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  • TJFA v. Texas Commission

    Publication Date: 2021-08-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Smith
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 03-19-00815-CV

    Appellee 130 Environmental Park filed an application for a permit to construct and operate a new municipal solid waste facility in Caldwell County.

  • Prim v. Deputy Stein

    Publication Date: 2021-08-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Law | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Stewart
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-20387

    Two individuals, who were arrested for public intoxication and sued the venue, were able to show that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of the venue.

  • Hall et al. v. Hill

    Publication Date: 2021-08-06
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Wrongful Death
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Cork, (Attorney at Law), Decatur, Trent Speckhals, (Speckhals Law, P. C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Willingham, (Law Offices of Thomas P. Willingham PC), Birmingham, William Norwood, (Pope McGlamry Kilpatrick Morrison & Norwood P.C.), Atlanta, Yehuda Smolar, (Yes Law Group, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; John Smith, William Purvis, (Young Thagard Hoffman Smith Lawrence & Shenton), Valdosta, Richard Hines, (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough), Atlanta for other party.
    Case Number: A21A0111

    Court affirms majority of orders addressing procedure regarding estate conservator's exclusive right to represent minor children in a wrongful death action

  • Durham v. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-05
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Erica Durham, Opelika, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rebecca Strickland, Nelofar Agharahimi, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0624

    Trial Court Erred by Issuing an Incomplete Jury Instruction on Apportionment in Premises Liability Action; Denial of Motion for New Trial Remanded

  • Bellin v. Zucker

    Publication Date: 2021-08-05
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Health Care | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Rosalind Bellin: Nina Keilin, Law Office of Nina Keilin, New York, NY, on the brief, Aytan Y. Bellin, Bellin & Associates LLC, White Plains, NY.
    for defendant: for Defendant-Appellee Howard A. Zucker: Caroline A. Olsen, Assistant Solicitor General of Counsel, Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, New York State Office of the Attorney General, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee ElderServe Health, Inc., DBA RiverSpring at Home: Mara R. Lieber, on the brief, Brian T. McGovern, Crowell & Moring LLP, New York, NY. For National Health Law Program, Center for Medicare Advocacy, and Justice in Aging, Amici Curiae in support of Plaintiff-Appellant Rosalind Bellin: Martha Jane Perkins and Sarah Somers, National Health Law Program, Chapel Hill, NC; Alice Bers, Center for Medicare Advocacy, Willimantic, CT. For Empire Justice Center and New York Legal Assistance Group, Amici Curiae in support of Plaintiff-Appellant Rosalind Bellin: Benjamin W. Taylor, New York Legal Assistance Group, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 20-1463

    Medicaid Beneficiary Shows MLTC Personal Care Hours Channeled by Contract, Regulation

  • Walker v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-08-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel Wells, (Office of the Flint Judicial Circuit Public Defender), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Darius Pattillo, Sharon Hopkins, (Henry County District Attorney's Office), McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0591

    Evidence Was Insufficient to Sustain Conviction for Violation of a Sexual Offender Restriction; State Failed to Show Defendant Committed Crime That Required Registration on or After Certain Date

  • Appellate Division, First Department: July 29, 2021

    Publication Date: 2021-08-03
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, First Department: July 29, 2021

  • Allen v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2021-08-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Criminal Appeals
    Judge: Judge Walker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: PD-0203-19

    A jury found appellant guilty of committing continuous sexual abuse of a young child, indecency with a child by exposure, and indecency with a child by contact.

  • Appeals List &Motions List released on: July 29, 2021

    Publication Date: 2021-08-02
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, First Department: July 29, 2021

  • July 30, 2021 | Law.com

    Can We Talk? Eyeing COVID-Clogged Dockets, Judges Push Civil Cases to Settle

    Many courts were already urging or mandating pretrial mediations, but as the pandemic shutdown lifts lawyers are getting a clear message: "settle it, try it or dismiss it."

    16 minute read