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  • McFadden v. State Of Texas

    Publication Date: 2018-02-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Burgess
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 06-17-00040-CR

    Appellant had an argument with her live-in boyfriend and, along with a friend, she went to his house to retrieve her belongings.

  • McFadin v. Broadway

    Publication Date: 2018-02-12
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Johnson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 16-0560

    Earlier in the case, the trial court ruled against McFadin in a dispute over property ownership interests.

  • Cunningham v. Trustees of St. Patrick's

    Publication Date: 2018-02-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Litigation | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Justice Rosalyn H. Richter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Law Office of Steven Cohn P.C., Carle Place (Steven Cohn and Alan S. Zigman of counsel), for respondent.
    for defendant: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, New York (John M. Callagy, Neil Merkl and Malavika A. Roa of counsel) for appellants.
    Case Number: 154933/16 4847

    Diocesan Battle Over Long-Deceased Archbishop's Remains Lives On

  • 159 MP Corp. v. Redbridge Bedford LLC

    Publication Date: 2018-02-09
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
    Judge: Justice Mark Dillon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For appellants: Meryl L. Wenig and Leslie Perez-Bennie of counsel, Wenig Saltiel LLP, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: For respondent: Jonathan D. Lupkin and Rebecca C. Smithwick of counsel, Lupkin & Associates PLLC, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 2015-01523

    Voluntary Limited Waiver of Declaratory Relief in Written Commercial Leases Valid

  • Matter of Jourdain v. N.Y.S. Div. of Housing & Cmty. Renewal

    Publication Date: 2018-02-08
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
    Judge: Justice L. Priscilla Hall
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For petitioner-respondent: Sharon A. Telford, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: For respondent: Sheldon Melnitsky and Susan E. Kearns of counsel, Mark F. Palomino, New York, NY.; For appellant: Patrick K. Munson of counsel, Kucker & Bruh, LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 2015-10508

    Family Member Does Not Lose Succession Rights Where Absent Tenant Pays Rent, Renews Lease

  • California State Teachers Ret. Sys. v. Alvarez

    Publication Date: 2018-02-07
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities | Corporate Governance
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stuart M. Grant, Michael J. Barry, and Nathan A. Cook; Grant & Eisenhofer, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Christine S. Azar, Ryan T. Keating, and Ned Weinberger, Labaton Sucharow LLP, Wilmington, DE; Daniel Girard, Amanda Steiner, Dena Sharp, Adam Polk, and Jordan Elias, Girard Gibbs LLP, San Francisco, CA; Thomas A. Dubbs, Louis Gottlieb, and Jeffrey A. Dubbin, Labaton Sucharow LLP, New York, NY; Frederic S. Fox, Hae Sung Nam, Donald R. Hall, and Jeffrey P. Campisi, Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, New York, NY, attorneys for appellants
    for defendant: Donald. J. Wolfe, Steven C. Norman, and Tyler J. Leavengood, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Theodore J. Boutrous and Alexander K. Mircheff, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Mark A. Perry, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, attorneys for appellees.
    Case Number: D68031

    Another jurisdiction's dismissal of derivative action for lack of demand futility had preclusive effect under federal law upon competing group of stockholders derivative litigation.

  • People (ex rel Sutherland) v. Russo

    Publication Date: 2018-02-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Rensselaer
    Judge: Justice Patrick McGrath
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for the Petitioner Olajuwon M. Sutherland: Danielle Neroni Reilly, of Counsel, John C. Turi, Esq., Rensselaer County Public Defender
    for defendant: Attorney for the Petitioner Demier K. Klevitch-Gay: Cheryl McDermott, of Counsel, Shane Hug, Esq., Hon. Joel E. Abelove, Rensselaer County District Attorney
    Case Number: 258572

    Relators' Issue Fall Within Exception to Mootness Doctrine, But Habeas Corpus Writs Denied

  • Matter of D.S. v. S. Huntington Union Free Sch. Dist.

    Publication Date: 2018-02-05
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Government | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk
    Judge: Justice William Ford
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Petitioner's Counsel: By Sharyn M. Rootenberg, Jr., Esq., Herzfeld & Rubin, PC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Respondents' Counsel: By John M. Denby, Esq., Devitt Spellman & Barrett, LLP, Smithtown, NY.
    Case Number: 611242/2017

    CPLR 208 Toll Applicable for Minor, Not Mother Granting Leave to File Late Notice of Claim

  • Berkel v. Lee

    Publication Date: 2018-02-05
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Christopher
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-15-00787-CV

    Appellee, a superintendent of a general contractor, lost his leg in an accident involving a crane operated by employees of appellant, a subcontractor on the project.

  • Jeffers v. Am. Univ. of Antigua

    Publication Date: 2018-02-01
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Margaret Chan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 153386/2012

    University, Graduates Denied Summary Judgment Motions as Fact Issues on Damages Exist