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  • 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

  • Encarnacion v. Olivo

    Publication Date: 2024-11-12
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: District Judge Mae A. D'Agostino
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff, Pro Se: Bernabe Encarnacion, Stormville, New York.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants: Nicholas W. Dorando, AAG, Mark G. Mitchell, AAG, of counsel, office of the New York State Attorney General, The Capitol, Albany, New York.
    Case Number: 9:21-CV-986

    Inmate Is Denied New Trial Under FRCP 59; Prison Guards Are Granted Bill of Costs

  • Ex Parte Roark

    Publication Date: 2024-11-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Criminal Appeals
    Judge: Judge Keller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: WR-56,380-03

    Applicant was convicted by a jury of injury to a child and was sentenced to 35 years' confinement.

  • Farhane v. U.S.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-08
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Criminal Law | Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan L. Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: Naz Ahmad, Mudassar Toppa, Clear Project, Main Street Legal Services, Inc., CUNY School of Law, Long Island City, NY; Alan E. Schoenfeld, Emily Barnet, Sandra Redivo, Trena M. Riley, Dylan Reichman, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, New York, NY; Thad Eagles, Jeremy W. Brinster, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, DC; Asma S. Jaber, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston, MA, on the brief, Ramzi Kassem.
    for defendant: For Respondent-Appellee United States of America: Jun Xiang, Hagan Scotten, on the brief, Karl Metzner, for Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Asian Americans Advancing Justice in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: John C. Yang, Niyati Shah, Marita Etcubañez, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Washington, DC; Andrew Z. Michaelson, Mateo de la Torre, King & Spalding LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Immigrant Defense Project in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: Andrew Wachtenheim, Nabilah Siddiquee, Immigrant Defense Project, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., Federal Public Defender's Office for the Western District of New York, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Connecticut, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Vermont, and Office of the Public Defender for the Northern District of New York in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: Joel B. Rudin, Matthew A. Wasserman, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York, NY; Richard D. Willstatter, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, White Plains, NY; S. Isaac Wheeler, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Professors of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, and Immigration Law in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: Alyssa Barnard-Yanni, Andrew D. Silverman, Daniel A. Rubens, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY; Lauren A. Weber, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Seattle, WA.
    Case Number: 20-1666

    Lawyer Must Inform Naturalized Citizen of Risk of Deportation After Denaturalization

  • November 5, 2024 | Daily Report Online

    State Appeals Court 'Reluctantly' Remands $1.7B Punitive Damages, Sanctions Against Ford for Fatal Rollover

    The sanctions came in response to Ford's alleged attempts to reach a "compromise verdict," and force a mistrial for products liability claims. However, those sanctions "almost completely prevented Ford from presenting a defense as to liability," according to Appellate Judge M. Yvette Miller.

    8 minute read

  • November 5, 2024 | Pro Mid Market

    Midsized Attorney Donations Favor Harris Over Trump in Key Markets

    The following is an analysis state by state of midmarket donations to the Harris and Trump campaigns and some of their main fundraising arms, including contributions from notable local law firm leaders.

    9 minute read

  • Appellate Division, First Department: November 5, 2024

    Publication Date: 2024-11-05
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appeals & Motions List released on:October 31, 2024

  • Brighter Capital Management, LLC et al. v. BCF-EF, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-01
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Civil Procedure
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kennon Peebles, (Attorney at Law), Duluth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven Kushner, (Fellows La Briola, LLP), Atlanta, Christopher Watkins, Michael Freeman, Dylan Magruder, (Hall Booth Smith P.C.), Alpharetta, Allen Orr, (Huff Powell Bailey), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0257

    Court affirms contempt order and dismissal of an individual's complaint as a sanction for discovery non-compliance, but reverses dismissal of corporate entity's complaint in a business dispute

  • Pierce v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-10-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christina Michelle Kempter, (Kempter Law Group, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton , Clint Christopher Malcolm Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Kelsey Smith, (Douglas County District Attorney's Office), Douglasville, Tasha Monique Mosley, (Clayton County District Attorney's Office), Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0525

    Court affirms murder, arson, and gang convictions despite defendant's challenges to sufficiency of evidence and claims of trial court error and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Estate of Moncrief, Jr.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-28
    Practice Area: Contracts | Dispute Resolution | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Wallach
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 02-23-00021-CV

    Appellants argued fraudulent inducement, lack of mental capacity, or undue influence upon decedent William Alvin Moncrief to execute certain documents.