• Harmon v. Texas Southern University

    Publication Date: 2023-06-26
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights | Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Bourliot
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 14-21-00125-CV

    A university employee, who had her lawsuit dismissed against the university on governmental immunity grounds, successfully proved on appeal that she was entitled to relief.

  • In the Matter of Craig S. Bonnell.

    Publication Date: 2023-06-26
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Van Hearnburg, Jr., Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Craig S. Bonnell, (Craig S.Bonnell, Attorney at Law), Rincon, for appellee.

    Case Number: S23Y0123

    Court rejects the State bar's petition for a public reprimand of an attorney because the record was unclear as to several matters involving the attorney's misconduct

  • June 23, 2023 | Law.com

    State High Court Split: Are Claims of Mishandling Fetal Remains Subject to Pre-Suit Notice?

    "The majority quickly and tersely distinguishes this case—not because the allegations, cause of action, or underlying conduct is substantially different—but simply because the decedent in Ricottilli was a 'prior patient.' ...," Justice William R. Wooton wrote in a dissenting opinion.

    8 minute read

  • June 23, 2023 | Daily Report Online

    Guest or Tenant? Eviction Case Goes All the Way to Georgia Supreme Court and Back

    "The [Supreme Court of Georgia] said itself, 'the substance of the relationship controls,' and that's what we've been saying all along," said appellee counsel Lindsey Siegel of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society.

    6 minute read

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: June 23, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-06-23
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Handdowns
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Handdowns released on:June 16 & 21, 2023

  • Appellate Term, Second Department: June 23, 2023

    Publication Date: 2023-06-23
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Term, Second Department, Decision & Order on Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Decision & Orders on Motions decided on:May 25, 26 & June 8, 2023

  • Southern States Chemical, Inc. et al. v. Tampa Tank & Welding, Inc. f/k/a Tampa Tank Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-06-23
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan Tucker Barr, Andrew Clay Stevens, Natalie Cascario, David Lee Hobson, Jeffrey Young Lewis, (Arnall Golden Gregory LLP), Atlanta, Edwin W. King, Jr., (Edwin W. King, Jr., P.C.), Savannah, Michael Brian Terry, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mike O’Neal Crawford, Swift S. Currie, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, Cecily Joy McLeod, Kimberly Council Sheridan, (Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; LaTisha Dear Jackson, (DeKalb County Superior Court), Decatur, for other party.

    Case Number: S23A0273

    Court affirms dismissal of breach of warranty claims that were barred by the pre-amendment statute of repose

  • People v. Nichols

    Publication Date: 2023-06-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Criminal Court, Bronx
    Judge: Judge Yadhira González-Taylor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the People by: ADA Jordyn Fleischer, Darcel D. Clark, District Attorney, Bronx County.
    for defendant: For the Defendant by: Alyssa Harriston, under the supervision of Urooj Khan, Esq., The Bronx Defenders.

    Case Number: CR-019021-22BX

    People Have No Duty to Unseal DP Records; 5pm 'Close of Business' Is an Anachronism

  • Magellan Tech. Inc. v. U.S. Food Drug Admin.

    Publication Date: 2023-06-23
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Myrna Perez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner Magellan Technology, Inc.: Joseph A. Smith, Jessica Tierney, on the brief, Eric N. Heyer, Thompson Hine LLP, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Respondent United States Food and Drug Administration: Samuel R. Bagenstos, General Counsel, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Wendy S. Vicente, Acting Deputy Chief Counsel for Litigation, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, William D. Thanhauser, Associate Chief Counsel, Office of the Chief Counsel, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, of counsel, Brian M. Boynton, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Arun G. Rao, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Gustav W. Eyler, Director, Consumer Protection Branch, Hilary K. Perkins, Assistant Director, Consumer Protection Branch, on the brief, David H. Hixson, Trial Attorney, Consumer Protection Branch, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae 38 National and State Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Product Advocacy Associations, in support of Petitioner: J. Gregory Troutman, Troutman Law Office, PLLC, Louisville, KY. For Amici Curiae Dr. David B. Abrams, Clive D. Bates, and Professor David T. Sweanor, in support of Petitioner: Mary G. Bielaska, Zanicorn Legal PLLC, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Medical and Public Health Groups, in support of Respondent: Shawn Naunton, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 21-2426

    Denial of Application to Sell Flavored Nicotine Did Not Violate APA, Was in FDA Authority

  • June 22, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

    'Far-Fetched' and 'Reductive': Justices Clash in Opposing Child Welfare Opinions

    "The majority may delude itself into thinking that its words will not impact anyone but the parties and the trial judge in this case, but the words it uses to convey its standards carry precedential effect and are not limited to this one dispute," Justice David Wecht wrote.

    4 minute read