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  • 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

  • Hussain v. Abuawwad

    Publication Date: 2021-09-16
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Bronx
    Judge: Justice Mary Ann Brigantti
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Plaintiff Sheba Shajahan-Hussian: Ellen Buchholz, Esq., Buttafuoco & Asssociates, PLLC.
    for defendant: Counsel for Co-Defendants Obadah M. Abuawwad and Abdallah M. Abuawwad: DeCicci, Gibbons & McNamara, P.C. (No papers submitted on the motion). Counsel for Defendant/Movant Benzel Busch Motor Car Corp: Christopher B. Roberta, Esq., Cerussi & Spring. Counsel for Co-Defendant Richard K. Soriano: Lowe and Reilly (No papers submitted on the Motion).
    Case Number: 20024/2015E

    Dealership Denied Summary Judgment as Fact Issues Exist if Vehicle a Rental or Loaner

  • Woods v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-09-16
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason Michael McLendon, (McLendon Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Matthew Kyle Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Meghan Hobbs Hill, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Christopher M. Carr, (Office of the Attorney General), Atlanta, Michelle Thomas Harrison, James Bennett Threlkeld, Bradfield M. Shealy, (Southern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0862

    Potential Prejudice From Trial Counsel's Alleged Ineffectiveness Required Remand For Review of Facts and Related Issues

  • Monahemi v. Gohari

    Publication Date: 2021-09-15
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Nassau
    Judge: Justice Catherine Rizzo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff by: Paula S. Frome, Esq., Kase & Druker.
    for defendant: Defendant by: Michael Jude Jannuzzi, Esq., Law Office of Michael Jude Jannuzzi.
    Case Number: 604531/2020

    Fact Questions Preclude Summary Judgment Dismissing Complaint Relating to Fraud