• Strickland v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-03-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard O. Allen, Atlantic Beach, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Jacquelyn Lee Johnson, (Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Woodbine, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Office of the Fulton County District Attorney), Atlanta, Thomas Edward Buscemi, (Department of Justice United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma), Cumming, for appellee.

    Case Number: S20A1476

    Forensic Evidence Did Not Exclude Appellant as Perpetrator in Malice Murder; No New Trial Just Because Juror Gave an Incorrect Response at Voir Dire

  • Shields v. Town of Hartford

    Publication Date: 2021-03-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Employment Litigation | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Washington
    Judge: Justice Robert Muller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: William J. White of counsel, Brennan & White, LLP, Queensbury.
    for defendant: For Defendant: John D. Aspland, Jr. of counsel, Fitzgerald Morris Baker Firth P.C., Glens Falls.

    Case Number: 20218

    Ex-Employee Denied Order Precluding Town From Offering Evidence it Complied With CSL §71

  • Corbin v. K1 Inv. Mgmt. LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-03-15
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Andrew Borrok
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 652583/2020

    Defendants Denied Dismissal of CEO's Complaint Asserting Breach of Contract Claim

  • Champ v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-03-15
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Bradford Lee Rigby, (Cordele Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Cordele, for appellee.

    Case Number: S20A1552

    Court Remands Case for Trial Court to Hold a Hearing and Rule on Appellant's Constitutional Right-to-Be-Present Claim

  • Brownback v. King

    Publication Date: 2021-02-25
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Supreme Court
    Judge: Judge Thomas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 19-546

    District court grant of summary judgment on FTCA claims triggers judgment bar as to plaintiff's outstanding Bivens claims

  • Murray v. Four Seasons Hotels Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-25
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Verna Saunders
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 159050/2019

    Defendant Entitled to Authorizations Unrestricted by Date; Striking Amended Summons Denied

  • Allen v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-02-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Angela Dillon, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Daniel J. Porter, Christopher Mark DeNeve, (Gwinnett County Solicitor General), Lawrenceville, Samuel Richard d'Entremont, (Cobb County District Attorney's Office), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S21A0256

    Court affirms malice murder conviction over defendant's argument that he had no preconceived intention to kill the murder victim.

  • Brumley v. McDuff

    Publication Date: 2021-02-22
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bland
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 19-0365

    In a property dispute between neighboring landowners, petitioners pled the elements of adverse possession and received a favorable jury verdict and judgment.

  • Denson v. Donald J. Trump for President Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-08
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Francis Kahn III
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 101616/2017

    Ex-Employee For Trump's 2016 Campaign Granted Leave to Add Retaliation Claim to Complaint

  • Doyle v. Comm'r, Dep't of Hous. Preserv. & Dev.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-02
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Richard Velasquez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 513645/2020

    Cross-Motion to Amend Pleading, Enjoin Vacate Order Deemed Moot, Enforcement Reinstated