• Gonzales v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-03-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amy Lee Copeland, (Rouse & Copeland, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Emily Rebecca Polk, (Department of Law), Atlanta, John Thomas Durden, Jr., Melissa Leigh Poole, (Atlantic Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Hinesville, for appellee; Peter J. Skandalakis, Robert Wright Smith, Jr., (Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia), Morrow, Jill Anderson Travis, (Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), Decatur, Brandon A. Bullard, (The Bullard Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Mazie Lynn Guertin, (Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), Decatur, Jason B. Sheffield, (Peters, Rubin, Sheffield & Hodges), Decatur, Greg Allen Willis, (Willis Law Firm), Atlanta, Natalie Katherine Glaser, Omotayo Bayonle Alli, (Georgia Public Defender Council Appellate Division), Atlanta, for Neutral Amicus.

    Case Number: S22A1303

    County's Filing Notice of Appeal Challenging Unappealable Order Did Not Did Not Deprive Trial Court of Authority to Dismiss Pending Counts

  • Fall v. Greyhound Lines Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-03-15
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice James G. Clynes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Stephen D. Chakwin, Jr., Esq., Nguyen Leftt, PC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants Greyhound Lines and Reginald Glover: Movant Defendant,: Daniel V. Zybtsev, Esq., Lewis Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 158735/2018

    Issues of Fact Exist as to Whether Plaintiff's TBI Was Caused by Motor Vehicle Accident

  • Allen v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-03-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Allen Hoort, Mableton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, Elizabeth Haase Brock, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Ruth M. Pawlak, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Savannah, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0962

    Mistrial Properly Denied After Trial Court Gave Curative Instruction Following Witness's Prejudicial Testimony

  • Herrick, Feinstein LLP v. Windsor Securities LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-03-02
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Special Referee Diego M. Santiago
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 652124/2020

    In Underlying Malpractice Action, Disqualification of Counsel Is Warranted

  • McCoy v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-03-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Allen Yurachek, (Yurachek & Associates, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Ruth M. Pawlak, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Savannah, Paul L. Howard, Jr., (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0970

    Court affirms convictions for felony murder and other crimes over defendant's challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence

  • Mandracchia v. Renovate-Create Sourcing & Procurement Corp.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-28
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Arthur F. Engoron
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 653953/2019

    In Signing Lease and Alteration Agreement, Plaintiff Waived Co-op's Statutory Duty

  • Graci v. Chen

    Publication Date: 2023-02-24
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Aaron D. Maslow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Mike Della of counsel, Gruenberg Kelly Della, Ronkonkoma.
    for defendant: For Defendant: Ivonne Estevez-Sarkinen of counsel, Law Office of James G. Bilello & Associates, Hicksville.

    Case Number: 519186/2018

    Arbitrator Must Decide Admissibility, Probative Value of Dash Cam Video, Audio Recordings

  • Amy N. Cazier et al. v. Georgia Power Company

    Publication Date: 2023-02-24
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Public Utilities
    Industry: Energy
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Frank Salter, Jr., Roy E. Barnes, (The Barnes Law Group, LLC), Marietta, James Glenn Richardson, (Talley, Richardson & Cable), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Middleton Droze, Robert Pursley Edwards, Jr., Thomas Edward Reilly, William Alexander Smith, Christopher John Kelleher, (Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Shondeana Crews Morris, Georgia, Jeffery O'Neal Monroe, (Macon Judicial Circuit), Macon, for other party.

    Case Number: S22C0513

    Law of the Case Doctrine Precluded Revisiting Reliance on Federal Chevron-Deference Review Principles

  • Kozower v. Permafrost Energy Partners LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-02-21
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Gerald Lebovits
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Matthew Sheppe of counsel, Reiss Sheppe LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants Permafrost Energy Partners, LLC, an Arizona LLC; David Fenton; and Stuart Levy: George R. Finn of counsel, Rose Law Group PC, Scottsdale, AZ. For Defendants Permafrost Energy Partners, LLC, a Florida LLC; Fenton Brothers Holdings, LLC; Tucker Frederickson; Gulfstream Investment Group LLC; Gemini Capital LLC; Access Enterprises, LLC; Michael Fenton; and Ira Fenton: Steven Pollack of counsel, Pollack Law, P.C., New York, NY.

    Case Number: 656355/2021

    Florida Is a More Appropriate Forum for NY Resident's Breach of Contract Action

  • Securitized Asset Funding 2011-2 Ltd. v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    Publication Date: 2023-02-16
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Joel M. Cohen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 653911/2015

    Bank Is Liable for Breach of Contract After Underpaying Synthetic LIBOR, Interest