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  • 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:
    for defendant:
    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.

  • Sanchez v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2021-06-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rodriguez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 08-20-00179-CR

    A criminal defendant, who appealed the denial of a motion for DNA testing, failed to show that DNA testing would have made a difference in his conviction.

  • In the Interest of RW

    Publication Date: 2021-06-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Burgess
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 06-21-00012-CV

    Following a bench trial, the trial court terminated mother's parental rights to R.W. on three specified grounds and found termination was in the child's best interest.

  • Bulkley v. Department of Industrial

    Publication Date: 2021-06-21
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Appeals | Regulation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Willett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-40020

    Appellant, a company that transports refrigerated goods interstate, twice sued appellee, the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and Health of the State of California, arguing that it cannot enforce California regulations in Texas.