• S&M Bronx Inc. v. Mosholu Petrol Realty LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-02-23
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Supreme Court, Bronx
    Judge: Justice Fidel Gomez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 815023/21E

    Plaintiff's Application to Cure Breach Was Made After Cure Period Expired

  • Brock v. Dep't of Serv. for Children, Youth, & Their Families

    Publication Date: 2022-02-22
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Vaughn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Phillip Renzulli, Law Office of Edward J. Fornias, Wilmington, DE for appellant.
    for defendant: Jonathon C. Harting, State of Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE; Renee D. Duval, Office of the Child Advocate, Wilmington, DE for appellees.

    Case Number: D69724

    There was no error in relying on parent's prior involuntary termination of rights to other children in terminating parental rights to another child where evidence supported finding that termination was in the child's best interests.

  • People v. Polanco-Chavarria

    Publication Date: 2022-02-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Rockland
    Judge: Justice Larry Schwartz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the People: Thomas E. Walsh, II and Veronica Phillips of counsel, Thomase E. Walsh, II, District Attorney, Rockland County.
    for defendant: For Defendant: Stefanie Jordan of counsel, James D. Licata, Public Defender, Rockland County.

    Case Number: 70072-21

    People Must Disclose Substantiated, Unsubstantiated Police Misconduct Complaints

  • State v. Ryan

    Publication Date: 2022-02-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Solomon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James K. Smith, Jr. (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; James K. Smith, Jr., of counsel and on the briefs)
    for defendant: Daniel A. Finkelstein, Deputy Attorney General (Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney General, attorney; Daniel A. Finkelstein, of counsel and on the briefs)

    Case Number: a_65_20_020722

    Because Three Strikes Law Was Merely Enhancement on Most Current Offense, Use of Prior Juvenile Conviction as Predicate Offense Was Constitutional

  • State v. Gonzalez

    Publication Date: 2022-02-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Solomon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Margaret McLane, Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Margaret McLane, of counsel and on the briefs, and Richard Sparaco, Designated Counsel, on the briefs)
    for defendant: Steven K. Cuttonaro, Deputy Attorney General (Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney General, attorney; Steven K. Cuttonaro, of counsel and on the briefs, and Paul H. Heinzel, Assistant Somerset County Prosecutor, on the briefs)

    Case Number: lisab

    Statements Should Have Been Suppressed Where Suspect Made Ambiguous Invocation of Counsel, Requiring Investigators to Confirm Whether Suspect Wanted Counsel

  • Nettye v. BlueStone

    Publication Date: 2022-02-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contracts | Energy and Natural Resources
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Devine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-0639

    A natural resource company, that paid noninterest royalties to an owner based upon the deed language, successfully proved on appeal why that was correct.

  • Monroe Guaranty v. BITCO General

    Publication Date: 2022-02-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Evidence | Insurance Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Huddle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-0232

    The Texas Supreme Court, in answering certified questions by the federal court, ruled that under Texas law, stipulated extrinsic evidence could be used despite an absence in pleadings.

  • In re Christianson Air

    Publication Date: 2022-02-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Discovery
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Busby
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-0384

    In a suit involving water leaks from plastic pipes, the parties failed to agree on the scope of two corporate representative depositions and the trial court granted a motion to compel the depositions on a list of thirty topics proposed by the plaintiffs.

  • K.G. v. C.H.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-18
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Frank Nervo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 309154/16

    Court Denies Petition to Determine Parenthood by Equitable Estoppel

  • Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund LP v. Kwok

    Publication Date: 2022-02-17
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Barry Ostrager
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 652077/2017

    Final Order of Civil Contempt Entered Against Self-Declared Multi-Billionaire