• Womac v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-01-02
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Hunstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Robert McCarthy (Mike McCarthy, Criminal Defense Lawyer), Rocky Face, for appellant.
    for defendant: Herbert McIntosh Poston, Jr., Victoria Keely Parker, (Conasauga Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Dalton, for appellee.

    Case Number: S17A1385

    The Supreme Court affirmed defendant's convictions and sentences for aggravated sexual battery, child molestation, cruelty to children in the first degree and false imprisonment and found that his life sentence for aggravated sexual battery did not constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Georgia Constitution.

  • In The Interest Of K.S.L.

    Publication Date: 2018-01-01
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Willett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 16-0558

    The Department of Family and Protective Services in San Antonio brought suit on behalf of KSL, an infant, seeking to terminate the rights of KSLs parents because of their persistent drug use.

  • Jackson v. Stroud

    Publication Date: 2018-01-01
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Litigation | Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 01-17-00145-CV

    Appellant initiated the underlying medical malpractice action over the death of her husband, which occurred shortly after appellee performed surgery on decedent.

  • Texas Juvenile v. PHI, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-01-01
    Practice Area: Damages | Government | Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Kerr
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 02-17-00013-CV

    Appellees parked helicopter was damaged when a van owned by appellant rolled into it.

  • R.L. v. L.T.

    Publication Date: 2017-12-29
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Westchester
    Judge: Justice Susan M. Capeci
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Evan Wiederkehr, Esq., Miller, Zeiderman & Wiederkehr LLP, White Plains, New York.
    for defendant: Attorney for Defendant: David M. Rosoff, Esq., Carton & Rosoff, P.C., White Plains, New York.; Attorney for the Children: Eric Fayer, Esq., White Plains, New York.

    Case Number: 3406-12

    Court Awards Joint Legal Custody Assisted by Parenting Coordinator

  • D.N. v. M.N.

    Publication Date: 2017-12-29
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Nassau
    Judge: Justice Stacy D. Bennett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sari Friedman, Esq., Friedman and Friedman Eugene Bechtle, Jr., Esq., Bechtle and Murphy Patricia Miller Latzman, Esq.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: xxxxxx/15

    Court Awards Husband Sole Legal , Physical Custody of Children

  • Dayan v. Dayan

    Publication Date: 2017-12-29
    Practice Area: Legal Operations
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Jeffrey S. Sunshine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 54225/2015

    Outgoing Counsel Has Right to Secure a Retaining Lien

  • AS v. TK

    Publication Date: 2017-12-29
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Rachel A. Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: xxxxxxx

    Incomes Warrant Child Support Calculation on Income Above Statutory Cap

  • Greene v. Greene

    Publication Date: 2017-12-28
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Francois Rivera
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiff: Kristian Karl Larsen, Esq.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 510212/14

    Failure to Establish Proper Service With Commencement Papers or Default Denies Default

  • Bridgeville Rifle & Pistol Club, Ltd. v. Small

    Publication Date: 2017-12-27
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Regulation
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Valihura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Francis G.X. Pileggi and Alexandra D. Rogin, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for appellants
    for defendant: Ralph K. Durstein and Devera B. Scott, State of Delaware Department of Justice, Dover, DE, attorneys for appellees.

    Case Number: D67983

    State agencies lacked authority to impose regulations amount to near-total ban on lawful firearms in state parks and forests, where Delaware Constitution protected citizens rights to bear lawful arms both inside and outside the home for the defense of self and family.