• Santiago v. City of New York

    Publication Date: 2022-08-18
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Adam Silvera
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 159551/2021

    Untimely Amended Complaint Bars Additional Plaintiff and Her Request for Relief

  • Brawer v. Lepor

    Publication Date: 2022-08-11
    Practice Area: Discovery
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Robert Reed
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 652334/2017

    Attorneys' Retention and Engagement Letters and Invoices Are Discoverable

  • Brorsen v. Lake George Park Comm'n

    Publication Date: 2022-08-10
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Supreme Court, Warren
    Judge: Justice Robert Muller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioners: John W. Caffry of counsel, Caffry & Flower, Glens Falls.
    for defendant: For Respondent Lake George Park Commission: Joshua M. Tallent of counsel, Letitia James, Attorney General, Albany. For Respondents Michael Cyr, Melanie Cyr, David Martin, Timothy Prusha and Pamela Prusha: Eric C. Schwenker of counsel, McPhillips, Fitzgerald & Cullum LLP, Glens Falls. For Respondents Lake George Property Services, LLC, Mike Caruso and Adirondocks of Lake George, LLC: Anthony V. Cardona, Jr. of counsel, Maguire Cardona, P.C., Albany.

    Case Number: EF2021-68910

    Lake George Park Commission Had Rational Basis to Issue Dock Permits

  • McIver v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-07-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amanda Rourk Clark Palmer, Donald Franklin Samuel, (Garland, Samuel & Loeb P.C.), Atlanta, Bruce Steven Harvey, (Law Offices of Bruce S. Harvey), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Ruth M. Pawlak, Fani T. Willis, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, Leslie Anna Coots, (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0093

    Evidence Supported Instruction on Misdemeanor Unlawful-Manner Involuntary Manslaughter in Case Involving Firearm

  • Demski v. City of New York

    Publication Date: 2022-07-28
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Leslie Stroth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 150089/2019

    Assault Survivors Successfully Challenge NYPD Withholding Documents in Discovery Dispute

  • Jones v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-07-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Wayne Tarleton, (Tarleton Law, LLC), Atlanta, David Joseph Walker, (Georgia Public Defender Council Appellate Division), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, William C. Enfinger, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Mark Preston Jones, Columbus, Frederick Lewis, Alonza Whitaker, (Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Columbus, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0069

    Court reverses murder convictions because trial court erred in removing and replacing a juror who was unable to agree to a guilty verdict

  • Domingue et al. v. Ford Motor Company

    Publication Date: 2022-07-19
    Practice Area: Evidence | Personal Injury | Products Liability
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Craig A. Webster, (Webster Law Group, Inc.), Tifton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Roger Boorman, Philip Andrew Henderson, Evan E. Smith, IV, (Watson Spence LLP), Atlanta, Paul Frederich Malek, Donald Thomas, (Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP), Birmingham, Michael W. Eady, (Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons, LLP), Austin, Brian Charles Lea, (Jones Day), Atlanta, for appellee; Robert Henry Snyder, Jr., Rory A. Weeks, (Canella Snyder LLC), Decatur, Jonathan Andrew Pope, (Hasty Pope Davies, LLP), Gainesville, Alyssa Bernadette Baskam, (Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, PC.), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant; Richard B. North, Jr., Alex G. Pisciarino, (Nelson Mullins Rilet & Scarborough LLP), Atlanta, Jonathan R. Friedman, Gary J. Toman, (Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial, LLC), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee.

    Case Number: S22Q0279

    Georgia's Seatbelt Statute Did Not Preclude Vehicle Manufacturer From Presenting Evidence of Seatbelt as Part of Restraint System

  • Abbott v. Mexican American Legislative

    Publication Date: 2022-07-18
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law | Election and Political Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Lehrmann
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0008

    The 2020 decennial census was delayed by the pandemic; the Census Bureau released data on September 16, 2021, missing their April 1 deadline.

  • Byrd v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-07-15
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen Randall Scarborough, (Office of the Public Defender), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Kathleen Leona McCanless, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Mathew Eli Plott, (Office of the Fulton County Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0254

    Trial Court Conducted Proper Analysis in Concluding Defendant's Peremptory Jury Strikes Were Race-Based

  • Grassroots Leadership v. Texas Department of Family

    Publication Date: 2022-07-04
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law | Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 19-0092

    Petitioner and several detainee mothers sued respondent department challenging a rule establishing licensing requirements for family residential centers run by private prison companies to detain undocumented families with children.