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  • November 1, 2013 |

    In Re Deepwater Horizon

    Click here for FC&S Legal Expert AnalysisIN RE DEEPWATER HORIZON2013 WL 4606533United States Court of Appeals,Fifth Circuit.In re DEEPWATER HORIZON.Ranger…

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  • October 31, 2013 | The Recorder

    Governor Vetting More People for First District Slots

    SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Jerry Brown has added two veteran superior court judges and a youthful public interest attorney into the mix for vaca

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  • Gardner v. Abbott

    Publication Date: 2013-10-30
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    Date Filed: 2013-10-24
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 3
    Judge: J. Woodfin Jones, Chief Justice
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    Case Number: 03-12-00680-CV

    FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 53RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. D-1-GN-09-003804, HONORABLE AMY CLARK MEAC

  • October 28, 2013 | National Law Journal

    Building a Supreme Court Practice

    Five years ago, Kannon Shanmugam left the U.S. Solicitor General's Office to build an appellate practice as a partner at the litigation firm Williams & Connolly. He was at the

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  • October 7, 2013 |

    First Monday in October: Insurance Cases at the U.S. Supreme Court

    The U.S. Supreme Court will hear at least three insurance-related cases in its 2013 term, which begins today. Here is a short summary of these cases:Heimeshoff…

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  • September 5, 2013 |

    Second Thoughts? Fifth Circuit Withdraws Unanimous Deepwater Horizon Decision and Certifies “Additional Insured” Questions to Texas Supreme Court

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has withdrawn its unanimous ruling in In re Deepwater Horizon, 710 F.3d 338 (5th Cir.2013), in favor…

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  • Riles v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-06-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amanda Morris Public Defender's Office, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel Altman, District Attorney, and Mary McKinnon, Assistant District Attorney, Swainsboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A13A0080

    The defendant failed to prove that his trial counsel was deficient for failing to present character witnesses on his behalf, since he did not present testimony of any uncalled witnesses at the heari

  • Hatfield v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-06-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ray, William M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Maryann Blend, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Porter, District Attorney, and Teresa Klein District Attorney's Office, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A13A0490

    The defendant failed to show that the outcome of his trial would have been different absent his trial counsel's deficiency in failing to investigate whether the defendant was suffering from a delusi

  • Benjamin v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-05-30
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Branch, Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Jones Jones Appellate Law Practice PC, Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rebecca Wright, District Attorney, and Madonna Little, Assistant District Attorney, Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A13A0770

    The defendant did not show that his counsel was deficient in failing to call the defendant's mother as an alibi wi

  • May 8, 2013 |

    Circuit Rejects Challenge to “Retained Asset Account” as Default Method for Paying Life Insurance Beneficiary

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has rejected a challenge by the beneficiary of a life insurance policy to the insurer’s use of…

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