• Ghatanfard v. Zivkovic

    Publication Date: 2024-11-18
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Cathy Seibel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Appellant: Anne Penachio, Penachio Malara, LLP, White Plains, New York.
    for defendant: Counsel for Appellee: D. Maimon Kirschenbaum, Josef Nussbaum, Lucas C. Buzzard, Joseph & Kirschenbaum LLP, New York, New York. Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Yann Geron as Chapter 7 Trustee: Yann Geron, Nicole N. Santucci, Geron Legal Advisors LLC.

    Case Number: 24-CV-2858

    Bankruptcy Court Had Cause to Convert Chapter 11 Action to Chapter 7 Case

  • Reid v. Garland

    Publication Date: 2024-11-15
    Practice Area: Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Myrna Pérez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner Everod Ray Anthony Reid: Molly Lauterback, Sophie Dalsimer, Brooklyn Defender Services, Brooklyn, NY, on the brief, Andrew D. Bergman, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Houston, TX.
    for defendant: For Respondent Merrick B. Garland, United States Attorney General: Brian Boynton, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Carl H. McIntyre, Jr., Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, on the brief, Paul Fiorino, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae Former Immigration Judges and Former Members of the Board of Immigration Appeals, in support of Petitioner: John J. Clarke, Jr., Subarkah Syafruddin, John O. Wray, DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, NY. For Amici Curiae The Bronx Defenders, Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc., Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project, Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project, The Legal Aid Society, and Open Immigration Legal Services, in support of Petitioner: John Harland Giammatteo, Staff Attorney and Justice Catalyst Fellow, Lutheran Social Services of New York, Immigration Legal Program, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center, Disability Rights Advocates, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, and Pangea Legal Services, in support of Petitioner: Allen Burton, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, New York, NY, Martha F. Hutton, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 20-3324

    IJ Improperly Applied Framework to Protect Rights of Noncitizens Who May Be Incompetent

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: November 15, 2024

    Publication Date: 2024-11-15
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Handdowns between:November 12 & 13, 2024

  • K.O. v. F.O.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-14
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A-1101-22

    Defendant F.O. appealed the dual judgment of divorce, challenging several aspects of the trial court's decision, including the equitable distribution of properties, custody and parenting time, alimony, and child support awards.

  • In the Matter of William Slater Vincent.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-13
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gene Chapman, (Gene Chapman LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S23Y0879

    Court issues a public reprimand to an attorney who admitted violations of Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct with respect to use and administration of his attorney trust account

  • Varela v. Zavala Plus, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-11-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | International Law | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Garcia
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 05-22-01077-CV

    Appellant Maria Soledad Varela de Lopez brought a personal injury suit against appellee in 2019 in relation to a bus accident in Mexico.

  • Appellate Division, Second Department: November 8, 2024

    Publication Date: 2024-11-08
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down & Supplemental Handdown
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Handdown List & Supplemental Handdown released on:November 6, 2024

  • In the Matter of the Marriage of Guggenheim

    Publication Date: 2024-11-04
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Stevens
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 06-24-00033-CV

    The parties separated in 2023 and appellee filed for divorce.

  • State v. B.K.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A-3040-22

    Defendant appealed the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief after being convicted of multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child.

  • Gulf View Private Inv., Inc. v. GC Sys., A.S.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-04
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Martinez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 04-23-00100-CV

    Appellee purchased a Cessna aircraft and entered into an agreement with appellant to perform over $1 million in modifications.