• Ferousis v. Itzhaki Props. (NY) Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-07-08
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Nassau
    Judge: Justice Thomas Feinman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Law Office of Leonidas Fampritsis PLLC.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants: Law Offices of Michael B. Wolk, P.C.

    Case Number: 609382/16

    Dismissal of Defendants' Affirmative Defenses Granted, Leave to Amend Complaint Denied

  • In the Matter of Preston B. Kunda.

    Publication Date: 2019-07-08
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dana Kristin Maine, Sara Elizabeth Brochstein, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jenny K. Mittelman, Paula J. Frederick, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S19Y0959

    One-Year Suspension Appropriate For Attorney With No Previous Record Who Violated Trust Fund and Conflict of Interest Rules

  • In The Matter of Johnnie Mae Graham.

    Publication Date: 2019-07-03
    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, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Johnnie Mae Graham, (J. Graham & Associates, LLC), Albany, for appellee.

    Case Number: S19Y0706

    Disbarment Appropriate For Attorney Who Was Accused of Rules Violations And Never Responded to Notice of Discipline Seeking Disbarment

  • Shields v. Town of Hartford

    Publication Date: 2019-07-02
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Washington
    Judge: Justice Robert Muller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: William J. White of counsel, Brennan & White, LLP, Queensbury.
    for defendant: For Defendant: Michael A. Brandi of counsel, Fitzgerald Morris Baker Firth P.C., Glens Falls.

    Case Number: 20218

    Fact Issues Exist if Worker Complied With CSL §71, If Town Waived Noncompliance Defense

  • State v. McNeil-Thomas

    Publication Date: 2019-07-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Solomon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frank J. Ducoat, Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor (Theodore N. Stephens, II, Acting Essex County Prosecutor, attorney; Frank J. Ducoat, of counsel and on the briefs)
    for defendant: James K. Smith, Jr., Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; James K. Smith, Jr., of counsel and on the briefs).

    Case Number: A-77-17 (080758)

    Prosecutor Properly Commented on Surveillance Video During Closing Where Admitted into Evidence Without Objection from Defense Counsel

  • United States v. Haymond

    Publication Date: 2019-06-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Supreme Court
    Judge: Judge Gorsuch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 17-1672

    18 U.S.C. §3583(k) violates right to trial by jury by mandating imposition of minimum sentence based on findings of sentencing judge alone

  • G.A.-H. v. K.G.G.

    Publication Date: 2019-06-26
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Fernandez-Vina
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: (A-25/26-18) (081545)

    Defendants appealed from the appellate division's vacatur of summary judgment entered in favor of defendants.

  • Smith v. Park

    Publication Date: 2019-06-25
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Wrongful Death
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Cortland
    Judge: Justice David Guy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiff: Aaron Zimmerman, Esq., Syracuse, New York.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants: Stephen T. Helmer, Esq., Maureen E. Maney, Esq., Mackenzie Hughes LLP, Syracuse, New York.

    Case Number: EF17-327

    Intentional Tort Exception to WCL §11 Inapplicable Compelling Denial of Summary Judgment

  • In the Matter of Richard Scott Thompson.

    Publication Date: 2019-06-20
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert L. Crowe, (Robert L. Crowe, P.C.), Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S19Y1076

    Georgia Attorney's Petition For Voluntary Surrender of License Accepted Following His Felony Convictions

  • R.C. v. City of N.Y.

    Publication Date: 2019-06-18
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Class Actions | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Alexander Tisch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiffs: Jenn Rolnick Borchetta, Esq., Shakeer Rahman, Esq., Johanna B. Steinberg, Esq., The Bronx Defenders.
    for defendant: Johnathan S. Kolodner, Esq., Martine B. Forneret, Esq., Alexandra K. Theobald, Esq., Eric Boettcher, Esq., Pekham Pal, Esq., Michael Cinnamon, Esq., Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. Attorneys for Defendants: Thomas B. Roberts, Esq., Corporation Counsel, Zachary W. Carter, Esq.

    Case Number: 153739/2018

    NYPD's Retention, Use of Sealed Arrest Records In Own Possession Violates Sealing Statutes