• State v. A.L.A.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pierre-Louis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alison Gifford, Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Alison Gifford, of counsel and on the brief)
    for defendant: Monica do Outeiro, Special Deputy Attorney General/ Acting Assistant Prosecutor (Lori D. Linskey, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor, attorney; Monica do Outeiro, of counsel and on the brief)

    Case Number: A-3-21 (085500)

    Trial Court Erred in Failing to Explain Corporal Punishment Exception Applied to Both Child Endangerment and Lesser-Included Simple Assault Charge

  • Rivera v. The Valley Hosp., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-05
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pierre-Louis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rowena M. Durán (Vasios, Kelly & Strollo, attorneys; Rowena M. Durán, of counsel and on the briefs); William G. Theroux (Buckley Theroux Kline & Cooley, attorneys; William G. Theroux and Sean C. Garrett, on the briefs); Evelyn Cadorin Farkas (Farkas & Donohue, attorneys; Evelyn Cadorin Farkas, of counsel and on the briefs, and Eileen M. Kavanagh, on the briefs).
    for defendant: Michael Gunzburg (Michael Gunzberg and Ruta, Soulios & Stratis, attorneys; Michael Gunzberg, and Demetrios K. Stratis, of counsel and on the briefs); Rayna E. Kessler (Robins Kaplan, attorneys; Rayna E. Kessler, and Ian S. Millican, of counsel and on the briefs)

    Case Number: A-25/26/27-21 (085992) (085993) (085994)

    Medical Malpractice Plaintiffs' Punitive Damages Claim Failed Where Evidence Only Showed Ordinary Negligence by Defendants

  • K.W. v. O.E

    Publication Date: 2022-09-02
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Richmond
    Judge: Justice Ronald Castorina Jr.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for the Plaintiff, K.W.: Robert Beau Kellogg, Esq., Legal Aid Society, Staten Island, NY.
    for defendant: Counsel for Defendant, O.E.: Melissa Johanna Rutigliano, Esq., Murgolo & Rutigliano, Attorneys at Law, LLP, Staten Island, NY.

    Case Number: 51095/2014

    Court Must Conduct Inquiry Before Allowing Movant to Proceed Pro Se in Custody Dispute

  • In the Matter of John Carl Huber.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-02
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James E. Spence, Jr., (Wilson, Morton & Downs, LLC), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, William Van Hearnburg, Jr., (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22Y1311

    Interim Suspension From Practice Appropriate Discipline Pending Resolution of Appeal of Felony Criminal Convictions

  • D.S. v. Jewish Child Care Assn. of N.Y

    Publication Date: 2022-09-01
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Laurence L. Love
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 950666/2020

    Negligence Claim Does Not Need to Be Plead with Specificity to Survive Motion to Dismiss.

  • In the Matter of Dennis Robert Kurz.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-01
    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: James E. Spence, Jr., (Wilson, Morton & Downs, LLC), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22Y0779

    Public Reprimand Appropriate Sanction Following Minor, Non-Harmful Trust Account Violations And Failure to Calendar Hearing

  • Choi v. Wu

    Publication Date: 2022-09-01
    Practice Area: Commercial Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Andrea Masley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 651716/2018

    Court Denies Request for Attorney's Fees in Dispute Over Compliance with a Court Order

  • In the Matter of Amber Holly Bunch.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-01
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, William Dallas NeSmith, Jenny K. Mittelman, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ivan Andrew Gustafson, (Law Office of Ivan Gustafson), McDonough, for appellee; Delia T. Crouch, (Law Office of Delia T. Crouch), Newnan, for other party.

    Case Number: S22Y0917

    Attorney's Petition For Voluntary Surrender of License Supported by Serious Trust Account Violations

  • Phillips v. Jackson, Judge et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amanda K Johns, (City of Atlanta Public Defender’s Office), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Michael Christopher Wynter, Hermise Pierre, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0503

    Court affirms denial of habeus petition to municipal court's decision because petitioner had another adequate remedy at law.

  • B.C. v. M.C.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-30
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Richmond
    Judge: Justice Ronald Castorina Jr.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for the Plaintiff, B.C.: Michael J. Kuharski, Esq., Kuharski, Levitz & Giovinazzo, Staten Island, NY.
    for defendant: Counsel for Defendant, M.C.: Gary Burton Port, Esq., Port & Sava, Lynbrook, NY.

    Case Number: 50153/2020

    Military Disability Benefits Are Not Subject to Equitable Distribution in Divorce