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  • Matter of State of New York v. Kerry K.

    Publication Date: 2017-12-27
    Practice Area: Health Care Law
    Industry: Health Care | State and Local Government
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
    Judge: Justice Sandra Sgroi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For respondent: Anisha Dasgupta, Valerie Figueredo, and Ester Murdukhayeva of counsel, Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For appellant: Michael D. Neville, Ana Vuk-Pavlovic, and Dennis B. Feld of counsel, Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Mineola, NY.
    Case Number: 2015-08387

    Jurisdiction Not Violated by Untimely Hearing, Trial, But Hearsay's Admission Was Error

  • In The Matter Of John F. Meyers.

    Publication Date: 2017-12-27
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan Winslow Hewett, Jenny K. Mittelman, Paula J. Frederick (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: S. Lester Tate, III, W. Matthew Wilson (Akin & Tate PC), Cartersville, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Bridget B. Bagley, Atlanta; David Anthony LaMalva, (LaMalva Geoffroy & Oeland PC), Conyers; Anthony B. Askew, Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: S17Y1593

    The Supreme Court suspended an attorney from the practice of law for two years for his violations of various Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct in connection with improper billing to his law firm's corporate client.

  • Fannie Mae v. Cianciulli

    Publication Date: 2017-12-27
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry:
    Court: City Court, Westchester
    Judge: Judge Adam Seiden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Petitioner: Felicia Ekejiuba, Esq., Fein, Such & Crane, LLP, Westbury, New York.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Respondents Cianciulli & Magliore: Ira S. Clair, Esq., Clair & Gjertsen, White Plains, NY.'; Former Attorneys for Respondents Carlme and Pasquale Cianciulli: Luz Lizarazo, Esq., Cabinillas & Associates, P.C., White Plains, NY.
    Case Number: 0481-17

    Respondents Proffer No Basis Warranting Vacatur of Stipulation, Warrant of Eviction

  • In Re Accident Fund General Insurance

    Publication Date: 2017-12-25
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Manufacturing
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 16-0556

    The Texas Workers' Compensation Act "provides the exclusive process and remedies for claims arising out of a carrier's investigation, handling, or settling of a claim for workers' compensation benefits."

  • Allen-Pieroni v. Pieroni

    Publication Date: 2017-12-25
    Practice Area: Family Law | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 16-0900

    "Slander of title" consists of a "false and malicious statement made in disparagement of a person's title to property which causes special damages."

  • December 22, 2017 | Litigation Daily

    Daily Dicta: Cheers to the 2017 Litigators of the Week Winners

    From fighting the travel ban to negotiating Michael Flynn's plea deal to suing the DJ who groped Taylor Swift, the lawyers featured each Friday as our Litigators of the Week have been in the middle of the year's biggest stories. Here's a look back at the winners.

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  • K.J. v. NYC

    Publication Date: 2017-12-22
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Education Law | Government | Litigation | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 3840/15

    Battered Brooklyn Student's Negligent Supervision Case Goes Forward

  • People v. Am. Hope Grp.

    Publication Date: 2017-12-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Kathryn Freed
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant: American Hope Group, Inc. f/k/a L & S Knatte Corp. and Mauricio Villamarin Martinez, individually and as principal of American Hope Group, Inc., Respondents
    Case Number: 451998/2016

    AG Entitled to Collect Full Payment for Respondents' Violation of Consent Order/Judgment

  • Matter of Ijeoma F.A. v. Okechukwu D.

    Publication Date: 2017-12-22
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Family Court, Queens
    Judge: Judge John Hunt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the Mother, Ivette M. Zelaya, Esq.
    for defendant: For the Father, Adewole David Agbayewa, Esq.; Attorney for the Child, Heidi Luna, Esq.
    Case Number: O-11061/17

    Father Granted Motion to Dismiss Mother's Family Offense Petition for Lack of Jurisdiction

  • December 21, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    Battered Brooklyn Student's Negligent Supervision Case Goes Forward

    The panel's decision and the lawsuit leveled by a former student at Abraham Lincoln High School focuses on an issue that could have implications for the school system citywide: How far must school staff go to protect their students from assault?

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