• In the Matter of Grady Alexander Roberts III (four cases).

    Publication Date: 2022-09-07
    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, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James E. Spence, Jr., (Wilson, Morton & Downs, LLC), Decatur, Grady Alexander Roberts, III, (Roberts Law, LLC), Duluth, for appellee; Bridget B. Bagley, Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: S22Y0665

    In an attorney disciplinary matter, court approves Review Board finding that an attorney should be disbarred for multiple violations of Georgia Rules of Conduct

  • U.S. Bank NA v. Wahl

    Publication Date: 2022-09-06
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk
    Judge: Justice Thomas F. Whelan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attys for Plaintiff: Hinshaw & Culbertson, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Atty for Defendant Raymond Wahl: Ranalli Law Group, PLLC, Hauppauge, NY.

    Case Number: 607065/17

    New Foreclosure Case Law Does Not Provide Basis for Renewal of Failed Motion to Dismiss

  • 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