• Unger v. A.W. Chesterton Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-06-07
    Practice Area: Toxic Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Adam Silvera
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 190098/2020

    Defendants Fail to Show That Their Product Did Not Contain Asbestos

  • Goodman v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-06-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric C. Crawford, (Crawford & Boyle, LLC), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Eric Christopher Peters, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Daniel Brent Cochran, Tuttle Wright Barksdale, (Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Gray, Monticello, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0306

    Court affirms convictions for felony murder and other crimes but vacates a sentence over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence and error admitting evidence

  • Richmond SI Owner LLC v. Soliman

    Publication Date: 2022-06-06
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Supreme Court, Richmond
    Judge: Justice Wayne Ozzi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Petitioner: Scott Goldberg, Esq., Goldberg & Bokor, LLP, Cedarhurst, NY.
    for defendant: Counsel for Respondent: Daniel Lawrence Joy, Esq., Corporation Counsel of the City of New York by, Edan Courtenay Burkett, Esq., New York City Law Department, New York, NY. For Respondent City of New York: Anthony Forzaglia, Esq., Shroder & Strom, LLP, Mineola, NY. For Respondent Sherif Soliman and For Respondent City of New York.

    Case Number: 85203/2021

    Court Vacates Denial of Applications for Tax Reclassification, Reassessment

  • Perkins v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-06-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Kyle Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Parisia Faith Sarfarazi, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0158

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder and other crimes over defendant's claims of insufficient evidence, trial court error, and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Munn v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-06-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Kenneth Luttrell, Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Kathleen Leona McCanless, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Elizabeth Dalia Racine, Aimee F. Sobhani, (Douglas County District Attorney's Office), Douglasville, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0100

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder and other crimes over defendant's multiple enumerations of trial court error and contentions of ineffective assistance

  • McNabb v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-06-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Titus Thomas Nichols, (Nichols Law, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Kathleen Leona McCanless, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Randal Matthew McGinley, Alexandra Jewel Stone, (Alcovy Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Covington, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0031

    Court affirms malice murder conviction over defendant's challenge to sufficiency of evidence and contentions of ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Hounkpatin v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-06-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: G. Richard Stepp, (G. Richard Stepp, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Emily Rebecca Polk, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Patsy A. Austin-Gatson, Lee Franklin Tittsworth, Clifford Louis Kurlander, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: S22A0564

    Trial Court Properly Admitted Evidence That Defendant Assaulted Child Victim and Siblings Prior to Victim's Death

  • In the Matter of David J. Farnham.

    Publication Date: 2022-06-02
    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: Gene Chapman, (Gene Chapman LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; LaVonda Rochelle DeWitt, Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: S22Y0880

    Surrender of License Appropriate Discipline Following Misconduct in Representation of Client in Personal Injury Matter

  • M.F. v. Amida Care Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-06-02
    Practice Area: Class Actions | Fee Disputes
    Industry: Health Care | Legal Services
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Richard Montelione
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 520314/2017

    Court Uses Lodestar Method to Calculate Attorneys' Fees in Privacy Action

  • D.J. v. C.R.

    Publication Date: 2022-06-01
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Nassau
    Judge: Justice Joseph Lorintz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number:

    Defendant Not Entitled to Distribution of Plaintiff's Annuity Under Stipulation