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  • The Estate of Margaret Alechko

    Publication Date: 2024-02-13
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Westchester
    Judge: Justice Damaris E.Torrent
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Joseph L. Ciaccio, Esq., Napoli Shkolnick, PLLC, Melville, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants: Anna Borea, Esq., Steven V. Debraccio, Esq., Wilson Elser Mos Kowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, White Plains, New York.
    Case Number: 59472/2022

    Statute Applied Retroactively, Defendant Immune from Being Sued

  • In the Matter of R. Dale Perry.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-13
    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, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: R. Dale Perry, Gainseville, for appellee; Patrick H. Head, Marietta, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S24Y0071

    Court disbars attorney for multiple violations of Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct in various client matters

  • In re Delaware Pub. Sch. Litig.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-12
    Practice Area: Education Law
    Industry: Education | Non-Profit | State and Local Government
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Max B. Walton, Lisa R. Hatfield, Erica K. Sefton, Connolly Gallagher LLP, Newark, DE; Wilson B. Davis, New Castle County Law Department, New Castle, DE; Krista M. Reale, Margolis Edelstein, Wilmington, DE; Craig T. Eliassen, Gary E. Junge, Schmittinger & Rodriguez, P.A., Dover, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: Richard H. Morse, Community Legal Aid Society, Inc., Wilmington, DE; Dwayne Bensing, ACLU Foundation of Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, DE; Saul P. Morgenstern, Peta Gordon, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, New York, NY for appellees.
    Case Number: 138, 2023

    Chancery court erred in awarding fee shifting in public interest litigation where the case effectively obtained a benefit no greater than simply compelling the government to properly perform its duties.

  • In the Matter of Derric Crowther.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kim Monroe Jackson, (Bovis, Kyle, Burch & Medlin, LLC), Atlanta, Ivan Andrew Gustafson, (Law Office of Ivan Gustafson), Atlanta, for appellee; Jo Carol Nesset-Sale, (Mediation & Law Office of Jocarol Nesset-Sale), Athens, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S23Y1117

    Court rejects Special Master's and review Board's recommendations and orders disbarment in attorney misconduct cases involving trust account violations and mismanagement of settlement funds

  • In the Matter of Christopher Ryan Breault.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    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, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Ryan Breault, (Breault Trial Attorneys PC), Columbus, for appellee; Daniel S. Reinhardt, (Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP), Atlanta, Joshua Clark Bell, (Joshua C. Bell, LLC), Whigham, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S23Y0807

    Court rejects Special Master's and Review Board's recommendations for attorney discipline and remands for a comprehensive analysis of GRPC violations under ABA Standards

  • Johnson v. Land & Sea Dev. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-08
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Devin P. Cohen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 516226/2021

    Motion to Dismiss Denied; Third Third-Party Plaintiff Stated A Cause of Action

  • Ijezie v. Rozenberg

    Publication Date: 2024-02-08
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice John J. Kelley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 158888/2023

    Commonality of Dental Malpractice Issue Consolidates Actions

  • ARK406 Doe v. Jesuit Fathers & Bros.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-07
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Sabrina Kraus
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 950370/2021

    Claims That Happen Against New York State Residents Are Governed by New York Law

  • People v. Grant

    Publication Date: 2024-02-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Vincent M. Del Giudice
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: IND-02631-19

    Logistical Concerns Cannot Outweigh Constitutional Protections, Court Rules

  • M.D. v. K.D.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-01
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Westchester
    Judge: Justice Anar Rathod Patel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: (redacted)

    Change in Circumstance Awards Plaintiff Physical Custody of Child