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  • 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

  • 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