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  • Caprotti v. Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-10-28
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Ulster
    Judge: Justice Richard Mott
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Jason J. Kovacs, Esq., Rusk, Wadlin, Heppner & Martuscello, LLP, Kingston, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants: Alina Levi, Esq., Blank Rome LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: EF2019-3241

    Triable Fact Issues if Debt Accelerated by Prior Foreclosure Actions Bar Summary Judgment

  • Hines v. John P. Picone Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-10-28
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Lillian Wan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiff Antonio Hines: Andrew D. Weitz, Esq., Berkowitz & Weitz, P.C.
    for defendant: Attorney for Defendant John P. Picone, Inc: Charles D. Cole, Jr., Newman Myers Kreines Harms, P.C. Attorney for Defendant City of New York: Mony B. Yin, Esq., Perez Morris.
    Case Number: 13533/2015

    Worker's Acts Constituted Abandonment of Service, Precluding Respondeat Superior Finding

  • Proios v. Lee

    Publication Date: 2021-10-28
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Queens
    Judge: Justice Robert Caloras
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiff: John J. Ciafone, Esq.
    for defendant: Attorney for Defendant Celatech Construction Corp.: Morris J. Schlaf, Esq., Sacco & Fillas, LLP.
    Case Number: 724003/20

    Damages Complaint Time-Barred, Emotional Distress Claim Inadequately Pleaded, Dismissed

  • K.N.B. v. M.D.

    Publication Date: 2021-10-18
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Wecht
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21-1208

    Appellant appealed the grant of a sexual violence protective order and court found petitions under the Protection of Victims of Sexual Violence or Intimidation Act were subject to the six-year catch-all statute of limitations and the continued risk of harm element did not require trial court to evaluate the reasonableness of a plaintiff's mental and emotional reactions. Affirmed.

  • 260 BC LLC v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals, Town of E. Hampton

    Publication Date: 2021-10-12
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk
    Judge: Justice Joseph Santorelli
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Petitioners: Matthews, Kirst & Cooley, PLLC, East Hampton, NY. Attorneys for Petitioners: Margolin Besunder LLP, Islandia, NY.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Respondents: Law Offices of Cahn & Cahn, P.C., Melville, NY. Attorneys for Intervenor: Michael G. Walsh, Esq., Water Mill, NY.
    Case Number: 2886/2018

    ZBA Properly Denied Petitioners' Request for Special Permit to Build Elevated Walkway

  • Brookfield Asset Mgmt., Inc. v. Rosson

    Publication Date: 2021-10-06
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin G. Abrams, Eric A. Veres, Stephen C. Childs, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; John A. Neuwirth, Stefania D. Venezia, Amanda K. Pooler, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY for appellants.
    for defendant: Ned Weinberger, Derrick Farrell, Mark Richardson, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter B. Andrews, Craig J. Springer, David M. Sborz, Andrews & Springer LLC, Wilmington, Delaware; Steven J. Purcell, Douglas E. Julie, Robert H. Lefkowitz, Kaitlyn T. Devenyns, Purcell Julie & Lefkowitz LLP, New York, NY; Jeremy S. Friedman, David F.E. Tejtel, Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC, Bedford Hills, NY for appellees.
    Case Number: D69560

    Court overruled the Gentile carve-out doctrine where it created analytical tension with Tooley and other legal doctrines permitted stockholders to pursue direct claims for fiduciary breaches.

  • Almonte v. Palma

    Publication Date: 2021-10-05
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Westchester
    Judge: Justice William Giacomo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Jeffrey D. Buss, Esq. of Smith, Buss & Jacobs, LLP.
    for defendant: For Defendants Grenache and Southbridge: Daniel B. Fix, Esq. of Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP.
    Case Number: 50899/2019

    Plaintiffs Granted Extension of Time to Serve Summons, Complaint in Interest of Justice

  • In the Matter of Carl S. Von Mehren.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-22
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gene Chapman, (Gene Chapman LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Catherine Koura, (Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: S21Y1097

    Six-Month Suspension Appropriate Discipline For Trust Account Violation and For Representation Failure in Real Estate Case

  • In the Matter of William Leslie Kirby III.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-21
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    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: Warren Raymond Hinds, (Warren R. Hinds, P.C.), Roswell, for appellee; Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Thomas E. Cauthorn, (Cauthorn Nohr & Owen), Marietta, for other party.
    Case Number: S21Y1075

    Voluntary Request for Six-Month Suspension Granted Following Denial of Three Previous Requests for Lesser Suspension Periods

  • People v. Rodriguez

    Publication Date: 2021-09-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Queens
    Judge: Justice Gene Lopez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: The People by: Assistant District Attorney Graham V. Amodeo, Kew Gardens, New York.
    for defendant: The Defendant by: Dawn M. Florio, Esq., Dawn M. Florio Law Firm, P.L.L.C., New York, New York.
    Case Number: 00308-2020

    Despite Absence of Discoverable Materials, CoC Found Valid, Dismissal of Indictment Denied