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Per curiam, the Kentucky Supreme Court finds that attorney Ronald Taylor should be temporarily suspended from the practice of law after being fired from his law firm for belligerent behavior toward clients and colleagues and returning to the firm to physically threaten employees on more than one occasion.
Court: Kentucky Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: August 22, 2024, Case #: 2024-SC-0165-KB, Categories: Attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the Kentucky Supreme Court finds that attorney Ryan Stith should be reinstated following his 2020 suspension from the practice of law for failing to properly represent four immigration clients because he completed alcohol rehabilitation, continued to be monitored for substance abuse, and completed continuing education requirements.
Court: Kentucky Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: August 22, 2024, Case #: 2024-SC-0290-KB, Categories: Attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the Kentucky Supreme Court finds that attorney Richard Davis Null should be suspended indefinitely for ceasing communications with a client in the middle of a child custody action and continuing to represent another client in a criminal matter even after he had been suspended.
Court: Kentucky Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: August 22, 2024, Case #: 2024-SC-0197-KB, Categories: Attorney Discipline
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Per curiam, the Kentucky Supreme Court finds that attorney Gerald Derossett should be suspended indefinitely from the practice of law for failing to perform work on product liability claims after taking payment and misleading clients into believing he had filed actions he had not filed, as well as failing to answer charges clients filed with the bar association.
Court: Kentucky Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: August 22, 2024, Case #: 2024-SC-0194-KB, Categories: Attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that attorney Camille Warner may be reinstated to the practice of law following her June 1999 suspension for failing to meet registration requirements because Warner complied with the order of suspension and demonstrated the requisite character to practice law.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: August 22, 2024, Case #: PM-169-24, Categories: Attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that attorney Chin Cheung may be reinstated following her September 2009 suspension for failing to meet registration requirements because Cheung complied with the order of suspension and demonstrated the requisite character to practice law.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: August 22, 2024, Case #: PM-168-24, Categories: Attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the panel of judges grants the state’s motion to dismiss this complaint alleging racial gerrymandering of a legislative map, finding the Tennessee Chapter of the NAACP failed to show the map would result in “more than a mere possibility” of racial discrimination. However, the panel gives the plaintiffs 30 days to file an amended complaint.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Tennessee , Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: August 22, 2024, Case #: 3:23cv832, NOS: Voting - Civil Rights, Categories: Elections, Government
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that attorney Herbert Ira Mendelsohn should be censured for failing to report misconduct in Connecticut related to deficiencies in his trust account that would also constitute misconduct in New York. Mendelsohn, who was reprimanded before being held in contempt in Connecticut, contends the entry of sanctions in New York would just be "piling on," but his refusal to fully acknowledge the misconduct merited discipline.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: August 22, 2024, Case #: PM-167-24, Categories: Attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the court of appeals finds that defendant was improperly convicted of reckless injury following a shooting because police did not let defendant return to his cell following his arrest and continued to question him in violation of his right to remain silent. Reversed.
Court: Wisconsin Court of Appeals, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: August 22, 2024, Case #: 2022AP1375-CR, Categories: Self Incrimination
Per curiam, the Supreme Court of Ohio finds attorney Brian John Macala will be suspended from the practice of law for six months for forging his client's signature on several documents related to the administration of an estate. However, his lack of a previous disciplinary record and complete acceptance of responsibility allows the suspension to be stayed so long as he commits no further misconduct.
Court: Ohio Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: August 22, 2024, Case #: 2024-Ohio-3158, Categories: Evidence, Attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the court of appeals finds that the circuit court properly convicted defendant of murder even though a family friend had approached a juror because evidence did not indicate the conversation had anything to do with the case or would cause the juror to become impartial.
Court: Wisconsin Court of Appeals, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: August 21, 2024, Case #: 2023AP763-CR, Categories: Jury, Murder
Per curiam, the circuit finds the district court properly convicted defendant for bankruptcy fraud and applied a "sophisticated means" sentencing enhancement. Defendant pleaded guilty to the charge arising from his use of his car dealership to open accounts with two different banks, as well as to use a credit card processing company. Defendant conducted unauthorized credit card transactions, wrote fraudulent checks and transferred funds between the bank accounts in order to conceal the fraud. He also filed for bankruptcy, attributing alleged losses to a fictitious out-of-country customer's writing of a bad check to him. The sophisticated means enhancement was properly applied, being defendant hid assets and transactions through the use of entities, making the fraud more difficult to detect. Affirmed.
Court: 5th Circuit, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: August 21, 2024, Case #: 23-30726, Categories: Fraud, Sentencing, Banking / Lending
Per curiam, the Supreme Court of Ohio finds Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Ralph Winkler will be publicly reprimanded for posting inaccurate statements about a probate case on the court's Facebook page, including that an individual involved in the case neglected his mother and allowed her to live in "deplorable" conditions. Although Winkler eventually deleted the posts, the inflammatory remarks impugned the integrity of the court and were hurtful to the family involved in the case. However, because Winkler fully cooperated with disciplinary proceedings and accepted responsibility for his actions, a reprimand is sufficient punishment.
Court: Ohio Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: August 21, 2024, Case #: 2024-Ohio-3141, Categories: Judiciary, Attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the Connecticut Supreme Court finds that Connecticut’s surprise billing law, which limits the charges that patients pay for out-of-network emergency medical services to charges similar to in-network care, requires the provider of services to collect the portion of the payment for which the patient is liable directly from the patient and to bill the insurance carrier only for the portion of the payment that the carrier is responsible for. Additionally, the maximum amount a patient is liable for is set by the patient’s in-network deductible, not by the in-network prices for the procedure that are typically common in the area. This interpretation avoids creating a disincentive for emergency providers to join insurance networks which would be contrary to the legislative intent.
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: August 21, 2024, Case #: SC 20914, Categories: Insurance, Choice Of Law
Per curiam, the circuit finds that the lower court improperly dismissed the North Dakota retail and petroleum marketers' Administrative Procedure Act claims against the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for imposing debit card fees. The petroleum marketers sufficiently show that its claims are not time-barred "as they accrued at the time of injury, not the issuance of the regulation." Vacated.
Court: 8th Circuit, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: August 21, 2024, Case #: 22-1639, Categories: Administrative Law, Government
Per Curiam, the South Carolina Supreme Court publicly reprimands attorney Everett Joseph Mercer for mishandling an estate case. Mercer acknowledges he failed to communicate with the judge and opposing counsel about appointment of a personal representative for an estate he represented in federal court. The communication issues caused the case to be dismissed with prejudice.
Court: South Carolina Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: August 21, 2024, Case #: 2024-000785, Categories: Wills / Probate, Attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts affirms the dismissal of former New England Patriots player Robert S. Leo’s complaint alleging infliction of emotional distress, elder abuse and defamation against the New England Patriots Alumni Club and some of those associated with it for revoking his membership and banning him from future membership. The former player fails to demonstrate a high enough degree of harm or distress to support his claims. Affirmed.
Court: Massachusetts Court Of Appeals, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: August 21, 2024, Case #: 23-P-634, Categories: Defamation, Emotional Distress, Elder Abuse
Per curiam, the court of appeals finds that defendant was properly convicted of third-degree theft for stealing a bottle of alcohol with two prior theft convictions under his belt. Defendant contends the judge should have recused himself since he had represented defendant in two prior criminal matters, but he failed to demonstrate prejudice. Affirmed.
Court: Iowa Court Of Appeals, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: August 21, 2024, Case #: 23-0434, Categories: Judiciary, Theft