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  • September 7, 2022 | Law.com

    Interest in State Supreme Court Elections Spikes Post-'Dobbs': The Morning Minute

    The news and analysis you need to start your day.

    6 minute read

  • September 7, 2022 | Daily Business Review

    In Florida Tobacco Case, Jury Sides With Cancer Sufferer's Family

    A jury awarded damages of $850,000 to the estate of a man who died from laryngeal cancer, which was allegedly caused by cigarette smoking. After calculating…

    9 minute read

  • In the Matter of Michael Anthony Eddings.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-07
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Van Hearnburg, Jr., Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael A Eddings, (The Law Office of Michael A. Eddings P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee; Thomas E. Cauthorn, III, (Cauthorn Nohr & Owen), Marietta, for other party.
    Case Number: S22Y0691

    In an attorney disciplinary matter, court approves Review Board finding that an attorney should be disbarred for multiple violations of Georgia Rules of Conduct

  • In the Matter of Grady Alexander Roberts III (four cases).

    Publication Date: 2022-09-07
    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: James E. Spence, Jr., (Wilson, Morton & Downs, LLC), Decatur, Grady Alexander Roberts, III, (Roberts Law, LLC), Duluth, for appellee; Bridget B. Bagley, Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: S22Y0665

    In an attorney disciplinary matter, court approves Review Board finding that an attorney should be disbarred for multiple violations of Georgia Rules of Conduct

  • Egoavil v. First Magyar Refm. Church of N.Y. City

    Publication Date: 2022-09-07
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice David B. Cohen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 154944/2020

    Summary Judgment Granted in Construction Site Wrongful Death Action

  • U.S. Bank NA v. Wahl

    Publication Date: 2022-09-06
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk
    Judge: Justice Thomas F. Whelan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attys for Plaintiff: Hinshaw & Culbertson, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Atty for Defendant Raymond Wahl: Ranalli Law Group, PLLC, Hauppauge, NY.
    Case Number: 607065/17

    New Foreclosure Case Law Does Not Provide Basis for Renewal of Failed Motion to Dismiss

  • State v. A.L.A.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pierre-Louis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alison Gifford, Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Alison Gifford, of counsel and on the brief)
    for defendant: Monica do Outeiro, Special Deputy Attorney General/ Acting Assistant Prosecutor (Lori D. Linskey, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor, attorney; Monica do Outeiro, of counsel and on the brief)
    Case Number: A-3-21 (085500)

    Trial Court Erred in Failing to Explain Corporal Punishment Exception Applied to Both Child Endangerment and Lesser-Included Simple Assault Charge

  • Rivera v. The Valley Hosp., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-05
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pierre-Louis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rowena M. Durán (Vasios, Kelly & Strollo, attorneys; Rowena M. Durán, of counsel and on the briefs); William G. Theroux (Buckley Theroux Kline & Cooley, attorneys; William G. Theroux and Sean C. Garrett, on the briefs); Evelyn Cadorin Farkas (Farkas & Donohue, attorneys; Evelyn Cadorin Farkas, of counsel and on the briefs, and Eileen M. Kavanagh, on the briefs).
    for defendant: Michael Gunzburg (Michael Gunzberg and Ruta, Soulios & Stratis, attorneys; Michael Gunzberg, and Demetrios K. Stratis, of counsel and on the briefs); Rayna E. Kessler (Robins Kaplan, attorneys; Rayna E. Kessler, and Ian S. Millican, of counsel and on the briefs)
    Case Number: A-25/26/27-21 (085992) (085993) (085994)

    Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs' Punitive Damages Claim Failed Where Evidence Only Showed Ordinary Negligence by Defendants

  • USA v. Hamilton

    Publication Date: 2022-09-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Elrod
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21-11157

    In 2015, the appellant, Ruel M. Hamilton, gave money to a member of the Dallas City Council in an attempt to persuade her on how she would vote.

  • Hanover Casualty v. Seven Acres Jewish Care

    Publication Date: 2022-09-05
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Insurance Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Spain
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-20-00736-CV

    Appellee had a commercial property policy with appellant at the time it sustained extensive damage and loss after flooding from Hurricane Harvey.