• Steen v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jordan Kerry Van Matre, (The Law Office of Jordan K. Van Matre, PC), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Jared Tolton Williams, Joshua Bradley Smith, (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S21A1002

    Trial Court Must Rule in the First Instance on Convicted Malice Murder Defendant's Right-to-Be-Present at All Stages of His Trial Claim

  • Matter of J.G. Wentworth Originations LLC v. T.P.

    Publication Date: 2021-11-02
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Warren
    Judge: Justice Robert Muller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner: Shawn F. Brousseau of counsel, Napierski, VanDenburgh, Napierski & O'Connor, LLP, Albany.
    for defendant: Respondent Pro Se: Tyrone Pinkston, Glens Falls.

    Case Number: EF2021-69306

    Court Finds 15th Application for Settlement Payment Transfer Not in Payee's Best Interests

  • In the Interest of MKV

    Publication Date: 2021-11-01
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Alvarez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 04-21-00155-CV

    Child Protective Services had a case with Mom involving her two sons while she was pregnant with M.K.V.

  • In the Interest of IIT

    Publication Date: 2021-11-01
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Valenzuela
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 04-21-00169-CV

    The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services filed a suit to remove three children from M.A.'s care after receiving a report alleging neglectful supervision and daily methamphetamine use and the Department ultimately pursued termination of M.A.'s parental rights.

  • Cook v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2021-11-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Stevens
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 06-20-00001-CR

    A criminal defendant, who was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault at trial, successfully showed how the trial court erred in its administration of the trial.

  • Dipprey v. Double Diamond

    Publication Date: 2021-11-01
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Bailey
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 11-19-00250-CV

    A group of property owners, who appealed a bench trial loss in relation to the management of the property owners' association, successfully appealed and had the case remanded.

  • 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