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  • Olsen v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-04-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amanda Clark Palmer, Donald Samuel, (Garland, Samuel & Loeb PC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: C. Cross, Sherry Boston, (DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office DeKalb County Courthouse), Decatur, Lenny Krick, (Assistant District Attorney-Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1506

    Court reverses police officer's conviction related to use of force policy in a case involving a fatal shooting, but notes that officer may be retried for aggravated assault

  • Farmer v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rahmaan Bowick, (Augusta Circuit Public Defender’s Office), Augusta, Jay Kim, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Smith, Larry Smith, Jared Williams, (District Attorney’s Office Augusta Judicial Circuit), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1677

    Court reverses denial of motion to suppress evidence in a burglary case, highlighting the limits of police authority in encounters and searches

  • Rutherford v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-04-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Hewitt, (Appellate Attorney GPDC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Fitzner, (Middle Judicial Circuit), Atlanta, Jessica Wilson, (District Attorney’s Office, Middle Judicial Circuit), Lyons, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1516

    Court affirms multiple convictions against defendant for assault and rape against his estranged wife, citing substantial evidence and rejecting claims of error and ineffective counsel

  • In re Commitment of Ivie

    Publication Date: 2024-04-08
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Bailey
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 11-22-00046-CV

    The State sought to commit appellant for treatment and supervision after a jury found him to be a sexually violent predator.

  • Statham v. Quang et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-04-05
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Horner, (Middle Georgia Access to Justice Council, Inc.), Atlanta, W. Reynolds, Bradley Survant, (Reynolds, Horne & Survant), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Julye Johns, (Huff Powell & Bailey, L.L.C.), Atlanta, David Nelson, Norman Pearson, (Chambless, Higdon, Richardson, Katz & Griggs, LLP), Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A1419

    Court affirms order that surgeons are not vicariously liable for medical student's errors during surgery, but notes that surgeons may bear direct liability for negligent supervision

  • Clapper v. Am. Realty Investors, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-04-01
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 21-10805

    Plaintiff David Clapper, alongside Atlantic Midwest, L.L.C. and Atlantic XIII, L.L.C., appealed a jury verdict favoring defendant American Realty Investors, Inc. and other defendants in a case alleging asset transfers to avoid a judgment payment under the Texas Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act and alter ego liability.

  • Cheapside Minerals, Ltd. v. Devon Energy Prod. Co., L.P.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-25
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Jones
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 24-40026

    In a dispute over oil-and-gas royalties, 214 plaintiffs sued defendant Devon Energy Production Company, L.P., alleging underpayment exceeding $100 million.

  • Orta v. SN Operating, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-03-25
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Personal Injury | Wrongful Death
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Valenzuela
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 04-23-00062-CV

    After two days on a new job at an oil drill site, decedent fell down some stairs. On the drive home, decedent had to stop and vomit.

  • In the Interest of T. D. et al., Children (Mother)

    Publication Date: 2024-03-22
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Fuller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allen Bodiford, (Attorney at Law), Stockbridge, Ben Fierman, (Fierman Law Firm), Madison, for appellant.
    for defendant: Adam Nagel, (Pasley Nuce Mallory & Davis, LLC), Barnesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0371

    Court orders recalculation of child support to consider father's supplemental income from self-employment, but affirms juvenile court's custody and visitation decisions in father's favor

  • Whitfield v. City of New York

    Publication Date: 2024-03-22
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan L. Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: John D. Whitfield, pro se, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: D. Alan Rosinus, Jr., MacKenzie Fillow, of counsel, for Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 22-412

    District Court Erred in Dismissing Case Against NYC ACS on Res Judicata Grounds