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  • American National Insurance v. Arce

    Publication Date: 2023-05-15
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Class Actions | Insurance Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Devine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 21-0843

    An insurance company, that argued that it was not required to pay an insurance policy to a beneficiary, failed to prove on appeal that it was entitled to relief

  • Priester v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-05-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer Snyder Adams, (The Snyder Adams Law Firm), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Chelsea Sharonlyn-Clyde Harvey, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Linda Jeanne Dunikoski, Flynn Duncan Broady, Jr., Leslie Anna Coots, (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23A0109

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder and other offenses over defendant's challenge to admission of evidence and jury instructions

  • Quintero V. 333 w. 46TH St. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-27
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Lori S. Sattler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 159849/2018

    Court Grants Summary Judgment on §240(1) Claim to Worker Who Lost Balance on Ladder

  • Premusch v. ASA Beverages LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-04-17
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Bronx
    Judge: Justice Veronica G. Hummel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 31049/2018E

    New Cross-Claims Cannot Be Brought Against Dead Person, Only an Estate Administrator

  • Nundra v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-04-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cara Clark, (Dwayne C. Singleton, LLC), Griffin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Meghan Hobbs Hill, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Joseph Kenneth Mulholland, (South Georgia Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Bainbridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23A0043

    No Error in Allowing Prosecutor to Compare Defendant With Sociopaths and Serial Killers During Closing Argument

  • Johnson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-04-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lucy Dodd Roth, Lydia Martell Schlitt, (Augusta Circuit Public Defender’s Office), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Bradley Smith, Jared Tolton Williams, (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Augusta, for appellee; Jill Anderson Travis, Mazie Lynn Guertin, Natalie Katherine Glaser, (Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), Decatur, Brandon A. Bullard, (The Bullard Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Greg Allen Willis, (Willis Law Firm), Atlanta, Jason B. Sheffield, (Peters, Rubin, Sheffield & Hodges), Decatur, Kenneth Wayne Sheppard, Smyrna, Peter J. Skandalakis, Robert Wright Smith, Jr., (Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia), Morrow, Ross Warren Bergethon, Stephen John Petrany, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Drew F. Waldbeser, (Lehotsky Keller LLP), Atlanta, for Neutral Amicus.
    Case Number: S22A0964

    Pro Se Filing Made by Defendant Actually or Presumptively Represented by Counsel Not Necessarily a Nullity

  • Simmons v. NY & Presbyt. Hosp.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-07
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Kathy J. King
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 156026/2018

    Hospital's Treatment of Decedent Did Not Constitute Affirmative, Ongoing Treatment

  • Yocum v. U.S. Tennis Assn. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-03-28
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Lucy Billings
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 156636/2016

    Court Severs Third-Party Contract Breach Trial From Trial on Injured Plaintiff's Damages

  • Bowman v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-03-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hunter Joseph Rodgers, Michael B. Syrop, (Paulding County Public Defender’s Office), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anthony Brett Williams, Matthew Wayne Rollins, (Paulding County District Attorney’s Office), Dallas, for appellee; Kimberly A. Dymecki, Peachtree Corners, Brian Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, Greg Allen Willis, (Willis Law Firm), Atlanta, Jason B. Sheffield, (Peters, Rubin, Sheffield & Hodges), Decatur, for Amicus Appellant.
    Case Number: S22G0303

    Court reverses appellate court decision and finds that a defendant's right to a speedy trial was violated because the jury was never sworn in under oath

  • Middlebrooks v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-03-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lucy Dodd Roth, Tiera Mary Elaine Williams, Maigan Jenkins, (Augusta Public Defender’s Office), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Joshua Bradley Smith, Jared Tolton Williams, (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A1328

    Forensic Psychologist's Testimony Supported Jury's Conclusion That Murder Defendant Was Feigning Symptoms of Schizophrenia