• Appellate Division, First Department: April 12, 2022

    Publication Date: 2022-04-14
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, First Department: April 12, 2022

  • Hayducka v. NYC

    Publication Date: 2022-04-14
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Construction | State and Local Government
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Carl Landicino
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 516309/2018

    Plaintiff Shows Inadequately Secured Falling Object Proximately Caused Injuries

  • Cook v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-04-14
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Deborah Lorraine Leslie, (The Leslie Group, LLC), Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Ross Warren Bergethon, William Wright Banks, Jr, Ashleigh Dene Headrick, Stephen John Petrany, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Oliver Jackson Browning, Jr., (Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Cedartown, for appellee; Jill Anderson Travis, (Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), Decatur, Brandon A. Bullard, (The Bullard Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Greg Allen Willis, (Willis Law Firm), Atlanta, Joseph Scott Key, (Miller & Key, PA), McDonough, Peter J. Skandalakis, Robert Wright Smith, Jr., (Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia), Morrow, James C. Bonner, Jr., (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for Neutral Amicus.

    Case Number: S21A1270

    Criminal Defendant Alleging Deprivation of Right of Appeal Due to Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Must Seek Habeas Relief

  • Maynard et al. v. Snapchat, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-14
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Naveen Ramachandrappa, Michael Brian Terry, Amanda Kay Seals, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, Michael Lawson Neff, Darryl Dwayne Adams, Susan Mary Cremer, Timothy Shane Peagler, (The Law Offices of Michael Lawson Neff, P.C.), Atlanta, Todd Robert Henningsen, (Henningsen Injury Attorneys, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lori G. Cohen, Sean Patrick Jessee, Andrew Zachery Ryan Smith, (Greenberg Traurig, LLP), Atlanta, Jonathan Hugh Blavin , Anne K. Conley , John Blackston Major Pope, (Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP), Los Angeles, Anne Dodson Gower, (Gower Wooten & Darneille LLC), Atlanta, Robert David Johnson, (Johnson & Alday, LLC), Marietta, for appellee; Brian DeVoe Rogers, (Rogers & Fite, LLC), Atlanta, Lyle Griffin Warshauer, (Warshauer Law Group, PC), Atlanta, Paul Isaac Hotchkiss, (Hotchkiss Law Firm LLC), Atlanta, Jonathan Andrew Pope, (Hasty Pope Davies, LLP), Gainesville, Nkosi John Bey, (Bey And Associates, LLC), Atlanta, Andrew Steven Ashby, (The Ashby Firm), Marietta, for Amicus Appellant; W. Ray Persons, (King & Spalding LLP), Atlanta, Michael L. Eber, (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee.

    Case Number: S21G0555

    Manufacturer's Duty of Care Extended to Selecting From Alternative Product Designs in Light of Foreseeable Risks of Harm

  • Chang v. Arroyave

    Publication Date: 2022-04-14
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Supreme Court, Westchester
    Judge: Justice William Giacomo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 55459/2020

    Alleged Defamatory Statements Do Not Constitute Personal Opinion

  • April 13, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

    Gov. Lamont Names Nominees for State Supreme Court, 12 Other Judgeships

    Lamont also announced 11 nominations for Superior Court judges, which leaves 60 judicial vacancies statewide.

    7 minute read

  • April 13, 2022 | Law.com

    Survey: Most Senior UK Lawyers Think Boris Johnson Should Resign Over 'Partygate'

    The results to a survey of over 100 senior lawyers conducted by Law.com International show that the legal sector largely shares the public's outrage over the U.K. Prime Minister's lockdown rule infringements.

    4 minute read

  • Consolidated Rest. Operations Inc. v. Westport Ins. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-13
    Practice Area: Covid-19 | Insurance Law
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Hospitality and Lodging | Insurance
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Justice Judith Gische
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Robin L. Cohen, Alexander M. Sugzda and Orrie A. Levy of counsel, Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP, New York.
    for defendant: For Respondent: Aidan M. McCormack and Robert C. Santoro of counsel, DLA Piper LLP (US), New York. For the Restaurant Law Center, New York State Restaurant Association and New York City Hospitality Alliance, amici curiae: Jeremy M. Creelan, Michael W. Ross, David M. Kroeger, Gabriel K. Gillett and David J. Clark of counsel, Jenner & Block LLP, New York. For the Chefs' Warehouse Inc., amicus curiae: John N. Ellison and Richard P. Lewis of counsel, Reed Smith LLP, New York. For United Policyholders, amicus curiae: Andrew Hahn, Andrew Henley, and Rukesh Korde, of the bar of the District of Columbia, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel, Covington & Burling LLP, New York. For New York State Trial Lawyers Association, amicus curiae: E. Leo Milonas, Joseph D. Jean, Maria T. Galeno and Scott D. Greenspan of counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York, and Brian J. Isaac, New York. For American Property Casualty Insurance Association, amicus curiae: Wystan M. Ackerman of counsel, Robinson & Cole LLP, New York

    Case Number: 450839/21

    Covid-19 Is Not 'Physical Loss or Damage' Triggering Business Interruption Coverage

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: April 11, 2022

    Publication Date: 2022-04-13
    Practice Area: Appellate Division Activity | Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Motion List & Order on Application
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, Second Department: April 11, 2022

  • April 12, 2022 | National Law Journal

    Defrauded Lawyer Bernard Grimm Goes After Bank That Cashed Forged IOLTA Checks

    A bookkeeper's embezzlement guilty plea led to Grimm's disbarment, and now he wants to hold PNC civilly liable. 

    4 minute read