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  • In the Matter of Curtis Lee Allen

    Publication Date: 2024-08-20
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Curtis Lee Allen, (Bush Ross PA), Tampa, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, William Dallas NeSmith, III, Andreea N. Morrison, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    Case Number: S24Y0865

    Court rejects petition for voluntary reciprocal discipline due to deficiencies, including lack of documentation and evidence for retroactive suspension.

  • In the Matter of Christopher Michael Howlette.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-20
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Allen Earles, Kevin Charles Wilson, (Georgia Office of Bar Admissions), Atlanta, Russell David Willard, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Michael Howlette, Union City, for appellant.
    Case Number: S24Z0940

    Certification of fitness for readmission granted to Christopher Michael Howlette upon demonstrating rehabilitation and community engagement.

  • Vezzuto v. Forte Constr. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-14
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Devin P. Cohen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 527012/2021

    Motion Granted and Denied in Labor Law Case Involving Foreman

  • White v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-08-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Russell Willingham, (Willingham Law Firm, P.C.), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Linda Jeanne Dunikoski, Flynn Duncan Broady, Jr., (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Faith Donnell Worley, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0333

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder and other crimes relating to the death of a three-year old disabled child

  • McPherson v. Kith Retail

    Publication Date: 2024-08-08
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Aaron D. Maslow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 503083/2024

    Dismissal Denied in Case Involving Use of Plaintiff's Likeness on Apparel

  • Wiggins v. The State of New York

    Publication Date: 2024-07-22
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Hasa A. Kingo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 152665/2019

    Plaintiff Not Compelled to Testify His Whereabouts During Night of Crime

  • Horton v. The Kansas City S. Ry. Co.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-22
    Practice Area: Government | Transportation | Wrongful Death
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boyd
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21-0769

    A Kansas City Southern Railway Company train collided with decedent's pickup truck as she drove across a railroad track on a rural road near her home.

  • Deblase v. Hill

    Publication Date: 2024-07-19
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Aaron D. Maslow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 522689/2023

    Court Orders Amicus Briefs in Case Involving Emotional Distress of Deceased Dog

  • Marcopoulos v. City of New York

    Publication Date: 2024-07-19
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Hasa A. Kingo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 451904/2017

    Motions Granted in Part in Action Concerning Electrical Shock of Employee

  • Harmon v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-07-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lucy Dodd Roth, (Augusta Circuit Public Defender’s Office), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Eric Christopher Peters, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, John M. Kraft, Jared Tolton Williams, (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0158

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder and other crimes over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence, error in denying a directed verdict, and ineffective assistance of counsel