• Nabors v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Vance Patterson, (The Law Office of Brian V. Patterson, LLC), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Sarah Jane Thomas, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Aslean Zachary Eaglin, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Fani T. Willis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S24A0610

    Court affirms convictions for murder and related crimes over defendant's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and failure to corroborate accomplice testimony

  • Felton v. Wood

    Publication Date: 2024-11-15
    Practice Area: Trade Secrets
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Washington
    Judge: Justice Robert J. Muller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Joseph A. DiPisa of counsel, The PitcoffLaw Group, P.C., New York.
    for defendant: For Defendants: Michael Crowe of counsel, Fitzgerald Morris Baker Firth, P. C., Glens Falls.

    Case Number: EC2023-35780

    Plaintiff's Cross Motion Granted; Defendant Violated Temporary Injunction

  • Thompson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David D. Marshall, (Law Office of David D. Marshall), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Ashleigh Dene Headrick, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Flynn Duncan Broady, Jr., Leslie Anna Coots, (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S24A0636

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder and other crimes over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence and conflicting jury instructions

  • Yar v. Singh

    Publication Date: 2024-11-14
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Aaron D. Maslow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Michael J. Lezamiz of counsel, Sutton & Smyth, LLP, New York City.
    for defendant: For Defendant: Stephen B. Toner of counsel, McGivney Kluger Clark & Intoccia, P.C., New York City.

    Case Number: 503689/2020

    Defendant Found Negligent After Hitting Plaintiff in Rear During Collision

  • In the Matter of William Slater Vincent.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-13
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gene Chapman, (Gene Chapman LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S23Y0879

    Court issues a public reprimand to an attorney who admitted violations of Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct with respect to use and administration of his attorney trust account

  • Wallace v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Kyle Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Sarah Jane Thomas, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Charles Anthony Jones, Jr., Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Fani T. Willis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S24A0422

    Court affirms convictions for felony murder and firearm possession over defendant's arguments over sufficiency of evidence, his shackling and prison clothing during trial, and ineffective counsel

  • Stefansky v. Kaufman

    Publication Date: 2024-11-12
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Aaron D. Maslow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Michael E. Norton of counsel, Norton & Associates LLC, New York City.
    for defendant: For Defendants: Jonathan Weg of counsel, Jacobowitz Newman Tversky, LLC, Cedarhurst.

    Case Number: 511073/2024

    Emails Confirming Attendance at Beth Din Did Not Constitute Agreement to Arbitrate

  • Burns v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Kyle Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Linda Jeanne Dunikoski, Flynn Duncan Broady, Jr., (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, for appellee; Ashleigh Bartkus Merchant, (The Merchant Law Firm, P.C.), Marietta, Hunter Joseph Rodgers, Smyrna, for Amicus Appellant; Jennifer Lauren Hyman, (Arora Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, James Matthew Bass, (Bass Legal), Atlanta, for Neutral Amicus.

    Case Number: S23G1192

    Court affirms that defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel was not violated when law enforcement personnel listened to recorded jail calls that did not include privileged matters

  • Matter of Planet Waste Servs. Inc. v. New York City Dept. of Transp.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-05
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Shahabuddeen A. Ally
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 655079/2023

    Dismissal Granted, Petitioner Did Not Exhaust Other Remedies

  • Faina P. v. Alexander S.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-04
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Jeffrey S. Sunshine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Brian D. Perskin, Esq., Gabrielle H. Hagege, Esq.
    for defendant: Defendant, Pro Se: Alexander S., Esq. Court-Appointed Attorney for the Child: Brad Nacht, Esq.

    Case Number: (redacted)

    Mother Granted Custody, Father Continued to Not Cooperate With Mother