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  • U.S. v. Asare

    Publication Date: 2020-08-13
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    Judge: District Judge Analisa Torres
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 15 Civ. 3556

    Cosmetic Surgeon Violated the ADA by Denying Surgery to Plaintiffs Due to Their HIV Status

  • August 12, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

    People in the News—Aug. 12, 2020—Zarwin Baum, Lamb McErlane

    Zarwin Baum continued its expansion by adding three attorneys, and Lamb McErlane partner Mary-Ellen Allen was a co-presenter with Matthew Roessler from PROXUS HR in a webinar to explore the Americans with Disabilities Act interactive process.

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  • Perkins v. Hayes

    Publication Date: 2020-08-12
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brad MaDonald, (Hill/MacDonald, LLC), Marietta, Naomi Lumpkin, (Clark Lowery & Lumpkin LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nikki Marr, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Deana Spencer, (Spencer Law, LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellee. Deana Spencer, (Stepp Law LLC), Lawrenceville, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A0204

    Court affirms trial court order on custody, visitation, and child support over mother's objections

  • August 11, 2020 | New York Law Journal

    Anti-Assignment Provisions in Leases

    In their Transactional Real Estate column, Allen Wieder and Salvatore Gogliormella review cases suggesting that courts in New York, California, Texas, and Illinois intend to continue to carefully consider and narrowly construe anti-assignment provisions in leases and other corporate transactional documents.

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  • August 11, 2020 | Daily Report Online

    11th Circuit Rules for Transgender Man in Bathroom Case

    The victory covering schools in Florida, Georgia and Alabama the victory is considered a milestone for transgender rights that will resonate beyond high school bathroom use.

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  • August 10, 2020 | New York Law Journal

    A Lie is a Lie is a Lie: Toward a Broader Application of the Tailored Testimony Rule

    Tim Capowski and John Watkins discuss the inherent problems with the "tailored testimony rule" and conclude that "allowing litigants to reverse or revise themselves, without explanation, and without penalty undermines the search for truth and turns litigation into mere sport."

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  • Hyde v. Harrison County Texas

    Publication Date: 2020-08-10
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Environmental Law | Government
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Frost
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 14-18-00628-CV

    The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and its executive director challenged the district court's vacatur and dismissal of TCEQ's final decision in a contested enforcement action against Harris County based on the district court's determination that the county enjoyed governmental immunity as to the enforcement action and the imposition of an administrative penalty under Texas Water Code section 7.051.

  • Env Texas Citizen Lobby v. ExxonMobil

    Publication Date: 2020-08-10
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Damages | Environmental Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Costa
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-20545

    In this citizen suit seeking to recover for Clean Air violations at the largest petroleum and petrochemical complex in the nation, the court was confronted with tensions between citizens suits and Article II standing.

  • Bowden et al. v. The Medical Center, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-05
    Practice Area: Class Actions | Health Care Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Melton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frank Mitchell Lowrey, Michael Rosen Baumrind, Michael Brian Terry, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP), Atlanta, Charles A. Gower, Charles Austin Gower, (Charles A. Gower, P.C.), Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: William N. Withrow, Lindsey Bowen Mann, (Troutman Sanders, LLP), Atlanta, Paul Douglas Ivey, Robert Calhoun Martin, Lauren King Dimitri, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Columbus, Miller Peterson Robinson, (King & Spalding LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Curtis Allen Garrett, James Francis Bogan, (Kilpatrick Stockton LLP), Atlanta, Robert Perry Sentell, Joseph Hixon Huff, (Kilpatrick Stockton LLP), Augusta, for Amicus Appellant. Jason Edward Bring, Chesley Sellers McLeod, William Jerad Rissler, (Arnall Golden Gregory LLP), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: S19G0494

    Court reverses class certification, and rules that a hospital was entitled to summary judgment on patient's fraud, misrepresentation, and RICO Act claims

  • The State v. Adams

    Publication Date: 2020-08-04
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Mauldin, (District Attorney), Athens, Malachi Peacock, (Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kelly Wegel, (Western Circuit Public Defender), Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0050

    Court reverses order granting defendant's plea in bar because dismissal of federal charges was not an acquittal for purposes of Georgia's successive prosecution statute