• Ruemker v. Ruemker

    Publication Date: 2016-12-12
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jerry Landers, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: in Case Nos. A16A1200 and A16A1201. Dawn Levine and Alan Levine Lyle Levine LLC, Marietta, for appellant in Case Nos. A16A1202 and A16A1203. Edwin Varner, Warner Robins, for appellee. Other party representation: Jocelyn Daniell Daniell Law Firm LLC, Claire Chapman, Lena Ruemker, Warner Robins, and Rebecca Moody, Perry.

    Case Number: A16A1200; A16A1201; A16A1202; A16A1203

    The Court did not have jurisdiction over appellants' appeals, because the orders appellants appealed were interlocutory rulings and not directly appealable, as they did not include any decision as t

  • Gaines v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-12-09
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bentley Adams and Robin King Public Defender's Office, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Julia A. Slater, District Attorney, Sadhana Dailey, Assistant District Attorney, and Robert Bickerstaff District Attorney's Office, Columbus, for appellee.

    Case Number: A16A1150

    The evidence, including the victim's testimony and DNA evidence, supported defendant's conviction for child molest

  • Allen v. McGuire

    Publication Date: 2016-11-23
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ray, William M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Webster, Atlanta, for Allen. Vic Hill and Brad MacDonald Hill/ MacDonald LLC, Marietta, for Miller. Jacquelyn Luther and Valencia Thurman Jacquelyn Luther, Esq., P.C., Atlanta, for McGuire.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A16A1301; A16A1302; A16A1303

    The Court partially reversed the trial court's ruling in a child cu action, finding that father was entitled to a new trial on his petition for modification of cu

  • Russell v. Sparmer

    Publication Date: 2016-11-23
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Branch, Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edward Hartness, Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Chandler Fox, Chandler, Homans, Hicks McKinnon, Gainesville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A16A1001

    The trial court erred in finding that plaintiff's divorce claim could serve as the basis for an attorney fees award under O.C.G.A. § 9-15-14, as the claim was neither frivolous nor interposed for th

  • Hospital Specialists of GA PC v. Gray

    Publication Date: 2016-11-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer Smith and Vincent Toreno Ken David Associates LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mark Stuckey Kaufman Law PC, Atlanta, for appellees.

    Case Number: A16A1121

    The trial court correctly allowed medical malpractice plaintiff to substitute the name of one doctor for that of another doctor after the expir of the statute of limit

  • Rentz v. Rentz

    Publication Date: 2016-11-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George Donaldson and Misty Haskins Perry Walters LLP, Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: in Case No. A16A0767. Gregory Smith The Smith Group, Bainbridge, and Allen Olson, Albany, for appellant in Case No. A16A0859. Gregory Smith The Smith Group, Ben Kirbo, Bainbridge, and Allen Olson, Albany, for appellees in Case No. A16A0767. George Donaldson Perry Walters LLP, Albany, and Ben Kirbo, Bainbridge, for appellees in Case No. A16A0859.

    Case Number: A16A0767; A16A0859

    The superior court had concurrent jurisdiction with the probate court to address executor of the e's conflicting duties with regard to the distribution of several parcels of real property in th

  • In re Patrick Kent Lindsay Jones, 01-15-00590-CV (TexApp Dist 11/01/2016)

    Publication Date: 2016-11-17
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Date Filed: 2016-11-01
    Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, First District
    Judge: EVELYN V. KEYES JUSTICE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 01-15-00590-CV

    On Appeal from the 129th District CourtHarris County, TexasTrial Court Case No. 2015-03502Panel consists of Justices Jennings, Keyes, and Bro

  • Shell Western E&P, Inc. v. Pel-State Bulk Plant, LLC, 04-15-00750-CV (4th COA. 10/26/2016)

    Publication Date: 2016-11-10
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2016-10-26
    Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
    Judge: KAREN ANGELINI, JUSTICE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 04-15-00750-CV

    From the 365th Judicial District Court, Dimmit County, TexasTrial Court No. 13-07-12049-DCVAJAHonorable Amado J. Abascal, III, Judge PresidingOpinio

  • Janvey v. Libyan Investment Authority, 15-10545 (5th Cir. 10/26/2016)

    Publication Date: 2016-11-10
    Practice Area: Commercial Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2016-10-26
    Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 15-10545

    Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of TexasBefore WIENER, PRADO, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.PER

  • United States of America v. Van Allen Smith, 15-11185 (5th Cir. 10/14/2016)

    Publication Date: 2016-11-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Date Filed: 2016-10-14
    Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
    Judge: STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, CIRCUIT JUDGE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 15-11185

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of TexasBefore NBOTHAM, ELROD, and NSON, Circuit Judges.STEPHEN A.