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  • September 8, 2021 | Connecticut Law Tribune

    Freedom of the Press vs. Fair Trials: A Battle-Scarred Terrain

    From the nation's beginning, there has been tension and conflict between First Amendment press freedom and the Sixth Amendment fair trial rights.

    6 minute read

  • Thomas v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2021-09-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Bourliot
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    Case Number: 14-19-00685-CR

    Appellant challenged his conviction for continuous violence against a family member, arguing that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of an extraneous offense under article 38.371 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure on the grounds that (1) the statute on its face violated his constitutional rights to due process and (2) the evidence was admitted in violation of Rule of Evidence 404(b).

  • In Re Greg Abbott

    Publication Date: 2021-09-06
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Blacklock
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    Case Number: 21-0667

    Plaintiffs in the underlying suit are members of the Texas House of Representatives who denied the House a quorum by fleeing the state on July 12, 2021.

  • Ellis v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-09-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jerry W. Chappell, II, Roswell, for Appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Ashleigh Dene Headrick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Christopher Allen Arnt, Lynsay Peardon Chapman, (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Lafayette, for Appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0780

    Court affirms malice murder conviction over defendant's contentions that his Miranda waiver was improper due to intoxication, and ineffective assistance of counsel

  • United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776 v. Takeda Pharm. Co. Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-01
    Practice Area: Patent Litigation
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard Wesley
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    Case Number: 20-1994-cv

    Combination Patent Does Not 'Claim' Component Drug Substances Past Expiration Dates

  • Watanabe v. Summit Path Partners

    Publication Date: 2021-08-30
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Kelly
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    Case Number: 01-19-00302-CV

    While working as a valet, appellant was injured in an assault in a parking lot and he sued his employers as well as the owner and operator of the parking lot.

  • In Re Shire

    Publication Date: 2021-08-30
    Practice Area: Antitrust | Civil Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Burgess
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    Case Number: 06-21-00016-CV

    Health Choice Advisory brought a qui tam action under the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act against Shire alleging it violated anti-kickback provisions of the Act by implementing two marketing programs that incentivized medical providers to prescribe certain pharmaceutical products covered by the Texas Medicaid Program.

  • August 27, 2021 | New York Law Journal

    Are College Athletes the Next Fashion Stars?

    College athletes are about to become important representatives of brands, including their own, because they are now permitted to be paid for the use of their name, likeness or image. Making sense of the new rules promises to be a difficult task for attorneys, business executives and administrators in the fashion industry and elsewhere. This article provides a general outline of a rapidly-evolving new industry.

    8 minute read

  • August 23, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

    When Considering Litigation: Prudence Is, at Times, the Better Part of Valor

    The determination made at the trial court level was enough to have all current litigators advising their commercial and industrial clients that well-crafted contracts are the only way to protect yourself from the potential risks that may arise during any type of construction contract.

    9 minute read

  • Haverkamp v. Linthicum

    Publication Date: 2021-08-23
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law | Government
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
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    Case Number: 20-40337

    Texas state prisoner David Allen Haverkamp, also known as Bobbie Lee Haverkamp, a biological male at birth who identifies as a transgender woman, sued state officials for violations of the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution.