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  • Matter of K.G. v. C.H.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-02
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Justice Judith Gische
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellant-respondent: Roberta A. Kaplan and John C. Quinn of counsel, Kaplan & Company LLP, New York, Danielle C. Lesser and Andrew P. Merten of counsel, Morrison Cohen LLP, New York, and Nancy Chemtob and Jeremy J. Bethel of counsel, Chemtob Moss & Forman, LLP, New York.
    for defendant: For respondent-appellant: Bonnie E. Rabin, Gretchen Beall Schumann, Tim James and Lindsay Pfeffer of counsel, Cohen Rabin Stine Schumann LLP, New York.; For amicus curiae: Virginia F. Tent, Matthew J. Pickel, Iris H. Xie and Naseem Faqihi Alawadhi of counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York.
    Case Number: 309154/16

    Incomplete Record Bars Woman From Standing to Seek Custody of Unrelated, Nondaoptive Child

  • Terrell v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-07-02
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Blackwell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Clifford Louis Kurlander (Georgia Public Defender Council - Appellate Division), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Vanessa Therese Meyerhoefer (Department of Law), Atlanta; Paul L. Howard Jr., Lyndsey Hurst Rudder (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta; Arthur C. Walton (Fulton County Courthouse), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A0478

    The Court affirmed defendant's convictions for murder and related crimes as the trial court did not deprive defendant of his right to testify on his own behalf when it informed him that he had to testify immediately or waive the right altogether.

  • Michael O. Mondy et al. v. Magnolia Advanced Materials, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-07-02
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Judges
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Oliver Mondy (Michael O. Mondy PC.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Erika Clarke Birg, Peter L. Munk (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S17G1478

    When a motion to recuse the trial judge is filed after the judge has orally held a party's attorney in contempt, the recusal motion must be decided before the judge may properly proceed to enter a written contempt order.

  • K.C. v. Superior Court (People)

    Publication Date: 2018-06-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 2nd District
    Judge: Justice Kim
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: B287356

    Juvenile court may order transfer of 18-year old from juvenile detention to county jail

  • Weinberg v. Baharav

    Publication Date: 2018-06-25
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Jamison
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-17-00023-CV

    Appellant ran a real estate business buying, renovating, and reselling properties and he had various extended family members, including appellees invest in the purchases.

  • Texas Tech v. Bustillos

    Publication Date: 2018-06-25
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law | Government | Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice McClure
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 08-16-00164-CV

    Appellee brought claims for medical negligence based assault and battery and civil rights violations after appellant's physicians allegedly subjected her to x-rays and invasive pelvic and anal examinations to assist U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in determining whether she was smuggling illegal drugs from Mexico.

  • Ransom v. Gibson

    Publication Date: 2018-06-25
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Burgess
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 06-17-00123-CV

    Appellants sued appellee for crashing into the back of their vehicle.

  • In The Interest Of H S

    Publication Date: 2018-06-25
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Lehrmann
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 16-0715

    The trial court entered an order appointing Heather's parents, who were not married, joint managing conservators, with the mother having the exclusive right to designate Heather's primary residence.

  • Tucker v. Atwater et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-06-25
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Government
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: S18C0437

    The Supreme Court denied teacher's petition for certiorari after the Court of Appeals reversed the denial of summary judgment to county school officials in teacher's suit under 42 USC § 1983 alleging that officials violated her First Amendment rights by disciplining her after she posted a particular comment on a social media website.

  • Y.G. v. T.K.

    Publication Date: 2018-06-22
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings County
    Judge: Justice Delores Thomas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 2016

    Divorcing Parties' Contentions Present Issue of Fact as To Validity of Settlement