• People v. Castellanos

    Publication Date: 2021-05-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Bronx
    Judge: Justice Margaret Clancy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the People: Danielle M. Olivero, Assistant District Attorney, Joshua Brister, Assistant District Attorney, Bronx County District Attorney's Office
    for defendant: For Defendant Daniel Castellanos: Oded Oren, Esq., Nayantara Bhushan, Esq., The Bronx Defenders. For Defendant Paul Castellanos: David Hymen, Esq., Esmeralda Daci, Esq., The Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Practice. For Defendant Daren Swift: Naomi Oberman-Breindel, Esq., The Bronx Defenders. For the New York City Police Department: Christopher D. Williams, Esq., New York City Police Department Legal Bureau.

    Case Number: 00430-2019

    NYPD's Motion to Quash Subpoenas Denied, Ordered to Provide Unsubstantiated Material to DA

  • Watret v. Watret

    Publication Date: 2021-05-10
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Palafox
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 08-20-00124-CV

    The trial court entered a final divorce decree, signed by both parties' attorneys, that provided for a division of the marital estate, including benefits or rights related to appellant's employment with the Texas Department of Corrections and his service in the United States Air Force.

  • Citibank v. Pechua

    Publication Date: 2021-05-10
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Bourliot
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 14-19-00337-CV

    Among other claims, appellee Pechua sought a declaratory judgment confirming that the statute of limitations barred appellant Citibank from foreclosing on property it owned.

  • Halpern v. Sesac LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-05-07
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Lynn Kotler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 150994/20

    Judgment Debtor Denied Vacatur of Prior Order, Judgment and Intervention in Turnover Suit

  • Allstate Ins. Co. v. State of N.Y.

    Publication Date: 2021-05-06
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Albany
    Judge: Justice L. Michael Mackey
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Petitioner: Dennis D. Murphy, Esq., of Counsel, The Stuttman Law Group, P.C., White Plains, New York.
    for defendant: Attorney for Respondent: Charles Lim, Assistant Attorney General, of Counsel, Hon. Letitia James, Attorney General of New York State, Department of Law, The Capitol, Albany, New York.

    Case Number: 900088-21

    Arbitrators Did Not Exceed Authority in Finding Insurer Entitled to Recoup OBEL Payments

  • Whalen v. McElroy

    Publication Date: 2021-05-05
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Westchester
    Judge: Justice Terry Jane Ruderman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Jerold Craig Rotbard, Esq., Harold, Salant Strassfield & Spielberg, White Plains, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant: Jacob E Amir, Esq., Smith Buss & Jacobs LLP, Yonkers, NY.

    Case Number: 60253/2020

    Ex-Fiance Sufficiently States Claims for Constructive Trust and Unjust Enrichment

  • U.S. Bank Trust N.A. v. Padilla

    Publication Date: 2021-05-04
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk
    Judge: Justice Thomas Whelan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Stern & Eisenberg, Esqs., Iselin, NJ.
    for defendant: Referee: Frank Schellace, Esq., Westbury, NY.

    Case Number: 600172/18

    Referee's Refusal to Submit Paperwork Absent Added Unauthorized Fees Referred to IG

  • Jeansonne v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2021-05-03
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Countiss
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 01-19-00583-CR

    A criminal defendant, who was found guilty of sexual assault of a child and sentenced to life imprisonment, could not prove that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction.

  • Responsive Education v. Kirschner

    Publication Date: 2021-05-03
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Education Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Sudderth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 02-21-00001-CV

    Appellee sued Responsive Education Solutions, an operator of open-enrollment charter schools, for violations of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

  • People v. Thomas

    Publication Date: 2021-05-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 3rd District
    Judge: Justice Robie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: C090172

    Defendant's claim of having attempted to strangle her first child to death admissible as propensity evidence at trial for murder of another child