• Bocek v. County of Westchester

    Publication Date: 2023-11-08
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Westchester
    Judge: Justice Damaris E. Torrent
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Rachel F. Ciccone, Esq., Kommer, Bave & Ciccone LLP, White Plains, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendant By: Jane Hogan Felix, Esq., John M. Nonna, Westchester County Attorney, White Plains, New York.

    Case Number: 67007/2021

    Defendant's Summary Judgment Denied in Part, Questions as to Violation of Codes

  • Kelley v. Gupta

    Publication Date: 2023-11-07
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Nassau
    Judge: Justice Rhonda E. Fischer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 007016/2004

    Court Awards Equitable Relief to Plaintiff Concerning Religious Temple

  • Melendez v. T.M.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-07
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Westchester
    Judge: Justice William J. Giacomo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 62564/2023

    Court Rejects Respondent's Arguments That His Constitutional Rights Were Violated

  • Kimbro v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-11-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Allen Hoort, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Chelsea Sharonlyn-Clyde Harvey, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, David K. Getachew-Smith, Sr., (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S23A0678

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder and rape over defendant's multiple contentions of insufficient evidence, error, and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • In the Matter of Ryan Curtis Cleveland.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-02
    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, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ryan Curtis Cleveland, Boston, for appellee.

    Case Number: S23Y0688

    Disbarment Appropriate Discipline Based on Attorney's History of Abandonment of Clients and Failure to Respond to Notices of Discipline

  • In the Matter of David Carleton Head.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-02
    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: David Carleton Head, Waco, for appellee.

    Case Number: S23Y0635

    State Bar's Notice of Discipline Failed to Describe Several Instances of Prior Discipline Cited as Aggravating Factors

  • Maynor v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-11-01
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Alan Anderson, (Atlanta Circuit Public Defender’s Office), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Jayna Edwards, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S23A0753

    Trial Counsel Not Ineffective For Alleged Failure to Adequately Cross-Examine Prosecution Witness

  • Katzoff v. BSP Agency, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-10-31
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Margaret A. Chan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 655823/2020

    Motion to Amend Compliant Granted; Defendants Would Not Be Prejudiced

  • Pierson v. Black

    Publication Date: 2023-10-30
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Suzanne J. Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 952002/2022

    Motion to Dismiss Denied in Part as Negligence Claim Was Not Duplicative

  • Pisano v. Pisano

    Publication Date: 2023-10-30
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Dakota D. Ramseur
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 650528/2020

    Summary Judgment Denied in Part; Plaintiff Could Not Establish The Nature of Her Ownership