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  • In re Christian K.

    Publication Date: 2018-03-22
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 1st District
    Judge: Presiding Justice Humes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A151695

    Adequate post-permanency services not prerequisite to order intended to expedite minors permanent placement and adoption

  • Riconda v. Liberty Ins. Underwriters

    Publication Date: 2018-03-22
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk
    Judge: Justice Jerry Garguilo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiff: White & Case LLP, New York, New York.
    for defendant: Attorney for Defendant: D'Amato & Lynch LLP, New York, New York.
    Case Number: 12-3655

    NY Found to Have Greater Interest Than FL in Applying its Law on Bad Faith Claim

  • Drews v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-03-15
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Benham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Veronica M. O'Grady (GPDC Appellate Division), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew Blackwell Crowder (Department of Law), Atlanta; Rosemary M. Greene, Jana Willingham Allen (Cherokee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Cartersville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S17A1873

    Defense Counsel Not Constitutionally Ineffective Assistance For Failing to Investigate Allegations Raised in Supplemental Police Report and Video

  • Kemp v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-03-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Konrad Gerhard Waldemar Ziegler, Christopher Ryan Lee (Lee & Ziegler, LLP), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Matthew Min-soo Youn, Christopher M. Carr (Department of Law), Atlanta; Michael Scott Carlson, John Stuart Melvin, D. Victor Reynolds, John Richard Edwards (Cobb County District Attorney's Office), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S17A1646

    The evidence supported defendants' convictions for malice murder and other crimes in connection with a planned robbery that turned fatal and the trial court properly admitted a former police informant's testimony about statements one of the defendants made to him while they were in jail together, as the former informant was not acting as a government agent at that time.

  • Saunders Ventures Inc. v. Morrow

    Publication Date: 2018-03-15
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk County
    Judge: Justice James Hudson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiff: Anthony T. Conforti, Esq., Southampton, NY.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants: By Dennis Valet, Esq., Lieb at Law, Center Moriches, NY.
    Case Number: 033638/2011

    Plaintiff Real Estate Broker Entitled to Half Commission When Efforts Critical to Sale

  • In re Marriage of Pearson

    Publication Date: 2018-03-13
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 4th District
    Judge: Justice Dato
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: D070360

    No abuse of discretion in deducting sanctions from partys future spousal support

  • Merial Inc. v. ABIC Biological Labs.

    Publication Date: 2018-03-13
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution | Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Barry Ostrager
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Petitioners: Thomas J. Kowqalski, Vedder Price P.C.
    for defendant: Respondents: Richard A. Cirillo, King & Spalding LLP.
    Case Number: 650137/2018

    Law Firm Disqualified From Representing Interests Materially Adverse to Former Clients

  • Morrison v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-03-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Morrison, Pelham, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr (Department of Law), Atlanta; Tracy K. Chapman, Bradfield M. Shealy, Michelle Thomas Harrison (Southern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Valdosta.
    Case Number: S17A1750

    The evidence supported defendant's malice murder conviction in connection with the death of his girlfriend and defendant failed to prove his several prosecutorial misconduct and ineffective assistance of counsel claims.

  • MacDonald v. CashCall, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-03-12
    Practice Area: Class Actions | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights | Dispute Resolution
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Justice Shwartz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph L. Barloon and Austin K. Brown (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP); Andrew Muscato (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP)
    for defendant: Matthew W.H. Wessler (Gupta Wessler PLLC); Brock J. Specht (Nichols Kaster PLLP)
    Case Number: 17-2161

    Arbitration Provision Was Illusory Where It Provided No Forum for Arbitration and Waived State and Federal Statutory Rights

  • Goodrum v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-03-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Grant
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew K. Winchester (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Meghan Hobbs Hill (Department of Law), Atlanta; Monique Lynn Kirby, Edward Andrew Case, III (Coweta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), LaGrange; Peter J. Skandalakis (Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia), Morrow, for appellee.
    Case Number: S17A1748

    Defendant Had No Constitutional Right to Be Present When Attorneys Met in Chambers With Judge to Discuss Juror's Qualification