• Chang v. Arroyave

    Publication Date: 2022-04-14
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Supreme Court, Westchester
    Judge: Justice William Giacomo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 55459/2020

    Alleged Defamatory Statements Do Not Constitute Personal Opinion

  • Maynard et al. v. Snapchat, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-14
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Naveen Ramachandrappa, Michael Brian Terry, Amanda Kay Seals, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, Michael Lawson Neff, Darryl Dwayne Adams, Susan Mary Cremer, Timothy Shane Peagler, (The Law Offices of Michael Lawson Neff, P.C.), Atlanta, Todd Robert Henningsen, (Henningsen Injury Attorneys, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lori G. Cohen, Sean Patrick Jessee, Andrew Zachery Ryan Smith, (Greenberg Traurig, LLP), Atlanta, Jonathan Hugh Blavin , Anne K. Conley , John Blackston Major Pope, (Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP), Los Angeles, Anne Dodson Gower, (Gower Wooten & Darneille LLC), Atlanta, Robert David Johnson, (Johnson & Alday, LLC), Marietta, for appellee; Brian DeVoe Rogers, (Rogers & Fite, LLC), Atlanta, Lyle Griffin Warshauer, (Warshauer Law Group, PC), Atlanta, Paul Isaac Hotchkiss, (Hotchkiss Law Firm LLC), Atlanta, Jonathan Andrew Pope, (Hasty Pope Davies, LLP), Gainesville, Nkosi John Bey, (Bey And Associates, LLC), Atlanta, Andrew Steven Ashby, (The Ashby Firm), Marietta, for Amicus Appellant; W. Ray Persons, (King & Spalding LLP), Atlanta, Michael L. Eber, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee.

    Case Number: S21G0555

    Manufacturer's Duty of Care Extended to Selecting From Alternative Product Designs in Light of Foreseeable Risks of Harm

  • Cook v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-04-14
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Deborah Lorraine Leslie, (The Leslie Group, LLC), Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Ross Warren Bergethon, William Wright Banks, Jr, Ashleigh Dene Headrick, Stephen John Petrany, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Oliver Jackson Browning, Jr., (Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Cedartown, for appellee; Jill Anderson Travis, (Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), Decatur, Brandon A. Bullard, (The Bullard Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Greg Allen Willis, (Willis Law Firm), Atlanta, Joseph Scott Key, (Miller & Key, PA), McDonough, Peter J. Skandalakis, Robert Wright Smith, Jr., (Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia), Morrow, James C. Bonner, Jr., (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for Neutral Amicus.

    Case Number: S21A1270

    Criminal Defendant Alleging Deprivation of Right of Appeal Due to Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Must Seek Habeas Relief

  • Consolidated Rest. Operations Inc. v. Westport Ins. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-13
    Practice Area: Covid-19 | Insurance Law
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Hospitality and Lodging | Insurance
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Justice Judith Gische
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Robin L. Cohen, Alexander M. Sugzda and Orrie A. Levy of counsel, Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP, New York.
    for defendant: For Respondent: Aidan M. McCormack and Robert C. Santoro of counsel, DLA Piper LLP (US), New York. For the Restaurant Law Center, New York State Restaurant Association and New York City Hospitality Alliance, amici curiae: Jeremy M. Creelan, Michael W. Ross, David M. Kroeger, Gabriel K. Gillett and David J. Clark of counsel, Jenner & Block LLP, New York. For the Chefs' Warehouse Inc., amicus curiae: John N. Ellison and Richard P. Lewis of counsel, Reed Smith LLP, New York. For United Policyholders, amicus curiae: Andrew Hahn, Andrew Henley, and Rukesh Korde, of the bar of the District of Columbia, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel, Covington & Burling LLP, New York. For New York State Trial Lawyers Association, amicus curiae: E. Leo Milonas, Joseph D. Jean, Maria T. Galeno and Scott D. Greenspan of counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York, and Brian J. Isaac, New York. For American Property Casualty Insurance Association, amicus curiae: Wystan M. Ackerman of counsel, Robinson & Cole LLP, New York

    Case Number: 450839/21

    Covid-19 Is Not 'Physical Loss or Damage' Triggering Business Interruption Coverage

  • Kinsella v. Long Island Power Auth.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-12
    Practice Area: Public Utilities
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk
    Judge: Justice Carmen St. George
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 621109/2021

    Long Island Residents Suing LIPA Fail to Properly Allege Injury in Fact

  • Gabel v. Gabel Koehne

    Publication Date: 2022-04-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Hightower
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 01-20-00261-CV

    A mother, who argued that her daughter's father's grandson engaged in family violence against her daughter, failed to prove the trial court was correct in granting her a daughter a protective order.

  • In re I.F.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-11
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 6th District
    Judge: Justice Grover
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: H049207

    County breached duties under ICWA by failing to make further inquiries after being advised of dependent minors' possible Indian heritage

  • Alonzo v. John

    Publication Date: 2022-04-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Motor Vehicle Torts | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Zimmerer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 14-20-00148-CV

    A tractor-trailer driver, who rear-ended a sedan and was found liable at trial for more than $12 million in damages, failed to prove any reversible error on appeal.

  • In the Interest of RHB

    Publication Date: 2022-04-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 04-21-00038-CV

    Briones and Bragg divorced in 2016 and the divorce decree provided that Briones would pay child support, maintain health insurance for the children, and pay Bragg certain amounts by certain dates as part of the marital property division.

  • Messinger v. Thomas Maint. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-08
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Louis Nock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 151079/2018

    Issues of Fact Exist as to Company's Negligence for Sidewalk Shed Accident