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  • Robertson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-05-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Betsey Tate, (Georgia Public Defender Council - Appellate Division), Americus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Bankston, (Assistant District Attorney), Bainbridge, Joseph Mulholland, (District Attorney), Bainbridge, Moruf Oseni, (Office of the District Attorney, South Georgia Circuit), Bainbridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0403

    Trial Court Did Not Abuse Its Discretion When it Denied Terroristic Threat Defendant's Second Post-Trial Motion for a Continuance

  • Cole v. Carson

    Publication Date: 2020-05-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-10228

    In this per curiam decision, the court denied appellants' opposed motion to recall the mandate and appellants' opposed motion to stay the district court proceedings while the case was pending in the Supreme Court for review of their certiorari petition.

  • Carly Ray Industries, Inc. et al. v. Mays

    Publication Date: 2020-05-08
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Romero Pearson, (Pearson Law Group, LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Reginald Greene, (Greene Legal Group LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1726

    Court affirms denial of employer's directed verdict motion in former employee's lawsuit for malicious prosecution and other torts.

  • In the Interest of C. S., a child (father).

    Publication Date: 2020-04-09
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Emily Evett, (Rose & Associates PC), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Amanda Speights, (Speights Law, PC), Canton, for appellee. Courtney Goodwin, (Attorney at Law), Canton, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A2237

    Extensive Evidence Supported Juvenile Court's Finding That Biological Father Abandoned His Child

  • Bryan v. Credit Control LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-04-09
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Retail
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Daniel A. Edelman, on the brief, Tiffany N. Hardy, Edelman, Combs, Latturner & Goodwin, LLC, Chicago, IL.
    for defendant: For Appellee: Donald S. Maurice, Jr., Thomas R. Dominczyk, Maurice Wutscher, LLP, Flemington, NJ, on the brief, Patrick A. Watts, Watts Law Group, LLC, St. Louis, MO.
    Case Number: 19-244-cv

    Collection Letter Naming Account Servicer as 'Client' Did Not Disclose Creditor Owed Debt

  • Matzen v. McLane

    Publication Date: 2020-03-23
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Triana
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 03-18-00740-CV

    In an underlying case involving appellant Matzen's civil commitment under the sexually violent predator statute, the district court granted in part appellees' plea to the jurisdiction.

  • Texas Dept. of Ins. v. Texas Association

    Publication Date: 2020-03-16
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government | Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Goodwin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 03-19-00185-CV

    In this interlocutory appeal, appellant Texas Department of Insurance challenged the trial court's denial of its plea to the jurisdiction on two claims brought by appellee Texas Association of Health Plans

  • Wendt v. Weinman Associates

    Publication Date: 2020-02-17
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Fee Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Triana
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 03-19-00036-CV

    Appellant Wendt hired appellee Weinman to represent him in a child custody modification suit.

  • Seay et al. v. Valdosta Kidney Clinic, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-01-23
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Beard, (Steven L. Beard, PC), Atlanta, Charles Cork, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, Robert Howell, (Attorney at Law), Moultrie, for appellant.
    for defendant: Alphonso Howell, Gregory Talley, (Coleman Talley LLP), Valdosta, Andrew Wilkes, Irving Drought, (Oliver Maner LLP), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1992

    Plaintiff can be added to a wrongful death claim after expiration of statute of limitations when that plaintiff's claim relates back to the original complaint

  • Laurent v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

    Publication Date: 2019-12-31
    Practice Area: Employment Compliance
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Eli Gottesdiener, Gottesdiener Law Firm, PLLC, Brooklyn, New York, on the brief, Julia Penny Clark, Bredhoff & Kaiser, PLLC, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Richard W. Mark, Amer S. Ahmed, and Alejandro A. Herrera, on the brief, Daniel J. Thomasch, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, New York. For Amicus Curiae U.S. Secretary of Labor: Kate O'Scannlain, Solicitor of Labor, G. William Scott, Assistant Solicitor for Plan Benefits Security, and Thomas Tso, Counsel for Appellate and Special Litigation, on the brief, Brendan Ballard, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C. For Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, the American Benefits Council, the Business Roundtable, and the ERISA Industry Committee: Brian T. Burgess, William M. Jay, Jaime A. Santos, James O. Fleckner, and Alison V. Douglass, Goodwin Procter LLP, Washington, D.C. and Boston, Massachusetts, and Steven P. Lehotsky, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C.
    Case Number: 18-487-cv

    Pension Plan Violating ERISA May Be Reformed Under §502(a)(3) and Benefits Recalculated