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  • M.A.J. v. A.J.J.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-16
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Monroe
    Judge: Justice Richard Dollinger
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for the Plaintiff: Anjan K. Ganguly, Esq., Rochester, New York.
    for defendant: Defendant — Pro Se: A.J. Attorney for the Children: Ellen Tomasso, Esq., Rochester, New York.
    Case Number: I2016013522

    Joint Custody Found No Longer Viable, But Court Orders Children's Visits With Father

  • American Civil Liberties Union, Inc. v. Zeh

    Publication Date: 2021-11-11
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John P. Batson, (The Law Office of John P. Batson), Augusta, Leslie K. Eason, Tiffany N. Taylor, (Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP), Atlanta, Sean Jengwei Young, Brian Matthew Hauss, Andres M. Lopez-Delgado, (American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Of Georgia, Inc.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brent J. Savage, Kathryn Hughes Pinckney, (Savage Turner Pinckney & Savage), Savannah, for appellee; David E. Hudson, (Hull Barrett, PC), Augusta, for Other Party; Clare Rivka Norins, (First Amendment Clinic), Athens, Joshua Barrett Belinfante, (Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant.
    Case Number: S20G1473

    Actual Malice Standard Applies to Public Official, Who Fails to Show in Defamation Claim That ACLU Disbelieved Truth of Disputed Statements in Blog Post

  • Lane v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Eric Phillips, (Office of the Public Defender), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, William C. Enfinger, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, David K. Getachew-Smith, Sr., Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A1029

    Trial Court Dd Not Err in Allowing Convicted Defendant's Friend, Who Has a Criminal Record, to Testify Regarding His Willingness to Take a Polygraph Test

  • In the Matter of Leonard T. Mathis.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-03
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard F. Waddington, Douglas Vincent Chandler, (Chandler Law, LLC), Alpharetta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, James Stephen Lewis, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21Y1269

    Court Accepts Imposition of Public Reprimand as a Sanction for Lawyer's Admitted Violations of Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct

  • Steen v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jordan Kerry Van Matre, (The Law Office of Jordan K. Van Matre, PC), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Jared Tolton Williams, Joshua Bradley Smith, (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A1002

    Trial Court Must Rule in the First Instance on Convicted Malice Murder Defendant's Right-to-Be-Present at All Stages of His Trial Claim

  • Matter of J.G. Wentworth Originations LLC v. T.P.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-02
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Warren
    Judge: Justice Robert Muller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner: Shawn F. Brousseau of counsel, Napierski, VanDenburgh, Napierski & O'Connor, LLP, Albany.
    for defendant: Respondent Pro Se: Tyrone Pinkston, Glens Falls.
    Case Number: EF2021-69306

    Court Finds 15th Application for Settlement Payment Transfer Not in Payee's Best Interests

  • Harris v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-10-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Erica Cori Matos, (Axiom Global), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Stephany Julissa Luttrell, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0953

    Evidence That Defendant Joined Others in Shooting at Victims Supported Conclusion He Was Party to Felony Murder

  • 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