• Matter of Sapphire W. (Kenneth L.)

    Publication Date: 2025-02-14
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
    Judge: Justice Lourdes M. Ventura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Respondent: Rebecca L. Visgaitis, Josh Liebman, and Ingrid Gustafson of counsel, Muriel Goode-Trufant, Corporation Counsel, New York, NY. For Nonparty-Appellant: David Shalleck-Klein and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP [Naomi J. Scotten], of counsel, Family Justice Law Center, New York, NY. Attorney for the Child: Dawne A. Mitchell and Zoe Allen of counsel, Twyla Carter, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Amicus Curiae Pro Se and for Amici Curiae Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, Center for Family Representation, Bronx Defenders, Children's Rights, and National Association of Counsel for Children: Josh Gupta-Kagan and Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem [Michael Weinstein] pro se of counsel, Columbia Law School-Family Defense Clinic, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Americans for Prosperity Foundation: Michael S. O'Reilly and John A. Basinger of counsel, Saul Ewing LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Sanctuary for Families, Day One, Empire Justice Center, Her Justice, Incendii Law, PLLC, Lawyers Committee Against Domestic Violence, Legal Momentum, New York Legal Assistance Group, and New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence: Kartik Naram of counsel, Lara Flath, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae New York Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union Women's Rights Project, and National Center for Youth Law: Jessica Perry, Jenna Lauter, Gabriella Larios, Molly K. Biklen, and American Civil Liberties Union Foundation [Linda S. Morris, pro hac vice, Aditi Fruitwala, pro hac vice, and Anjana Samant] of counsel, New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 2023-10606

    Family Court Cannot Place Nonrespondent Custodial Parent Under ACS Supervision

  • 1211 Gilbert Avenue Holdings LLC v. Berri

    Publication Date: 2025-02-14
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Bronx
    Judge: Justice Veronica G. Hummel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 816749/2023E

    Buyer Did Not Give Justification as to Why He Failed to Appear on Closing Date

  • Clarke v. Town of Newburgh

    Publication Date: 2025-02-10
    Practice Area: Election and Political Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
    Judge: Justice Cheryl E. Chambers
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Robert A. Spolzino, Jeffrey A. Cohen, David Imamura, Steven Still, and Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School [Ruth Greenwood, Nicholas O. Stephanopoulos, Daniel Hessel, and Samuel Jacob Davis, pro hac vice], of counsel, Abrams Fensterman, LLP, White Plains, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondents: Misha Tseytlin and Bennet J. Moskowitz of counsel, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, New York, NY. Intervenor-Appellant Pro Se: Barbara D. Underwood, Judith Vale, Andrea Trento, Beezly J. Kiernan, Sandra Park, Lindsay McKenzie, and Derek Borchardt of counsel, Letitia James, Attorney General, New York, NY. Amicus Curiae Pro Se and for Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California and American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California: Robert Brent Ferguson of counsel, Campaign Legal Center, Washington, DC. Amicus Curiae Pro Se: Adam Lioz, Samuel Spital, Stuart Naifeh, Michael Pernick, and Maia Cole of counsel, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Town of Mount Pleasant and Town Board of the Town of Mount Pleasant: Ariana Dindiyal, Robert J. Tucker, Erika D. Prouty, Rebecca Schrote, and E. Mark Braden of counsel, Baker & Hostetler, LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Town of Cheektowaga: Joseph Burns of counsel, Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak, PLLC, Buffalo, NY.

    Case Number: 2024-04376

    90-Day Safe Harbor Not Triggered by Resolution to Remedy Voting Rights Violation

  • Whitaker v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2025-02-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rivas-Molloy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 14-22-00923-CR

    Appellant pled guilty to robbery with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to ten years imprisonment.

  • HSBC Bank USA v. Howell

    Publication Date: 2025-02-07
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Katherine A. Levine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 506089/2015

    Court Grants Foreclosure to Plaintiff, Established It Was Holder of Note

  • Geda v. Dir. United States Citizenship & Immigration Serv.

    Publication Date: 2025-02-03
    Practice Area: Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Justice Restrepo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brad Banias (Banias Law, LLC)
    for defendant: Brian M. Boynton, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney, William C. Peachey, Director, District Court Section, Aaron Goldsmith, Senior Litigation Counsel, Jordan K. Hummel, Trial Attorney (U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, District Court Section); Hope Lu (Office of the United States Attorney)

    Case Number: 23-2195

    USCIS Has Broad Discretion to Manage the Processing of Adjustment of Status Applications

  • TC Services USA Inc. v. York Healthcare LLC

    Publication Date: 2025-02-03
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Queens
    Judge: Justice Marguerite A. Grays
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 726318/2023

    Permanent Injunction of Circular 230 Allows Court to Dismiss Claim

  • Rheman v. Rheman

    Publication Date: 2025-02-03
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Contreras
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 13-23-00579-CV

    The parties married in 2003. Appellee filed for divorce and a TRO in May 2019 and the trial court granted the TRO the same day.

  • Lee v. Jay Housing Corporation

    Publication Date: 2025-02-03
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Louis L. Nock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 656670/2021

    Court Grants Summary Judgment as There Was No Written Evidence

  • Padro v. City of New York

    Publication Date: 2025-01-31
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Hasa A. Kingo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 951301/2021

    Court Allows Plaintiff Extra Time to Serve Child Victims Act Claim