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  • Cockerham v. Cockerham

    Publication Date: 2021-07-16
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathy Portnoy, (Portnoy, Garner & Nail, LLC), Atlanta, Garrett Nail, (Thompson Hine LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Russell King, Collin Hatcher, (King Yaklin & Wilkins LLP), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0553

    Court vacates modified parenting order and remands for entry of findings of fact and conclusions of law, and affirms award of attorney and guardian ad litem fees

  • Green v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-07-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Randall Sharp, (Sharp Georgia Law Firm), Smyrna, for appellant.
    for defendant: Chad Pritchett, Louie Fraser, (Dublin Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Dublin, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0353

    Court affirms child molestation convictions over defendant's challenges to evidence and contentions of ineffective assistance of counsel

  • In Re Haselen

    Publication Date: 2021-07-12
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Discovery | Securities Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Alley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 08-20-00070-CV

    A party, that was ordered to submit their personal tax returns to a neutral third-party, was unable to show that the trial court abused its discretion in the order.

  • Rose v. Clark

    Publication Date: 2021-07-12
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula Free, (Law Office of Paula O'Neal Stewart), Winder, David Thomson, (Beisswenger & Thomson P.A.), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Allen Bodiford, (Attorney at Law), Stockbridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0172

    Court affirms contempt finding as to child support payments in a divorce proceeding but vacates an attorney fee award that was not supported by findings of fact or statute

  • Arellano v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2021-07-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Legislation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Alley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 08-19-00240-CR

    Appellant was found guilty of possession of more than four ounces, but less than five pounds of usable marijuana.

  • Hamilton v. Westchester County

    Publication Date: 2021-07-07
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Samuel Weiss and Kelly Jo Popkin, Rights Behind Bars, Washington, D.C., and Brooklyn, New York, on the brief, Tamara Livshiz, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Westchester County, Joseph K. Spano, Francis Delgrosso, Karl Vollmer, and Leandro Diaz: Justin R. Adin, Deputy County Attorney, for John M. Nonna, Westchester County Attorney, White Plains, New York. For Defendants-Appellees Correct Care Solutions, LLC, Raul Ulloa, and Westchester County: Paul A. Sanders, Barclay Damon LLP, Rochester, New York.
    Case Number: 20-1058-pr

    Transitory Injury Lasting Less Than Six Months Can Qualify as 'Disability' Under ADA

  • U.S. v. Eldridge

    Publication Date: 2021-06-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge William Nardini
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Katherine A. Gregory, Assistant United States Attorney, for James P. Kennedy, Jr., United States Attorney for the Western District of New York, Buffalo, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Thamud Eldridg: Devin McLaughlin, Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP, Middlebury, VT. For Defendant-Appellant Kevin Allen: Cheryl M. Buth, Meyers Buth Law Group, Orchard Park, NY.
    Case Number: 18-3294-cr

    Curtain Around Tables Did Not Deprive Defendants of Fair Trial; FSA §403 Inapplicable

  • In the Interest of B. B.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-29
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Mulholland, (District Attorney), Bainbridge, Robert Richardson, (Public Defenders Standards Council), Bainbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ernie Sheffield, (Private Attorney), Colquitt, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0480

    State May File Direct Appeal From Juvenile Court Order Denying Its Motion to Transfer to Superior Court

  • Morath v. Texas American Federation

    Publication Date: 2021-06-28
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Appeals | Education Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Alley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 08-20-00152-CV

    The Texas Legislature amended the Education Code to incentivize local school districts to address underperforming school campuses and the Commissioner promulgated rules addressing (1) consulting with, and preserving existing contract rights with teachers and staff; (2) exempting the contracting partner from existing local policies and rules; and (3) the appealability of the Commissioner's approval of partnering agreements.

  • Mack v. Retirement Housing

    Publication Date: 2021-06-28
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Hassan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 14-20-00077-CV

    Appellant, Marlon Mack as representative of the estate of Martha Mack, sued appellees for, inter alia, wrongful death.