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  • June 1, 2022 | National Law Journal

    SCOTUS Leak investigation Sparks Privacy Concerns, Advice to Lawyer Up

    "Frankly, if I were a clerk, I would encourage as many clerks and staff as possible to decline as a group to turn over their personal data," said one lawyer about the potential threat to privacy from a probe into the leak.

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  • Matter of Hossain

    Publication Date: 2022-06-01
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Appellate Division, Third Department
    Judge: Justice Stan Pritzker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Mohammed K. Hossain, Respondent: Nicole Salk of counsel, Brooklyn Legal Services, New York City.
    for defendant: For Appellant: Scott R. Matthews of counsel, Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP, New York City. For Commissioner of Labor, Respondent: Mary Hughes of counsel, Letitia James, Attorney General, New York City.
    Case Number: 533248

    Third Department Affirms Dept. of Labor Determination that Ride-Sharing App is an Employer

  • Tiffany Gardens, L.P. v. Idi

    Publication Date: 2022-06-01
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Civil Court, Bronx Civil Court
    Judge: Judge Diane Lutwak
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Petitioner: David Lee, Esq., Jason D. Boroff & Associates PLLC, Bronx, New York.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Respondent-Tenants: Suzanne Herman, Esq., Mobilization for Justice, Inc., Bronx, New York. Unrepresented Respondent-Occupants: sued as Vincent "Doe", Vincent Ezerioha, Bronx, New York. "John Doe", Bronx, New York. "Jane Doe", Bronx, New York.
    Case Number: LT-300343-20

    Court Holds No Illegal Sublet Exists Where Alleged Sublessee is Tenant's Relative

  • D.J. v. C.R.

    Publication Date: 2022-06-01
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Nassau
    Judge: Justice Joseph Lorintz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number:

    Defendant Not Entitled to Distribution of Plaintiff's Annuity Under Stipulation

  • Appellate Division, First Department

    Publication Date: 2022-05-31
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appeals & Motions List released on:May 26, 2022

  • People v. Rivas

    Publication Date: 2022-05-31
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry:
    Court: District Court, Suffolk County
    Judge: District Judge John J. Andrew
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Chan Kim, Esq., of counsel, Honorable Raymond A. Tierney, District Attorney of Suffolk County, District Court Bureau, Central Islip, New York.
    for defendant: Kevin Mayo, Esq., of counsel, Kevin Mayo, Esq., Central Islip, New York.
    Case Number: CR-032736-21SU

    Motion to Dismiss in Interest of Justice Requires More Than Assertion of Innocence

  • Colt v. New Jersey Transit Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-05-31
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Justice Jeffrey Oing
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Respondents: Brian J. Shoot and Eric K. Schwarz of counsel, Sullivan Papain Block McGrath Coffinas & Cannavo, P.C., New York.
    for defendant: For Appellants: John A. Stone of counsel, DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP, New City.
    Case Number: 158309/17

    Suit Dismissal in Absence of NJ Forum Because Injury Occurred in NY is Affront to Justice

  • Young v. Christiana Care

    Publication Date: 2022-05-31
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Jurden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sykema Young, pro se appellant.
    for defendant: Emily K. Silverstein, White and Williams, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Victoria Groff, Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE for appellees.
    Case Number: D69835

    Appeal from referee's denial of unemployment benefits dismissed as untimely where applicant failed to demonstrate circumstances warranting the acceptance of her untimely appeal.

  • Saintil v. Liberty Lines Tr. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-05-31
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Supreme Court, Westchester
    Judge: Justice Joan Lefkowitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiff: Jonathan Rice, Esq., Mercilia Saintil, Dobbs Ferry, New York.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants: Maroney O'Connor LLP, Liberty Lines Transit, Inc., County of Westchester, Westchester County Department of Public Works and Transportation, The Bee Line Bus System, and Romualdo Castro, New York, New York. Attorneys for Defendant: Joseph Barrella, Haworth Barber & Gerstman, LLC, New York, New York.
    Case Number: 56847/2020

    Plaintiff Who Did Not Appear for IMEs May Offer Evidence of Alleged Disability

  • Ex parte KW

    Publication Date: 2022-05-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Hinojosa
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 13-20-00291-CR

    K.W. was arrested for capital murder. After institution of numerous orders to protect Texans from the COVID-19 pandemic, a grand jury consisting of six "in-person" jurors and six jurors who participated remotely by Zoom indicted K.W., who then filed a writ of habeas corpus asserting the emergency order was unconstitutional.