer incurred personal liability for transferring corporate assets in violation of a federal statute, he sued the lawyer who purportedly "blessed" the transactions without warning him about the collateral consequences.

  • Marcus & Co. LLP v. Pecora

    Publication Date: 2020-01-02
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Nassau
    Judge: Justice John Galasso
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Kenneth Weinstein, Esq.
    for defendant: For Defendant: Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.
    Case Number: 617238/18

    Dismissal of Professional Malpractice, GBL §349 Counterclaims Against Firm Granted

  • In the Matter of Millard C. Farmer, Jr.

    Publication Date: 2020-01-02
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    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: Millard C. Farmer, Jr., Atlanta, for appellee. Patrick H. Head, Marietta, Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, for other party.
    Case Number: S19Y1156

    Disbarment Is an Appropriate Sanction for Lawyer Who Has a Pattern of Misconduct and Failure to Satisfy Judgment in Civil RICO Case

  • Jones v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-12-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Blackwell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Kyle Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, Ashutosh S. Joshi, (Joshi Law Firm, PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Vanessa Therese Sassano, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Paul L. Howard, Jr., Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Dustin Jeremiah Lee, (Fulton County Office of the District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A1264

    State Failed to Show That Defendant Was Guilty of the Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a First-Offender Probationer; Conviction Reversed

  • In the interest of RRK

    Publication Date: 2019-12-30
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bland
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0273

    In 2014, R.R.K.'s parents obtained a court order establishing possession and support obligations.