• U.S. v. Stewart

    Publication Date: 2018-11-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY: Sarah K. Eddy, Brian Blais, and Margaret Garnett, on the brief, Brooke E. Cucinella, Assistant United States Attorneys
    for defendant: For Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY: Sarah K. Eddy, Brian Blais, and Margaret Garnett, on the brief, Brooke E. Cucinella, Assistant United States Attorneys

    Case Number: 17-593

    Conviction Vacated, Remanded; Excluded Post-Arrest Statements Might Have Influenced Jury

  • In the Matter of Richard Allen Hunt.

    Publication Date: 2018-11-06
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jenny K. Mittelman, Paula J. Frederick, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephen Michael Friedberg, (Stephen M. Friedberg, Atty at Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Adam Marshall Hames, (The Hames Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: S19Y0099

    Court Orders Disbarment of Attorney Who Spent Funds Held in Trust for Minor Children

  • Ronnie Van Zant Inc. v. Cleopatra Records Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-10-18
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Defendants‐Appellants Cleopatra Records, Inc. and Cleopatra Films: Rishi Bhandari, on the brief, Evan M. Mandel, Mandel Bhandari LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Plaintiffs‐Appellees Ronnie Van Zant, Inc., Gary R. Rossington, Johnny Van Zant, Barbara Houston, Alicia Rapp, and Corinna Gaines Biemiller: Sandor Frankel, Pauline McTernan, on the brief, Richard G. Haddad, Otterbourg P.C., New York, NY For Amici Curiae A&E Television Networks, LLC, Home Box Office, Inc., Metro‐Goldwyn‐Mayer Studios Inc., Nbcuniversal Media, LLC, Paramount Pictures Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Univision Communications Inc., and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., In Support of Defendants‐Appellants: Nathan Siegel, L. Danielle Toaltoan, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York, NY For Amici Curiae The Reporters Committee For Freedom of the Press, American Society of News Editors, the Associated Press Media Editors, Association of Alternative Newsmedia, The Association of American Publishers, Inc., Discovery Communications LLC, Dow Jones & Company, Inc., First Amendment Coalition, First Look Media Works, Inc., The International Documentary Association, The Investigative Reporting Workshop, MPA – The Association of Magazine Media, National Press Photographers Association, and the Tully Center For Free Speech, In Support of Defendants‐Appellants: Bruce D. Brown, Gregg P. Leslie, Caitlin Vogus, The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 17-2849

    Consent Decree's Inconsistent Provisions Do Not Support Ban on Movie About Rock Band

  • People v. Ermmarino

    Publication Date: 2018-08-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Term, Second Department, 9th & 10th Judicial Districts
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Scott Lockwood
    for defendant: For Respondent: Justin W. Smiloff, Suffolk County Traffic Prosecutor's Office

    Case Number: 2016-382SCR

    Information Charging Operating a Vehicle While Using a Mobile Device Facially Sufficient

  • Majestic Realty Corp. v. Orgel

    Publication Date: 2018-07-18
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Term, First Department
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 570191/18

    Panel Affirms Order Denying Landlord Summary Judgment in Consolidated Holdover Proceeding

  • In the Matter of Daren Allen Webber, an attorney and counselor-at-law. (Attorney Registration No. 4128856)

    Publication Date: 2018-07-12
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District
    Judge: Per Curiam Before: Alan D. Scheinkman, P.J., William F. Mastro, Reinaldo E. Rivera, Mark C. Dillon, John M. Leventhal, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gary L. Casella, White Plains, NY (Anthony R. Wynne of counsel), for Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District.
    for defendant: Daren Allen Webber, West Covina, California, respondent pro se.

    Case Number: 2017-13064

    Matter of Webber

  • Deroeck v. DHM Ventures

    Publication Date: 2018-07-02
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 17-0033

    Plaintiffs sued DHM Ventures, alleging it stopped making payments on a promissory note, leaving $7 million in principal and more than $58,000 in interest outstanding.

  • Altesse Healthcare Solutions, Inc. v. Wilson

    Publication Date: 2018-03-05
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 16-0922

    The defendants (Allen and Becky Wilson) owned a healthcare company. In June 2014, they sold their business to Altesse for $800,000, to be paid in installments.

  • People v. Burca

    Publication Date: 2018-01-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Term, Second Department, 2nd, 11th & 13th Judicial Districts
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Respondent: John M. Castellano, Johnnette Traill, Joseph N. Ferdenzi and Tina Grillo, of counsel, Queens County District Attorney.
    for defendant: For Appellant: Rachel L. Pecker, Esq., New York City Legal Aid Society.

    Case Number: 2016-366QCR

    Judgment of Conviction Reversed, Plea Vacated as Not Shown to Be Voluntary or Knowing

  • Allen-Pieroni v. Pieroni

    Publication Date: 2017-12-25
    Practice Area: Family Law | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 16-0900

    "Slander of title" consists of a "false and malicious statement made in disparagement of a person's title to property which causes special damages."