• Matter of The Home of The Sages of Israel, Inc., 153111/2015

    Publication Date: 2017-10-31
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    Court: Supreme Court, New York County
    Judge: Justice Erika Edwards
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 153111/2015

    Sale of House of Worship Void Where Done by Improperly Elected Board of Tr

  • Freeman v. The State

    Publication Date: 2017-10-31
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Justice Melton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Justin Freeman, Rockmart, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephanie D. Woodard, Daniel Sanmiguel (Hall County Solicitor General's Office), Gainesville; Paula Khristian Smith, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Christopher M. Carr (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S17A1040

    The Supreme Court reversed defendant's conviction for one count of disorderly conduct pursuant to O.C.G.A. 16-11-39 subsection (a) (1) because defendant's act of raising his middle finger to a pastor during a church service was a constitutionally protected act that did not place the pastor in reasonable fear for his safety.

  • BQE Indus., Inc. v. Starr Indem. & Liab. Co., 652959/14

    Publication Date: 2017-10-30
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    Court: Supreme Court, New York County, IAS Part 8
    Judge: Justice Lynn R. Kotler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 652959/14

    Subcontractor's Insurer Had to Defend General Contractor for Harm to

  • Francis v. Manlyn Dev. Group, Inc., 151335/14

    Publication Date: 2017-10-30
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    Court: Supreme Court, New York County, IAS Part 12
    Judge: Justice Barbara Jaffe
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For plaintiff: Natascia Ayers, Esq., Law Office of Eric Richman, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Manlyn: Matthew P. Cueter, Esq., Lewis Brisbois et al., New York, NY. For Flatlands defendants: Marc Metson, Esq., Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP, Valhalla, NY. For Bedrock: Lina C. Rossillo, Esq., Morris Duffy Alonso & Faley, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 151335/14

    Owners' Indemnification Claim Premature Prior to Determination of Party's Negl

  • In re the Matter of D.A.K.

    Publication Date: 2017-10-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Massengale
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    Case Number: 01-17-00211-CV

    A woman was surrounded by three males as she drove through an intersection and was loudly and verbally threatened.

  • Blackmon v. The State

    Publication Date: 2017-10-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Genevieve Holmes (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Ashleigh Dene Headrick (Department of Law), Atlanta; Lenny I. Krick, Sherry Boston (DeKalb County District Attorneys Office), Decatur, for appellee.

    Case Number: S17A0993

    Defendant failed to prove his several ineffective assistance of counsel claims following his convictions for felony murder and other crimes arising out of a drug deal gone wrong.

  • Divya Dham Sevashram Sangha, Inc. v. Gita Temple-Ashram, Inc., 17594/2012

    Publication Date: 2017-10-24
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    Court: Supreme Court, Queens County, IAS Part 14
    Judge: Justice David Elliot
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 17594/2012

    Property Sale by Religious Entity Void Where Sale Not Approved by Entity's

  • The People v. F.B., 68001/13

    Publication Date: 2017-10-24
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    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Justice Barbara Kapnick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For respondent: Robert C. McIver and Rafael Curbelo of counsel, Darcel D. Clark, District Attorney, Bronx.
    for defendant: For appellant: Sharon L. Barbour, Jonathan S. Kolodner, Anjali V. Salvador and Alexander K. Theobard of counsel, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York. For amici curiae: Lisa Schriebersdorf, Amreeta Mathai and Runa Rajagopal of counsel, Brooklyn Defender Services, Brooklyn.

    Case Number: 68001/13

    'People' Not 'Law Enforcement Agency' When Demanding Eviction Action Under RPAPL 715(1)

  • The People v. Barnes

    Publication Date: 2017-10-23
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    Court: Supreme Court, Queens County, Criminal Term, Part K-7
    Judge: Justice Robert Kohm
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: [Index Number Redacted by Court]

    Risk Scores Given Upward Departure to Reflect Separate Convi

  • A.S. v. K.S.

    Publication Date: 2017-10-23
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    Court: Supreme Court, Kings County, IAS Part 5G
    Judge: Justice Jeffrey Sunshine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff Pro Se: A.S.
    for defendant: Attorney for the Defendant: Yuriy Yaroslavskiy, Esq., Brooklyn, NY. Attorney for the Children: Ira Forman, Esq., Brooklyn, NY.

    Case Number: [Index Number Redacted by Court]

    Appointed Counsel in Custody Proceeding Subject to Possible Order to Reimburse