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  • Renfro v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-05-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Joseph Walker, (Georgia Public Defender Council Appellate Division), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Alex Martin Bernick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Dawn Marie Baskin, Tuttle Wright Barksdale, Tammy G. Coffey, (Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Gray, Milledgeville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A0348

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder and other crimes over defendant's challenge to trial court's admission into evidence of his pre-custodial statements

  • LoPresti v. Galchus

    Publication Date: 2022-05-09
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Supreme Court, Queens
    Judge: Justice Carmen Velasquez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 717561/20

    Court Dismisses Legal Malpractice Case Against Court-Appointed Lawyer

  • Elephant Insurance v. Kenyon

    Publication Date: 2022-05-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Insurance Law | Wrongful Death
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Devine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-0366

    An insurance company, that was sued by the estate of a man killed while taking pictures of a single car accident, successfully proved on appeal that it was not liable for the incident.

  • In the Matter of Debra Kaye Scott

    Publication Date: 2022-05-09
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Kaye Scott, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wolanda R. Shelton, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22Y0508

    Court accepts attorney's petition for reprimand as a result of her violations of Georgia Bar Rules and Rules of Conduct

  • In the Matter of Tiffini Colette Bell

    Publication Date: 2022-05-09
    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: Tiffini Colette Bell, (Holloway Bell LLC), College Park, Tiffini C Bell, Atlanta, for appellee; Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, LaRae Dixon Moore, (Page Scrantom Sprouse Tucker & Ford PC), Columbus, for other party.
    Case Number: S22Y0440

    Court affirms special master's report and disbars attorney from practice of law in Georgia due to knowing and intentional misconduct

  • Columbia Valley Healthcare v. AMA

    Publication Date: 2022-05-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Damages | Medical Malpractice
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Young
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-0681

    Before A.M.A. was born, nurses had observed his heartrate dropping to dangerous levels for extended periods before they summoned the obstetrician.

  • People v. Hutchins

    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Heidi Cesare
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the People: Kenneth R. Carbajal of counsel, Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y.
    for defendant: For the Defendant: Alexander Perlin of counsel, Janet E. Sabel, The Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn, N.Y.
    Case Number: 72987-2021

    Court Determines Prosecution's Supplemental Certificate of Compliance Is Proper

  • May v. Windham Mtn. Resort

    Publication Date: 2022-05-05
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Supreme Court, Greene
    Judge: Justice Adam Silverman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiff: Emily K. Lavelle, Esquire, The Lavelle Firm, Locust Valley, NY.
    for defendant: Attorney for Defendant: John F. Gaffney, Esquire, Hueston McNulty, P.C., Florham Park, New Jersey.
    Case Number: 2018-1097

    Injured Skier Fails to Show Resort Breached Duty of Care

  • Watkins v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-05-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Floyd M. Buford, Jr., (Buford & Buford), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Anita Reynolds Howard, Jason Michael Martin, Shelley T. Milton, (Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Macon, Leslie Anna Coots, (Cobb County District Attorney's Office), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A0016

    Evidence That Defendant's Sister Angered Him Not Sufficient to Change Felony Murder Conviction to Involuntary Manslaughter

  • Licht v. Rosenberg

    Publication Date: 2022-05-04
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Louis Nock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 652594/2020

    Co-Op Purchasers Not Responsible for Escrow Indemnification Clause