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April 14, 2022 | Law.com

Sanctions Flurry Keeps National Security Lawyers on Edge

A constantly shifting landscape has law firms sending out a flurry of client alerts on the latest updates and what they mean for corporations. And through it all, law firms are helping their clients decide whether to pull their business out of Russia, and to understand the risks if they stay.

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April 14, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Remedial Programs

Known colloquially as the BIF—the bipartisan infrastructure framework—or sometimes as the "bipartisan infrastructure bill," even though it is no longer a bill, IIJA authorizes over a trillion dollars to an enormous variety of programs.

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April 14, 2022 | New York Law Journal

See Who Passed the February 2022 New York Bar Exam

The New York State Board of Law Examiners examined a total of 3,068 candidates, 1,378 of whom passed for an overall passing rate of 45%.

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Appellate Division, First Department: April 12, 2022

Publication Date: 2022-04-14
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
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Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
Judge: Unsigned
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.

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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.

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