• The People of the State of New York v. Jacob Cohen

    Publication Date: 2024-11-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Fourth Department
    Judge: Unsigned Lindley, J.P., Bannister, Ogden, Greenwood, and Keane, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 0542

    New York v. Jacob Cohen

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: November 15, 2024

    Publication Date: 2024-11-15
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Handdowns between:November 12 & 13, 2024

  • Reid v. Garland

    Publication Date: 2024-11-15
    Practice Area: Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Myrna Pérez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner Everod Ray Anthony Reid: Molly Lauterback, Sophie Dalsimer, Brooklyn Defender Services, Brooklyn, NY, on the brief, Andrew D. Bergman, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Houston, TX.
    for defendant: For Respondent Merrick B. Garland, United States Attorney General: Brian Boynton, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Carl H. McIntyre, Jr., Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, on the brief, Paul Fiorino, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae Former Immigration Judges and Former Members of the Board of Immigration Appeals, in support of Petitioner: John J. Clarke, Jr., Subarkah Syafruddin, John O. Wray, DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, NY. For Amici Curiae The Bronx Defenders, Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc., Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project, Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project, The Legal Aid Society, and Open Immigration Legal Services, in support of Petitioner: John Harland Giammatteo, Staff Attorney and Justice Catalyst Fellow, Lutheran Social Services of New York, Immigration Legal Program, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center, Disability Rights Advocates, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, and Pangea Legal Services, in support of Petitioner: Allen Burton, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, New York, NY, Martha F. Hutton, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 20-3324

    IJ Improperly Applied Framework to Protect Rights of Noncitizens Who May Be Incompetent

  • Nabors v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Vance Patterson, (The Law Office of Brian V. Patterson, LLC), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Sarah Jane Thomas, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Aslean Zachary Eaglin, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Fani T. Willis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S24A0610

    Court affirms convictions for murder and related crimes over defendant's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and failure to corroborate accomplice testimony

  • Thompson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David D. Marshall, (Law Office of David D. Marshall), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Ashleigh Dene Headrick, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Flynn Duncan Broady, Jr., Leslie Anna Coots, (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S24A0636

    Court affirms convictions for malice murder and other crimes over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence and conflicting jury instructions

  • The People of the State of New York v. Jose L. Vences

    Publication Date: 2024-11-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Third Department
    Judge: Unsigned Garry, P.J., Pritzker, Lynch, Fisher and Powers, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 112319_CR-23-0080

    New York v. Jose L. Vences

  • Felton v. Wood

    Publication Date: 2024-11-15
    Practice Area: Trade Secrets
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Washington
    Judge: Justice Robert J. Muller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Joseph A. DiPisa of counsel, The PitcoffLaw Group, P.C., New York.
    for defendant: For Defendants: Michael Crowe of counsel, Fitzgerald Morris Baker Firth, P. C., Glens Falls.

    Case Number: EC2023-35780

    Plaintiff's Cross Motion Granted; Defendant Violated Temporary Injunction

  • November 14, 2024 | The American Lawyer

    GOP Trifecta in Washington Could Put Litigation Finance Industry Under Pressure

    "It's certainly not the highest priority right now, but there are a few angles that are maybe appealing to the [Trump] administration," Paul Haskel, a partner with Crowell & Moring, said of the likelihood of tighter regulation.

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  • November 14, 2024 | Supreme Court Brief

    Supreme Court Bar Loses A 'Giant In The Law'

    Ted Olson, who argued Bush v. Gore, Citizens United and other landmark Supreme Court cases, is remembered as a legal giant after his death Wednesday.

    1 minute read

  • Yar v. Singh

    Publication Date: 2024-11-14
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Aaron D. Maslow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Michael J. Lezamiz of counsel, Sutton & Smyth, LLP, New York City.
    for defendant: For Defendant: Stephen B. Toner of counsel, McGivney Kluger Clark & Intoccia, P.C., New York City.

    Case Number: 503689/2020

    Defendant Found Negligent After Hitting Plaintiff in Rear During Collision