Anderson v. The State
Publication Date: 2024-06-12Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Supreme CourtJudge: Justice PinsonAttorneys:For plaintiff: Randall Paul Sharp, (Paulding County Public Defender’s Office), Dallas, for appellant.For defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Clint Christopher Malcolm, Meghan Hobbs Hill, Elizabeth Haase Brock, Christopher M. Carr, Ashleigh Dene Headrick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Anthony Brett Williams, Matthew Wayne Rollins, (Paulding County District Attorney’s Office), Dallas, for appellee.Case number: S24A0405
Court affirms malice murder conviction over defendant's argument that the trial court should have issued an instruction on voluntary manslaughter and claim of ineffective assistance
Walmart Stores East, LP v. Leverette
Publication Date: 2024-06-10Practice Area:Personal Injury
Industry:Retail
Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Justice BrownAttorneys:For plaintiff: Robert Hill, (McLain & Merritt), Atlanta, Jack Reiter, Sydney Feldman, (Gray Robinson, P.A.), Miami, for appellant.For defendant: Welles Gilliland, (Nick Schnyder Law Firm), Marietta, Maxwell Thelen, Seth Lowry, (Ashby Thelen Lowry), Marietta, for appellee.Case number: A24A0115
Court affirms $1 million nominal damages award against Walmart in a premises liability and injury case, rejecting Walmart's arguments as to excessive damages and bias
Highsmith v. Woodhull Medical Center
Publication Date: 2024-06-05Practice Area:Medical Malpractice
Industry:Court: Supreme Court, KingsJudge: Justice Consuelo Mallafre MelendezAttorneys:For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number: 504742/2021
EDTPA Repeal Did Not Apply Retroactively; Motion to Dismiss Granted
252685 St LLC v. Feifei Gu
Publication Date: 2024-06-05Practice Area:Civil Procedure
Industry:Court: Supreme Court, KingsJudge: Justice Joy F. CampanelliAttorneys:For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number: 505280/2024
Service of Motion Proper; Defendants Failed to Update Their Contact Information
PLG Bedford Holdings LLC v. Prestige Deli & Grill Corp.
Publication Date: 2024-06-04Practice Area:Landlord Tenant Law
Industry:Court: Civil Court, KingsJudge: Judge Jill R. EpsteinAttorneys:For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number: LT-306740-23/KI
Eviction Granted; Respondent Failed to Show the Defense of Impossibility
State v. Mrozowski
Publication Date: 2024-06-04Practice Area:Criminal Law
Industry:Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Judge LandAttorneys:For plaintiff: John Fitzner, Aaron Palmer, (Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Swainsboro, Jamey Sherrod, (Office of the District Attorney For Middle Judicial Circuit of Georgia), Lyons, for appellant.For defendant: Brandi Payne, (Middle Circuit Public Defenders Office), Swainsboro, for appellee.Case number: A24A0331
Court affirms suppression of evidence in police encounter lacking probable cause for a stop and the subsequent escalation of the encounter to a second tier
SanMiguel v. Grimaldi
Publication Date: 2024-06-03Practice Area:Medical Malpractice
Industry:Health Care
Court: Appellate Division, First DepartmentJudge: Justice Julio Rodriguez IIIAttorneys:For plaintiff: For Respondents: Annette G. Hasapidis of counsel, Hasapidis Law Offices, South Salem.For defendant: For Meryl Y. Grimaldi, M.D., Appellant: Bhalinder L. Rikhye of counsel, Vigorito, Barker, Patterson, Nicholas & Porter, LLC, New York.
For St. Barnabas Hospital, Appellant: Samantha E. Quinn of counsel, Schiavetti, Corgan, DiEdwards, Weinberg & Nicholson, LLP, White Plains, and Rita F. Aronov of counsel, Garbarini & Scher, P.C., New York.Case number: 24515/13
Reliance on 'Sheppard-Mobley' to Bar Mother's Recovery for Emotional Harm Without Merit
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. v. Gibson
Publication Date: 2024-06-03Practice Area:Banking and Finance Laws |
Civil Procedure
Industry: Financial Services and Banking
Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Presiding Judge McFaddenAttorneys:For plaintiff: Thomas Tucker, (Tucker Long, P.C.), Augusta, Christopher Kanne, (Duane Morris, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.For defendant: David Hudson, (Hull Barrett, PC), Augusta, John Gibson, Augusta, for appellee.Case number: A24A0268
Court reverses order denying attorney fees and mandating document production, and affirms dismissal of defamation claim on the basis of Georgia's anti-SLAPP statute
Tenace v. State of New York
Publication Date: 2024-06-03Practice Area:Civil Rights
Industry:Court: Court of Claims, New YorkJudge: Judge Walter RiveraAttorneys:For plaintiff: For Claimant: David M. Tenace, Pro Se.For defendant: For Defendant by: Glenn C. King, Assistant Attorney General, Hon. Letitia James, Attorney General for the State of New York.Case number: 138821
Claim Dismissed; Claimant Had Already Settled Case with Department of Corrections
Assemblyman Bill Essayli, R-Corona, has been bounced to and from legislative committees over the last six months amid a flurry of antagonizing social media posts.
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