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  • Phillips v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2020-12-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rodriguez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 08-19-00167-CR

    Police conducted a traffic stop in a school bus area near a high school.

  • Danbill Partners v. Sandoval

    Publication Date: 2020-12-14
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rodriguez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 08-19-00139-CV

    Appellees brought a trespass to try title claim on their home against the seller and appellant, a lienholder of the property.

  • Gregory v. Chohan

    Publication Date: 2020-12-14
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Damages | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Reichek
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 05-18-00167-CV

    Appellants challenged a judgment awarding damages to the estate of Bhupinder Singh Deol and his wife, children, and parents in connection with Deol's death following a multi-vehicle collision on I-40.

  • Cynthia S. Barry v. Thomas S. Barry, III et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-12-11
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Blitch, (Blitch Law, PC), Atlanta, Edward Tolley, (Attorney at Law), Athens, Devin Smith, Edward Tolley, (Cook & Tolley LLP), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Eddy Corn, (E A Corn, LLC), Hiawassee, James Tittle, (Attorney at Law), West Palm Beach, Daniel Duello, (Law Office of Daniel R. Duello), Blairsville, William Mercer, (William K. Mercer Jr PC), Blairsville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0839

    Court affirms ruling that an heir forfeited her beneficial interests in a will and trust pursuant to in terrorem clauses as a result of her bad faith efforts to prevent probate

  • U.S. v. Strock

    Publication Date: 2020-12-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | White Collar Crime
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Katzmann
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Charles W. Scarborough, Appellate Staff Attorney, for Joseph H. Hunt, Assistant Attorney General, James P. Kennedy, United States Attorney for the Western District of New York, Buffalo, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Lee Strock and Strock Contracting, Inc.: Robert C. Singer, Esq., Singer Legal PLLC, Williamsville, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Cynthia Ann Golde: David A. Short, on the brief, Reetuparna Dutta, Esq., Hodgson Russ LLP, Buffalo, NY.
    Case Number: 19-4331

    Materiality Finding in FCA Action Wrongly Premised on Too Restrictive Concept in 'Escobar'

  • Spires v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-12-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Adams, (Office of Circuit Public Defender), Thomaston, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Baker, (Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Fayette County District Attorney's Office), Fayetteville, Benjamin Coker, (District Attorney), Thomaston, Marie Broder, (Spalding County District Attorney's Office), Griffin, Brittany Fallin, (Upson County District Attorney's Office), Thomaston, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1079

    Evidence Was Sufficient to Sustain Convictions for Aggravated Child Molestation, Incest, Sexual Exploitation of Children, and Child Molestation

  • EPPS et al. v. Rockmo Entertainment, LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-12-08
    Practice Area: Contracts | Dispute Resolution
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Adelman, (Mark Adelman, Attorney at Law, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tanya Graham, (The Law Office of Tanya Mitchell Graham, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee. Derek Wright, (Derek M. Wright LLC), Atlanta, (Johnnie Cabbell & New Era Talent Agency), Atalnta, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A1132

    In Breach of Contract Action, Appellants' Refusal to Pay Their Portion of Arbitrators' Fees Waived Their Right to Arbitration

  • TB v. Northwest Indep School

    Publication Date: 2020-12-07
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights | Education Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Elrod
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19-11115

    Appellant, a 10-year-old-student with autism and ADHD, had an incident in school that allegedly resulted in a teacher knocking him to the ground, dragging him through classrooms, climbing on top of him, and kicking him.

  • Bully v. State

    Publication Date: 2020-12-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Clifford Kurlander, (Georgia Public Defender Council - Appellate Division), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Benjamin Kenemer, Herbert Poston, (Assistant District Attorney), Dalton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0882

    Court reverses convictions for sexual assault on probationers but affirms other convictions for rape and assault over defendant's multiple challenges

  • In the Interest of J. A., a child.

    Publication Date: 2020-12-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Ryczek, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Porter, Nhan-Ai Simms, samuel D'entremont, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1193

    Juvenile Had no Right to Direct Appeal From Superior Court's Denial of Juvenile's Motion to Transfer to Juvenile Court