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  • Sutton v. Tapscott

    Publication Date: 2024-11-13
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard J. Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Alexandra Z. Brodsky, Adele P. Kimmel, on the brief, Ellen L. Noble, Public Justice, Washington, DC; John Clune, Daniel D. Williams, Hutchinson Black and Cook, LLC, Boulder, CO; Debbie Greenberger, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel, LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Alan Silber, Chanel J. Hudson, on the brief, Joseph A. D'Avanzo, Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, P.C., Purchase, NY.
    Case Number: 23-2327

    Court Erred in Dismissing CVA-Revived Rape Claims for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction

  • Wallace v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Kyle Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, 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, Charles Anthony Jones, Jr., Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Fani T. Willis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0422

    Court affirms convictions for felony murder and firearm possession over defendant's arguments over sufficiency of evidence, his shackling and prison clothing during trial, and ineffective counsel

  • November 12, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

    Major Plaintiff Victories: Women's Health Care Gets Expensive in Court

    “This is one of those cases that when it first comes in the door, you know it's going to go to trial,” attorney Sean K. McElligott said. “It's going to be a challenge, and those types of cases tend to go the distance."

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  • Burns v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Kyle Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Linda Jeanne Dunikoski, Flynn Duncan Broady, Jr., (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, for appellee; Ashleigh Bartkus Merchant, (The Merchant Law Firm, P.C.), Marietta, Hunter Joseph Rodgers, Smyrna, for Amicus Appellant; Jennifer Lauren Hyman, (Arora Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, James Matthew Bass, (Bass Legal), Atlanta, for Neutral Amicus.
    Case Number: S23G1192

    Court affirms that defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel was not violated when law enforcement personnel listened to recorded jail calls that did not include privileged matters

  • Stefansky v. Kaufman

    Publication Date: 2024-11-12
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Aaron D. Maslow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Michael E. Norton of counsel, Norton & Associates LLC, New York City.
    for defendant: For Defendants: Jonathan Weg of counsel, Jacobowitz Newman Tversky, LLC, Cedarhurst.
    Case Number: 511073/2024

    Emails Confirming Attendance at Beth Din Did Not Constitute Agreement to Arbitrate

  • Matter of Extradition of Lalama Gomez

    Publication Date: 2024-11-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | International Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
    Judge: Magistrate Judge Lara K. Eshkenazi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 24-MJ-405

    Certification of Extradition to Ecuador Is Explained; Victim's Statements Corroborated

  • Zapata v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2024-11-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Criminal Appeals
    Judge: Judge Slaughter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: PD-0800-23

    Appellant was charged with assault bodily injury married/cohab. The information filed charging appellant contained no allegation in it about appellant's relationship with the complainant.

  • Ex parte Charette

    Publication Date: 2024-11-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Election and Political Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Criminal Appeals
    Judge: Judge Richardson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: PD-0522-21

    Appellant was a candidate for Judge of the County Court-at-Law in Washington County.

  • Varela v. Zavala Plus, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-11-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | International Law | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Garcia
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 05-22-01077-CV

    Appellant Maria Soledad Varela de Lopez brought a personal injury suit against appellee in 2019 in relation to a bus accident in Mexico.

  • November 8, 2024 | Law.com

    Transgender Woman Awarded $150K Default Judgment Against Corrections Officer for Alleged Assault

    Unlike other cases where traumatized plaintiffs have requested punitive damages in their complaints, transgender female Haleem Gilliland did not raise the request until the default judgment stage.

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