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  • People v. Lora

    Publication Date: 2019-12-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Guy Mitchell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For People: Joseph Ippolito, Assistant District Attorney, Office of Special Narcotics City of New York.
    for defendant: For Defense: Jenny Irene Hurwitz, Esq., Staff Attorney, The Legal Aid Society, New York County.
    Case Number: 1688/2017

    Court Has Authority to Conditionally Seal Criminal Records for Defendants Completing JDP

  • In the Matter of Joel S. Wadsworth.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-30
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, William Van Hearnburg, Jr., Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joel S. Wadsworth, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19Y1329

    Disbarment Not Appropriate Sanction Absent Serious and Specific Supporting Allegations of Misconduct

  • In the Matter of Nevada Michael Tuggle.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-27
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Douglas Vincent Chandler, (Chandler Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, Andreea N. Morrison, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19Y1553

    Attorney's Failure to Acknowledge and Accept Responsibility For Losses Caused By His Misconduct Precluded Voluntary Discipline

  • In the Matter of William Leslie Kirby III.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-27
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Leslie Kirby, III, Columbus, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, James Charles Thornton, (Thornton & Graham PC), LaGrange, for other party.
    Case Number: S20Y0079

    Thirty-Day Suspension Not Adequate Sanction For Misconduct in Four Separate Matters

  • Matter of Best v. N.Y.C. Dep't of Fin. Parking Violations Bureau

    Publication Date: 2019-12-23
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Queens
    Judge: Justice Robert J. McDonald
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 5398/2019

    Petition to Vacate, Annul Appeals Board Decision Affirming Violation Denied as Time-Barred

  • Taffet v. Wexler

    Publication Date: 2019-12-19
    Practice Area: Judges
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk
    Judge: Justice Carmen St. George
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jordan Taffet Petitioner Pro Se.
    for defendant: Andrew K. Preston, Esq., Bee Ready Fishbein Hatter & Donovan, LLP.
    Case Number: 4192/17

    Petitioner Failed to Properly Serve Defendants, Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Entertain Suit

  • Ford Motor Co. v. Knecht

    Publication Date: 2019-12-18
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Automotive | Chemicals and Materials | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Vaughn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christian J. Singewald and Rochelle L. Gumapac, White and Williams, LLP, Wilmington, DE, Jessica L. Ellsworth, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC for appellant.
    for defendant: Adam Balick and Patrick J. Smith, Balick & Balick, LLP; Bartholomew J. Dalton, Ipek K. Medford, Andrew C. Dalton, and Michael C. Dalton, Dalton & Associates, P.A., Wilmington, DE for appellee.
    Case Number: D68807

    Trial court erred in denying new trial/remittitur motion on excessive verdict motions when it focused on defendant's share of damages rather than the entire compensatory damages verdict.

  • Hogue v. Bd. of Ed. of City Sch. Dist. of City of NY

    Publication Date: 2019-12-13
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Lyle Frank
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 150393/2019

    Reasonableness of Perception of Discrimination Is Not Resolvable on Motion to Dismiss

  • Johnson v. Rao

    Publication Date: 2019-12-13
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Lucy Billings
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Howard Strongin Esq., Strongin Rothman & Abrams, LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants Rao and Raj: Sandra Leporin Esq., Nicolini Paradise Ferretti & Sabella, PLLC, Mineola, NY. For Defendants Element Condominium and Douglas Elliman Property Management: Richard C. Prezioso Esq., Eustace Prezioso & Yapchanyk, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 152587/2014

    Attacked Plaintiff Raises Issue of Fact on Whether Owner Knew of Dog's Viciousness

  • N.B. v. J.M.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-13
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Richmond
    Judge: Justice Catherine DiDomenico
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff Wife: Michael Coscia Esq., Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Esiman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf & Carone, LLP, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant Husband: Adelola Sheralynn Dow Esq., Law Offices of Sheralynn Dow, Staten Island, NY.
    Case Number:

    Parties' Signed Separation Agreement Ended the Accumulation of Marital Assets