• Stefansky v. Kaufman

    Publication Date: 2024-11-12
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Aaron D. Maslow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Michael E. Norton of counsel, Norton & Associates LLC, New York City.
    for defendant: For Defendants: Jonathan Weg of counsel, Jacobowitz Newman Tversky, LLC, Cedarhurst.

    Case Number: 511073/2024

    Emails Confirming Attendance at Beth Din Did Not Constitute Agreement to Arbitrate

  • Encarnacion v. Olivo

    Publication Date: 2024-11-12
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: District Judge Mae A. D'Agostino
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff, Pro Se: Bernabe Encarnacion, Stormville, New York.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants: Nicholas W. Dorando, AAG, Mark G. Mitchell, AAG, of counsel, office of the New York State Attorney General, The Capitol, Albany, New York.

    Case Number: 9:21-CV-986

    Inmate Is Denied New Trial Under FRCP 59; Prison Guards Are Granted Bill of Costs

  • Ex Parte Roark

    Publication Date: 2024-11-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Criminal Appeals
    Judge: Judge Keller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: WR-56,380-03

    Applicant was convicted by a jury of injury to a child and was sentenced to 35 years' confinement.

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: November 8, 2024

    Publication Date: 2024-11-08
    Practice Area: Appellate Division Activity | Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion List & Order on Application
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Motion List & Order on Application released on:November 6, 2024

  • Farhane v. U.S.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-08
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Criminal Law | Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan L. Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: Naz Ahmad, Mudassar Toppa, Clear Project, Main Street Legal Services, Inc., CUNY School of Law, Long Island City, NY; Alan E. Schoenfeld, Emily Barnet, Sandra Redivo, Trena M. Riley, Dylan Reichman, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, New York, NY; Thad Eagles, Jeremy W. Brinster, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, DC; Asma S. Jaber, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston, MA, on the brief, Ramzi Kassem.
    for defendant: For Respondent-Appellee United States of America: Jun Xiang, Hagan Scotten, on the brief, Karl Metzner, for Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Asian Americans Advancing Justice in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: John C. Yang, Niyati Shah, Marita Etcubañez, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Washington, DC; Andrew Z. Michaelson, Mateo de la Torre, King & Spalding LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Immigrant Defense Project in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: Andrew Wachtenheim, Nabilah Siddiquee, Immigrant Defense Project, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., Federal Public Defender's Office for the Western District of New York, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Connecticut, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Vermont, and Office of the Public Defender for the Northern District of New York in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: Joel B. Rudin, Matthew A. Wasserman, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York, NY; Richard D. Willstatter, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, White Plains, NY; S. Isaac Wheeler, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Professors of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, and Immigration Law in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: Alyssa Barnard-Yanni, Andrew D. Silverman, Daniel A. Rubens, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY; Lauren A. Weber, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Seattle, WA.

    Case Number: 20-1666

    Lawyer Must Inform Naturalized Citizen of Risk of Deportation After Denaturalization

  • November 5, 2024 | Daily Report Online

    State Appeals Court 'Reluctantly' Remands $1.7B Punitive Damages, Sanctions Against Ford for Fatal Rollover

    The sanctions came in response to Ford's alleged attempts to reach a "compromise verdict," and force a mistrial for products liability claims. However, those sanctions "almost completely prevented Ford from presenting a defense as to liability," according to Appellate Judge M. Yvette Miller.

    8 minute read

  • Appellate Division, First Department: November 5, 2024

    Publication Date: 2024-11-05
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appeals & Motions List released on:October 31, 2024

  • November 4, 2024 | National Law Journal

    Supreme Court Will Try to Settle 'Endless Game of Ping-Pong' Over Louisiana Congressional Map

    "Without this Court's intervention, the State will be sued again no matter what it does," Louisiana Solicitor General J. Benjamin Aguiñaga wrote in an appeal to the justices. "With all due respect to the judges in the cases below, this redistricting saga must end."

    4 minute read

  • In the Matter of J.M.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-04
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Criminal Law | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Wise
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 14-24-00478-CV

    A juvenile, who alleged that the trial court erred in transferring him to criminal district court, successfully proved on appeal that he was entitled to relief.

  • Texas Mut. Ins. Co. v. Laird

    Publication Date: 2024-11-04
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Kelly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 03-24-00369-CV

    Appellant Texas Mutual Insurance Co. appealed a judgment awarding death benefits under the Texas Workers Compensation Act.