• City of Dunwoody v. Discovery Practice Mgmt. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2016-09-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cecil McLendon and Leonid Felgin Riley McLendon LLC, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Belinfante and Vincent Russo Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC, Atlanta, for appellees.

    Case Number: A16A0058

    The trial court properly reversed a zoning board of appeals' decision in a dispute regarding whether the proposed use of certain property fit within the existing zoning classification of the distric

  • September 1, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

    2016 Professional Excellence Award Profiles

    ATTORNEY OF THE YEAR NOMINEES Dan Hagood MANAGING PARTNER, FITZPATRICK HAGOOD SMITH & UHL, DALLAS WITH A WIDE-RANGING PRACTICE IN

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  • Funsten v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

    Publication Date: 2016-08-26
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
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    Date Filed: 2016-08-01
    Court: C.A. 1st
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Appellant and Objector: Aaron, Riechert, Carpol & Riffle, Charles M. Riffle, Melissa R. Karlsten, Matthew R. Owens, Farella Braun + Martel, Kelly A. Woodruff, Crist, Biorn, Shepherd & Roskoph, Kristopher W. Biorn
    for defendant: Counsel for Respondents and Petitioners: Reed Smith, Paul D. Fogel, Anderson Yazdi, Hwang, Minton + Horn, John D. Minton, Steven D. Anderson

    Case Number: No. A140941 No. A141853

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 9462 PETER L. FUNSTEN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. WELLS FARGO BANK,

  • Demer v. IBM Corporation Ltd Plan

    Publication Date: 2016-08-26
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation | Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Date Filed: 2016-08-26
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Jennifer G. Zipps, District Judge, Presiding Before: Jay S. Bybee and Morgan Christen, Circuit Judges, and Edward M. Chen, District Judge.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michelle L. Roberts (argued), Roberts Bartolic LLP, Alameda, California; Barry Kirschner (argued), Waterfall, Economidis, Caldwell, Hanshaw & Villamana, P.C., Tucson, Arizona; for Plaintiff-Appellant.
    for defendant: Michelle McAloon Constandse (argued), Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Irvine, California; James K. Mackie, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., Tucson, Arizona, for Defendants-Appellees.

    Case Number: No. 13-17196

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 9413 DANIEL G. DEMER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. IBM CORPORATION LTD

  • August 25, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

    Lone Pine Orders Aren't So Lonesome Anymore

    Thirty years have passed since the Superior Court of New Jersey issued the first Lone Pine order, a unique case management tool requiring plaintiffs to show proof of causation through

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  • Weathers v. Dieniahmar Music LLC

    Publication Date: 2016-08-25
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wayne Kendall, East Point, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Hayden Pace Stokes Wagner ALC, and Alan Clarke, Atlanta, for appellees.

    Case Number: A16A0663

    The trial court erred in dismissing the plaintiff's breach of contract and fraud claims against a well-known hip hop producer in a dispute involving a music publishing business, since the complaint

  • Vergara v. State of California

    Publication Date: 2016-08-23
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Education Law
    Industry: Education
    Date Filed: 2016-04-14
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Theodore B. Olson, Joshua S. Lipshutz, Kevin J. Ring-Dowell, Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Marcellus A. McRae, Theane D. Evangelis and Enrique A. Monagas for Plaintiffs and Respondents.
    for defendant: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Edward C. DuMont, Solicitor General, Julie Weng-Gutierrez, Assistant Attorney General, Janill L. Richards, Gregory D. Brown and Aimee Feinberg, Deputy Solicitors General, Susan M. Carson and Nimrod P. Elias, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendants and Appellants the State of California.

    Case Number: No. B258589

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 9260 BEATRIZ VERGARA, a Minor, etc., et al., Plaintiffs and Respondent

  • In re Meeker, 02-16-00103-CV (TexApp Dist 06/29/2016)

    Publication Date: 2016-08-22
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    Date Filed: 2016-06-29
    Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Second District
    Judge: TERRIE LIVINGSTON CHIEF JUSTICE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 02-16-00103-CV

    ORIGINAL PROCEEDING TRIAL COURT NO. 2014-PR01451-2-B PANEL: LIVINGSTON, C.J.; WALKER and MEIER, JJ. WALKER, J., filed a dissenting opi

  • USA v. Michael Gluk, et al, 14-51012 (5th Cir. 08/04/2016)

    Publication Date: 2016-08-22
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    Date Filed: 2016-08-04
    Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
    Judge: E. GRADY JOLLY, CIRCUIT JUDGE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 14-51012

    Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of TexasBefore JOLLY and JONES, Circuit Judges, and MILLS, District Judge.[

  • Heinsohn v. Carabin & Shaw, 15-50300 (5th Cir. 07/26/2016)

    Publication Date: 2016-08-22
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    Date Filed: 2016-07-26
    Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
    Judge: WIENER, CIRCUIT JUDGE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 15-50300

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of TexasBefore SMITH, WIENER, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.WIENER, CIRCUIT JUD