• Shields v. Town of Hartford

    Publication Date: 2019-07-02
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Washington
    Judge: Justice Robert Muller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: William J. White of counsel, Brennan & White, LLP, Queensbury.
    for defendant: For Defendant: Michael A. Brandi of counsel, Fitzgerald Morris Baker Firth P.C., Glens Falls.

    Case Number: 20218

    Fact Issues Exist if Worker Complied With CSL §71, If Town Waived Noncompliance Defense

  • State v. McNeil-Thomas

    Publication Date: 2019-07-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Solomon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frank J. Ducoat, Special Deputy Attorney General/Acting Assistant Prosecutor (Theodore N. Stephens, II, Acting Essex County Prosecutor, attorney; Frank J. Ducoat, of counsel and on the briefs)
    for defendant: James K. Smith, Jr., Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; James K. Smith, Jr., of counsel and on the briefs).

    Case Number: A-77-17 (080758)

    Prosecutor Properly Commented on Surveillance Video During Closing Where Admitted into Evidence Without Objection from Defense Counsel

  • Houston v. City of Houston

    Publication Date: 2019-07-01
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law | Government
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Frost
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 14-17-00533-CV

    Appellant Houston Firefighters' Relief and Retirement Fund sued the City of Houston and a number of city officials in their official capacities alleging that SB 2190 was facially unconstitutional because it impermissibly infringed on the Board's exclusive authority under Article XVI, section 67(f) if the Texas Constitution to select an actuary and adopt sound actuarial assumptions to be used by the system or program.

  • G.A.-H. v. K.G.G.

    Publication Date: 2019-06-26
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Fernandez-Vina
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: (A-25/26-18) (081545)

    Defendants appealed from the appellate division's vacatur of summary judgment entered in favor of defendants.

  • Smith v. Park

    Publication Date: 2019-06-25
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Wrongful Death
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Cortland
    Judge: Justice David Guy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiff: Aaron Zimmerman, Esq., Syracuse, New York.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants: Stephen T. Helmer, Esq., Maureen E. Maney, Esq., Mackenzie Hughes LLP, Syracuse, New York.

    Case Number: EF17-327

    Intentional Tort Exception to WCL §11 Inapplicable Compelling Denial of Summary Judgment

  • In the Interest of SH

    Publication Date: 2019-06-24
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rodriguez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 08-16-00052-CV

    Pursuant to a final decree of divorce appellee Michael Hogg and appellant Ambabilia Payen were appointed joint managing conservators of their two children and Hogg was given exclusive right to designate the primary residence within El Paso County.

  • In the interest of MG

    Publication Date: 2019-06-24
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Evidence | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Stretcher
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 11-18-00351-CV

    Both of M.G.'s parents challenged the trial court's order terminating their parental rights.

  • Garcia v. Ruiz

    Publication Date: 2019-06-24
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Landau
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 01-17-00969-CV

    Garcia and Ruiz married in 2000. Fifteen years later, Garcia filed for divorce on the ground that the marriage had become insupportable.

  • People v. Superior Court (K.L.)

    Publication Date: 2019-06-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 3rd District
    Judge: Acting Presiding Justice Robie
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: C088735

    Senate Bill 1391 does not conflict with Prop 57

  • R.C. v. City of N.Y.

    Publication Date: 2019-06-18
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Class Actions | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Alexander Tisch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiffs: Jenn Rolnick Borchetta, Esq., Shakeer Rahman, Esq., Johanna B. Steinberg, Esq., The Bronx Defenders.
    for defendant: Johnathan S. Kolodner, Esq., Martine B. Forneret, Esq., Alexandra K. Theobald, Esq., Eric Boettcher, Esq., Pekham Pal, Esq., Michael Cinnamon, Esq., Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. Attorneys for Defendants: Thomas B. Roberts, Esq., Corporation Counsel, Zachary W. Carter, Esq.

    Case Number: 153739/2018

    NYPD's Retention, Use of Sealed Arrest Records In Own Possession Violates Sealing Statutes