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  • Greene v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-21
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Kenneth Luttrell, Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Eric Christopher Peters, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Elizabeth Dalia Racine, Aimee F. Sobhani, (Douglas County District Attorney’s Office), Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23A0200

    Any Error In Admitting Evidence of Prior Assaults on Murder Defendant's Ex-Girlfriends Was Harmless

  • People v. Gyorgy

    Publication Date: 2023-07-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 4th District
    Judge: Justice Motoike
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: G061567

    Prolonged traffic stop violated defendant's Fourth Amendment rights

  • Blocker v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-07-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence | Tax
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christina Michelle Kempter, (Kempter Law Group, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Elizabeth Haase Brock, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Burke Olivia Doherty, Michael Scott Carlson, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23A0032

    Excited Utterance Applied Where Declarant Was Disturbed and Only 20 Minutes Had Passed Following Incident

  • Abbo-Bailey v. City of Niagara Falls

    Publication Date: 2023-07-21
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Toxic Torts
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Peter A. Kraus, Leslie C. MacLean, on the brief, Charles S. Siegel, Waters & Kraus, LLP, Dallas, TX, and Christen E. Civiletto, East Amherst, NY, and Melissa L. Stewart, Steven J. Phillips, Phillips & Paolicelli, LLP, New York, NY, and Paul Barr, Fanizzi & Barr, Niagara Falls, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Occidental Chemical Corporation, Glenn Springs Holdings, Inc., and Miller Springs Remediation Management, Inc.: Sheila L. Birnbaum, Lincoln Davis Wilson, on the brief, Douglas E. Fleming III, Dechert LLP, New York, NY, and Kevin M. Hogan, Andrew P. Devine, Joshua Glasgow, and Elizabeth Bove, Phillips Lytle LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Cecos International, Inc.: Zackary D. Knaub, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Albany, NY, and William G. Beck, Lathrop GPM, Kansas City, MO. For Defendant-Appellant OP-Tech Environmental Services: Jeffrey D. Schulman, Pillinger Miller Tarallo LLP, Syracuse, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Roy's Plumbing, Inc.: Robert E. Knoer, Alice J. Cunningham, The Knoer Group, PLLC, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant City of Niagara Falls: Mark P. Della Posta, Walsh, Roberts & Grace LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Niagara Falls Water Board: Jeffrey F. Baase, Corey J. Weber, Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham LLC, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Conestoga-Rovers & Associates: Jeffrey C. Stravino, Hodgson Russ LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc.: Agnieszka Wilewicz, Patricia A. Rauh, Hurwitz & Fine, P.C., Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Scott Lawn Yard, Inc.: Brian Sutter, Sugarman Law Firm, LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Amicus Curiae Washington Legal Foundation, in support of Defendants-Appellants: John M. Masslon II, Cory L. Andrews, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, DC.
    Case Number: 21-0249-cv

    Love Canal Superfund Actions Untimely, Remanded to State Court

  • Wilks v. Baichans, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-21
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Aaron D Maslow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Kardon A. Stolzman of counsel, Cherny & Podolsky, Brooklyn.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 525701/2018

    Summary Judgment Denied As Time Out of Work Crucial For Tort Claim

  • July 20, 2023 | Daily Report Online

    Headed to Supreme Court: Commissioner's Authority Scrutinized After Hospital's Expansion Granted

    Before the Georgia Supreme Court in November, opposing appellate counsel will argue whether "the commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Health applied the appropriate standard in rejecting factual findings that invalidated a metro-Atlanta hospital's application for a certificate of need" under Georgia law.

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  • U.S. v. Sherwood

    Publication Date: 2023-07-20
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: District Judge Lawrence E. Kahn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 1:22-CV-406

    Lump-Sum Retirement Funds Not Protected by CCPA Cap on Garnishment

  • New York County, Surrogate's Court: July 20, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-07-20
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Surrogate's Court, New York County
    Judge: Surrogate Hillary Gingold and Rita Mella
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: DOCKET

    Decision & Orders and Decree & Orders signed:July 17, 2023

  • July 19, 2023 | Daily Report Online

    Jury Returns $967K Legal-Mal Verdict Against Lawyer Who Dated Client's Mother

    "The Defendant does not have professional liability insurance, but has significant land holdings, and we expect to collect," said plaintiff attorney William B. Ney of Ney Rhein Williams in Lawrenceville.

    6 minute read

  • July 19, 2023 | Law.com

    Emojis Are Increasingly Legally Binding: The Morning Minute

    The news and analysis you need to start your day.

    4 minute read