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  • Cook v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-04-14
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Deborah Lorraine Leslie, (The Leslie Group, LLC), Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Ross Warren Bergethon, William Wright Banks, Jr, Ashleigh Dene Headrick, Stephen John Petrany, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Oliver Jackson Browning, Jr., (Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Cedartown, for appellee; Jill Anderson Travis, (Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), Decatur, Brandon A. Bullard, (The Bullard Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Greg Allen Willis, (Willis Law Firm), Atlanta, Joseph Scott Key, (Miller & Key, PA), McDonough, Peter J. Skandalakis, Robert Wright Smith, Jr., (Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia), Morrow, James C. Bonner, Jr., (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for Neutral Amicus.
    Case Number: S21A1270

    Criminal Defendant Alleging Deprivation of Right of Appeal Due to Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Must Seek Habeas Relief

  • Burrell v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-04-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cara Clark, (Dwayne C. Singleton, LLC), Griffin, for appellant.
    for defendant: Suzanne Brookshire, (Cherokee Judicial Circuit), Cartersville, Rosemary Greene, (District Attorney), Calhoun, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1973

    Court affirms convictions for kidnapping and other crimes over defendant's challenges to jurisdiction and evidence, and contentions of ineffective assistance

  • Chang v. Arroyave

    Publication Date: 2022-04-14
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Supreme Court, Westchester
    Judge: Justice William Giacomo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 55459/2020

    Alleged Defamatory Statements Do Not Constitute Personal Opinion

  • Maynard et al. v. Snapchat, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-14
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Naveen Ramachandrappa, Michael Brian Terry, Amanda Kay Seals, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, Michael Lawson Neff, Darryl Dwayne Adams, Susan Mary Cremer, Timothy Shane Peagler, (The Law Offices of Michael Lawson Neff, P.C.), Atlanta, Todd Robert Henningsen, (Henningsen Injury Attorneys, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lori G. Cohen, Sean Patrick Jessee, Andrew Zachery Ryan Smith, (Greenberg Traurig, LLP), Atlanta, Jonathan Hugh Blavin , Anne K. Conley , John Blackston Major Pope, (Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP), Los Angeles, Anne Dodson Gower, (Gower Wooten & Darneille LLC), Atlanta, Robert David Johnson, (Johnson & Alday, LLC), Marietta, for appellee; Brian DeVoe Rogers, (Rogers & Fite, LLC), Atlanta, Lyle Griffin Warshauer, (Warshauer Law Group, PC), Atlanta, Paul Isaac Hotchkiss, (Hotchkiss Law Firm LLC), Atlanta, Jonathan Andrew Pope, (Hasty Pope Davies, LLP), Gainesville, Nkosi John Bey, (Bey And Associates, LLC), Atlanta, Andrew Steven Ashby, (The Ashby Firm), Marietta, for Amicus Appellant; W. Ray Persons, (King & Spalding LLP), Atlanta, Michael L. Eber, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee.
    Case Number: S21G0555

    Manufacturer's Duty of Care Extended to Selecting From Alternative Product Designs in Light of Foreseeable Risks of Harm

  • April 13, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

    Gov. Lamont Names Nominees for State Supreme Court, 12 Other Judgeships

    Lamont also announced 11 nominations for Superior Court judges, which leaves 60 judicial vacancies statewide.

    7 minute read

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: April 11, 2022

    Publication Date: 2022-04-13
    Practice Area: Appellate Division Activity | Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion List & Order on Application
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, Second Department: April 11, 2022

  • Consolidated Rest. Operations Inc. v. Westport Ins. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-13
    Practice Area: Covid-19 | Insurance Law
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Hospitality and Lodging | Insurance
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Justice Judith Gische
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Robin L. Cohen, Alexander M. Sugzda and Orrie A. Levy of counsel, Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP, New York.
    for defendant: For Respondent: Aidan M. McCormack and Robert C. Santoro of counsel, DLA Piper LLP (US), New York. For the Restaurant Law Center, New York State Restaurant Association and New York City Hospitality Alliance, amici curiae: Jeremy M. Creelan, Michael W. Ross, David M. Kroeger, Gabriel K. Gillett and David J. Clark of counsel, Jenner & Block LLP, New York. For the Chefs' Warehouse Inc., amicus curiae: John N. Ellison and Richard P. Lewis of counsel, Reed Smith LLP, New York. For United Policyholders, amicus curiae: Andrew Hahn, Andrew Henley, and Rukesh Korde, of the bar of the District of Columbia, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel, Covington & Burling LLP, New York. For New York State Trial Lawyers Association, amicus curiae: E. Leo Milonas, Joseph D. Jean, Maria T. Galeno and Scott D. Greenspan of counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York, and Brian J. Isaac, New York. For American Property Casualty Insurance Association, amicus curiae: Wystan M. Ackerman of counsel, Robinson & Cole LLP, New York
    Case Number: 450839/21

    Covid-19 Is Not 'Physical Loss or Damage' Triggering Business Interruption Coverage

  • April 12, 2022 | Litigation Daily

    Getting a Jump on a Loaded Week of Litigator of the Week Shout Outs

    With two weeks' worth of results in the running this week, we're stretching out the shout outs over a couple of columns to give everyone their due.

    6 minute read

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: April 8, 2022

    Publication Date: 2022-04-12
    Practice Area: Appellate Division Activity | Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion List & Order on Application
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, Second Department: April 8, 2022

  • Kinsella v. Long Island Power Auth.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-12
    Practice Area: Public Utilities
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk
    Judge: Justice Carmen St. George
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 621109/2021

    Long Island Residents Suing LIPA Fail to Properly Allege Injury in Fact