• Frazier v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stanley W. Schoolcraft, (Office of the Public Defender), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Paul L. Howard, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Mathew Eli Plott, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S20A0088

    Court affirms malice murder and other convictions over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence, evidentiary error, and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Bowden et al. v. The Medical Center, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-05
    Practice Area: Class Actions | Health Care Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Melton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frank Mitchell Lowrey, Michael Rosen Baumrind, Michael Brian Terry, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP), Atlanta, Charles A. Gower, Charles Austin Gower, (Charles A. Gower, P.C.), Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: William N. Withrow, Lindsey Bowen Mann, (Troutman Sanders, LLP), Atlanta, Paul Douglas Ivey, Robert Calhoun Martin, Lauren King Dimitri, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Columbus, Miller Peterson Robinson, (King & Spalding LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Curtis Allen Garrett, James Francis Bogan, (Kilpatrick Stockton LLP), Atlanta, Robert Perry Sentell, Joseph Hixon Huff, (Kilpatrick Stockton LLP), Augusta, for Amicus Appellant. Jason Edward Bring, Chesley Sellers McLeod, William Jerad Rissler, (Arnall Golden Gregory LLP), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: S19G0494

    Court reverses class certification, and rules that a hospital was entitled to summary judgment on patient's fraud, misrepresentation, and RICO Act claims

  • Greenspan v. Stand-Up MRI of Manhattan PC

    Publication Date: 2020-08-03
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Eileen Rakower
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 805369/2016

    Patient Entitled to Limited Deposition of Shareholder to Ascertain Insurance Coverage

  • Allen v. 244-246 E. 7th St. Invs. LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-07-31
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Gerald Lebovits
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Beth S. Gereg and Steve Z. Gokberg of counsel. Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro, LLP.
    for defendant: For Defendants: Mark E. Jordan-Poinsette of counsel, Rosenbum & Taylor, P.C.

    Case Number: 155797/2018

    Administrator Denied Partial Summary Judgment on Liability Issue in Wrongful Death Action

  • Kirzhner v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-07-28
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, 4th District
    Judge: Justice Groban
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S246444

    Vehicle registration renewal fees may be recoverable as incidental expenses under Song-Beverly

  • Stoddard v. 21 Allen St. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-22
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice W. Franc Perry
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 152641/2019

    Pre-HSTPA Law Applied, Tenant's Rent Overcharge Claims Time-Barred by Limitations Period

  • In re Commitment of Jones

    Publication Date: 2020-07-06
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 19-0260

    In 2017, the State of Texas brought civil suit against defendant to commit him as a sexually violent predator under chapter 241.

  • Dual Diagnosis Treatment v. Complete Business Solutions

    Publication Date: 2020-07-02
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Andrew Borrok
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 655860/2018

    Leave to Amend Answer With Proposed Counterclaims Not Found Devoid of Merit Granted

  • Lever v. Lee

    Publication Date: 2020-06-30
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Wavny Toussaint
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 519703/2019

    Defendants Immune by Absolute Quasi-Judicial Immunity, Statements Absolutely Privileged

  • Nettles v. GTECH Corp

    Publication Date: 2020-06-29
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Busby
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 17-1010

    The Lottery Commission contracted with respondent GTech for instant ticket manufacturing and services and it designed a scratch off game with input from the commission.