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  • The State v. Burns

    Publication Date: 2019-07-10
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Benham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Shannon Glover Wallace, Cliff Head, (Cherokee County District Attorney's Office), Canton, Randall Joseph Ivey, (District Attorney Office for Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Scott Thomas Poole, Michael Anthony Ray, (Grisham & Poole, P.C.), Canton, for appellee. Michael Scott Carlson, (Georgia Bureau of Investigation), Decatur, D. Victor Reynolds, John Stuart Melvin, Charles Prescott Boring, John Richard Edwards, Amelia Greeson Pray, Jaret Teague Usher, (Cobb County District Attorney's Office), Marietta, for Amicus Appellant. James L. Ford, Sr., (James Lee Ford, P.C.), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee.
    Case Number: S18G1354

    Court overrules its precedent and concludes that Evidence Rule 403 does not preclude admission of witness's prior false allegations in sexual misconduct case

  • Office of the Attorney General of Texas v. Koponen

    Publication Date: 2019-07-08
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Goodwin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 03-18-00669-CV

    In this restricted appeal which arose out of Koponen's suit to modify the parent-child relationship, the Office of the Attorney General challenged the trial court's order as to the judgment on child support arrearages.

  • In re Coats

    Publication Date: 2019-07-08
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Burgess
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 06-19-00040-CV

    Key passed away during the pendency of Sims' personal injury lawsuit against him.

  • Ferousis v. Itzhaki Props. (NY) Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-07-08
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Nassau
    Judge: Justice Thomas Feinman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Law Office of Leonidas Fampritsis PLLC.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants: Law Offices of Michael B. Wolk, P.C.
    Case Number: 609382/16

    Dismissal of Defendants' Affirmative Defenses Granted, Leave to Amend Complaint Denied

  • Personal Care v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2019-07-08
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Appeals | Health Care Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Triana
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 03-18-00344-CV

    Personal Care Products furnishes medical incontinence supplies to Medicaid recipients in Texas.

  • Stephens v. Stephens

    Publication Date: 2019-07-08
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Term, Second Department, 2nd, 11th & 13th Judicial Districts
    Judge: Presiding Justice Michael Pesce
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Appellant Pro Se: Clemenston Stephens.
    for defendant: Respondent Pro Se (no brief filed): Claude Stephens.
    Case Number: 2017-1618KC

    Divided Panel Finds Plaintiff Deprived of Fair Trial, Remits for New Trial by New Judge

  • Matter of John (Joseph G.)

    Publication Date: 2019-07-02
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
    Judge: Presiding Justice Alan Scheinkman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Appellant Pro Se: Joseph G. (Anonymous), Fresh Meadows, NY.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 2018-06336

    Biological Father's Adoption of Anonymously Conceived Child Born to Surrogate Not Barred

  • 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.