• Hyde v. Okolie

    Publication Date: 2025-02-21
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Shlomo S. Hagler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 152489/2016

    Motion to Dismiss Denied in Action to Recover Allegedly Misappropriated Money

  • The People &c., Respondent, v. Juan M. Silva Santos, Appellant.

    Publication Date: 2025-02-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals, New York State
    Judge: Unsigned MEMORANDUM
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elizabeth Vasily, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew E. Seewald, for respondent

    Case Number: No. 11

    The People &c., Respondent, v. Juan M. Silva Santos, Appellant.

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: February 21, 2025

    Publication Date: 2025-02-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down Lists
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Handdowns released on:February 18 & 19, 2025

  • February 20, 2025 | New York Law Journal

    You Got Served: DOJ’s New Approach to NDAA Subpoenas and the Significant Ramifications for Foreign Financial Institutions

    “The new administration has moved quickly and demonstrated its intention to take an aggressive approach to combating Hamas and cartels. How that approach will play out remains unclear.”

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  • Harris v. Dioli

    Publication Date: 2025-02-20
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: Chief Judge Brenda K. Sannes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff pro se: Shai Harris, Little Falls, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant City National Bank: Bryan D. Leinbach, Zeichner Ellman & Krause LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants Andrew A. Dioli, Asset Default Management, Inc., Lil Wave Financial, Inc., and Nevada Funding: Jennie Shnayder, Waldman, Kalahar & Associates, PLLC, Feasterville, PA. For Defendants Teresa Ann Gorman and Ruben Roberto Martinez: Christopher J. Rogers, Buchalter, A Professional Corporation, Scottsdale, AZ. Jason E. Goldstein, Buchalter, A Professional Corporation, Irving, CA. For Defendant Babinec Family Trust Dated 7/16/1995: Kayla A. Arias, Barclay Damon LLP, Barclay Damon Tower, Syracuse, NY.

    Case Number: 6:24-CV-00513

    Diversity Jurisdiction Lacking; Plaintiff, Defendant Family Trust Both New York Citizens

  • Morrissey v. Constantine

    Publication Date: 2025-02-20
    Practice Area: Contracts | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Nassau
    Judge: Justice Philippe Solages, Jr.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 616062/2019

    Court Disregards Investment Equity Option Agreement, Judgment Found For Plaintiff

  • State of Texas v. United States

    Publication Date: 2025-02-17
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government | Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Smith
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 23-40653

    In 2021, the district court held that Texas has standing to challenge the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and that DACA is procedurally and substantively unlawful.

  • Lincoln Prop. Co. v. Herrera

    Publication Date: 2025-02-17
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government | Premises Liability
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Peña
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 13-23-00276-CV

    Appellee, the representative of her mother's estate, brought a premises liability claim against appellants, Lincoln Property Company, SP II Limited Partnership and the San Antonio Housing Authority Foundation, after her mother was injured when she tripped and fell due to an uneven sidewalk at a public housing facility.

  • Matter of Sapphire W. (Kenneth L.)

    Publication Date: 2025-02-14
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
    Judge: Justice Lourdes M. Ventura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Respondent: Rebecca L. Visgaitis, Josh Liebman, and Ingrid Gustafson of counsel, Muriel Goode-Trufant, Corporation Counsel, New York, NY. For Nonparty-Appellant: David Shalleck-Klein and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP [Naomi J. Scotten], of counsel, Family Justice Law Center, New York, NY. Attorney for the Child: Dawne A. Mitchell and Zoe Allen of counsel, Twyla Carter, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Amicus Curiae Pro Se and for Amici Curiae Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, Center for Family Representation, Bronx Defenders, Children's Rights, and National Association of Counsel for Children: Josh Gupta-Kagan and Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem [Michael Weinstein] pro se of counsel, Columbia Law School-Family Defense Clinic, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Americans for Prosperity Foundation: Michael S. O'Reilly and John A. Basinger of counsel, Saul Ewing LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Sanctuary for Families, Day One, Empire Justice Center, Her Justice, Incendii Law, PLLC, Lawyers Committee Against Domestic Violence, Legal Momentum, New York Legal Assistance Group, and New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence: Kartik Naram of counsel, Lara Flath, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae New York Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union Women's Rights Project, and National Center for Youth Law: Jessica Perry, Jenna Lauter, Gabriella Larios, Molly K. Biklen, and American Civil Liberties Union Foundation [Linda S. Morris, pro hac vice, Aditi Fruitwala, pro hac vice, and Anjana Samant] of counsel, New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 2023-10606

    Family Court Cannot Place Nonrespondent Custodial Parent Under ACS Supervision

  • Matter of Wharton-Bickley

    Publication Date: 2025-02-14
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry:
    Court: Other Courts, New York
    Judge: Judge OATH Administrative Law Judge Christine Stecura
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Petitioner by: Margaret B. Sandercock, Esq., Elizabeth Sandercock, Esq., Goodfarb & Sandercock, LLP.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Respondent by: David R. Brody, Esq., Gabriel W. Block, Esq., Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins, Goidel, P.C.

    Case Number: 2654/23

    Court Grants Protection to Tenants Under Loft Law