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  • Matter of Estate of Garner

    Publication Date: 2017-11-24
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Surrogate's Court, Richmond
    Judge: Surrogate Robert Gigante
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 2014-745/A

    Court Adjusts Attorney Fees From 33 1/3% to 25% Only on Portion Going to Infants

  • Bransten v. NYS

    Publication Date: 2017-11-22
    Practice Area: Employment Compliance | Government
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Court of Appeals, New York State
    Judge: Per Curiam Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Alan M. Klinger, for respondents.
    for defendant: Judith N. Vale, for appellant.
    Case Number: No. 67

    Eileen Bransten, &c., et al., Respondent v. State of New York, Appellant

  • Carlson v. AIG

    Publication Date: 2017-11-22
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation | Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Court of Appeals, New York State
    Judge: Judge Rowan D. Wilson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edward J. Markarian, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kevin D. Szczepanski, for respondents American International Group, Inc., et al. Paul Kovner, for respondent American Alternative Insurance Co. Patrick J. Lawless, for respondent DHL Express (USA), Inc.
    Case Number: No. 47

    Michael J. Carlson, Sr., &c., Appellant, v. American International Group, Inc., et al., Re

  • Chauca v. Abraham

    Publication Date: 2017-11-22
    Practice Area: Damages | Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals, New York State
    Judge: Judge Michael J. Garcia
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen Bergstein, for appellant.
    for defendant: Arthur H. Forman, for respondents. Anti-Discrimination Center, Inc.; City of New York; National Employment Lawyers Association/New York (NELA/NY), amici curiae.
    Case Number: No. 113

    Veronika Chauca, Appellant, v. Jamil Abraham, et al., Respondents.

  • The State v. Licata

    Publication Date: 2017-11-22
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam Keller (Sr. Assistant Solicitor General), Cumming; William Finch (Solicitor General of Forsyth County), Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: Woodrow Smith (Attorney at Law), Atlanta; Matthew Winchester (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1200

    The trial court erred in granting DUI defendant's motion to suppress the results field sobriety tests and evidence of his refusal to take a breath test because he was sufficiently warned of his right not to incriminate himself before the field sobriety tests and he was not entitled to counsel when deciding whether to submit to the state-requested breath test.

  • Fulton County, Georgia v. Soco Contracting Company, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2017-11-21
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contracts
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Ray
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald Freeman, Cathy Nash, Bethany White (Johnson & Freeman, LLC), Union City; Cheryl Ringer (Office of the Fulton County Attorney), Atlanta; Denval Stewart (Office of the County Attorney), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Roberts (Roberts Construction Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Larry Ramsey (ACCG), Atlanta, for amicus curiae.
    Case Number: A17A1001

    The trial court erred in denying county's motion for summary judgment in construction company's suit arising out of a contract for the construction of a cultural center because county was entitled to sovereign immunity on causes of action related to unwritten change orders.

  • USA v. Gibson

    Publication Date: 2017-11-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Higginson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 15-20323

    A jury convicted defendants of participating in three conspiracies: one to defraud Medicare, one to pay unlawful kickbacks and a third to launder money.

  • The State v. Peabody

    Publication Date: 2017-11-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Government
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cliff Head (Assistant District Attorney Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit), Canton; Lara Snow (Cherokee County D.A.'S Office), Canton; Shannon Wallace (District Attorney), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Willingham (Willingham Law Firm, P.C.), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1258

    The trial court properly granted former lieutenant's motion to quash an indictment against him for two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals in connection with the hot-car death of his K-9 dog because he was acting within the scope of his official job duties when the alleged crimes occurred and he was therefore entitled to the protections afforded by O.C.G.A. § 17-7-52, including timely notice of the grand jury proceeding and a copy of the proposed indictment, but State failed to comply with those statutory mandates.

  • Matter of State of N.Y. v. Frederick M.

    Publication Date: 2017-11-20
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Civil Rights | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Dineen Riviezzo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the petitioner: Jeffrey Jackson, Esq., Office of the Attorney General, New York, New York.
    for defendant: For the respondent: Alison Kuhlman, Esq., Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Brooklyn, New York.
    Case Number: 5188/2016

    OSPD (Non-Consent) Diagnosis Not Generally Accepted Under 'Frye Precluding Trial Testimony

  • S.E.C. v. Pence

    Publication Date: 2017-11-20
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: Magistrate Judge Gabriel Gorenstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 15 Civ. 7077

    Partial Grant of Fifth Amendment's Invocation Over Depositions Explained