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  • Yar v. Singh

    Publication Date: 2024-11-14
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Aaron D. Maslow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Michael J. Lezamiz of counsel, Sutton & Smyth, LLP, New York City.
    for defendant: For Defendant: Stephen B. Toner of counsel, McGivney Kluger Clark & Intoccia, P.C., New York City.
    Case Number: 503689/2020

    Defendant Found Negligent After Hitting Plaintiff in Rear During Collision

  • November 13, 2024 | National Law Journal

    Ted Olson, Former Solicitor General Who Argued Bush v. Gore, Dies

    Despite being known as a conservative lawyer, Olson notably teamed up with his opposing counsel in the Bush case, David Boies, to challenge a California amendment against same-sex marriage.

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  • November 13, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

    Court of Appeals Clarifies Parental Status

    "Should Texas embrace a more 'holistic' view of parenthood?" write Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack.

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  • Wallace v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Kyle Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Sarah Jane Thomas, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Christopher M. Carr, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Charles Anthony Jones, Jr., Kevin Christopher Armstrong, Fani T. Willis, (Fulton County District Attorney’s Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0422

    Court affirms convictions for felony murder and firearm possession over defendant's arguments over sufficiency of evidence, his shackling and prison clothing during trial, and ineffective counsel

  • Sutton v. Tapscott

    Publication Date: 2024-11-13
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard J. Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Alexandra Z. Brodsky, Adele P. Kimmel, on the brief, Ellen L. Noble, Public Justice, Washington, DC; John Clune, Daniel D. Williams, Hutchinson Black and Cook, LLC, Boulder, CO; Debbie Greenberger, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel, LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Alan Silber, Chanel J. Hudson, on the brief, Joseph A. D'Avanzo, Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, P.C., Purchase, NY.
    Case Number: 23-2327

    Court Erred in Dismissing CVA-Revived Rape Claims for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction

  • In the Matter of William Slater Vincent.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-13
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gene Chapman, (Gene Chapman LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S23Y0879

    Court issues a public reprimand to an attorney who admitted violations of Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct with respect to use and administration of his attorney trust account

  • November 12, 2024 | Law.com

    Law Firm Accused of Barratry for Allegedly Soliciting Crash Victims

    The plaintiffs allegedly received a call from Kanner & Pintaluga two days after the crash, offering representation and a minimum recovery of $10,000. The law firm did not respond to a request for comment.

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  • November 12, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

    Major Plaintiff Victories: Women's Health Care Gets Expensive in Court

    “This is one of those cases that when it first comes in the door, you know it's going to go to trial,” attorney Sean K. McElligott said. “It's going to be a challenge, and those types of cases tend to go the distance."

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  • Burns v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Kyle Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Linda Jeanne Dunikoski, Flynn Duncan Broady, Jr., (Cobb County District Attorney’s Office), Marietta, for appellee; Ashleigh Bartkus Merchant, (The Merchant Law Firm, P.C.), Marietta, Hunter Joseph Rodgers, Smyrna, for Amicus Appellant; Jennifer Lauren Hyman, (Arora Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, James Matthew Bass, (Bass Legal), Atlanta, for Neutral Amicus.
    Case Number: S23G1192

    Court affirms that defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel was not violated when law enforcement personnel listened to recorded jail calls that did not include privileged matters

  • Stefansky v. Kaufman

    Publication Date: 2024-11-12
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Aaron D. Maslow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Michael E. Norton of counsel, Norton & Associates LLC, New York City.
    for defendant: For Defendants: Jonathan Weg of counsel, Jacobowitz Newman Tversky, LLC, Cedarhurst.
    Case Number: 511073/2024

    Emails Confirming Attendance at Beth Din Did Not Constitute Agreement to Arbitrate