• Gingras v. Think Finance Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-05-02
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws | Civil Procedure | Consumer Protection | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights | Dispute Resolution | Native American Law
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Peter Hall
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Kathleen M. Donovan-Maher, Steven J. Buttacavoli, Anne F. O'Berry, Steven L. Groopman, Berman DeValerio, Boston, MA, on the brief, Matthew B. Byrne, Gravel & Shea PC, Burlington, VT.
    for defendant: As amicus curiae in support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Jeffrey R. White, Julie Braman Kane, American Association for Justice, Washington, DC. As amicus curiae in support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Scott L. Nelson, Allison M. Zieve, Public Citizen Litigation Group, Public Citizen, Inc., Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellants Joel Rosette, Ted Whitford, and Tim McInerney: Morgan L. Goodspeed, Neal Kumar Katyal, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC; Richard J. Zack, Matthew B. Homberger, Pepper Hamilton LLP, Philadelphia, PA, on the brief, Colleen Sinzdak, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellants Think Finance, Inc., TC Decision Sciences, LLC, Tailwind Marketing, LLC, TC Loan Service, LLC, Technology Crossover Ventures, Kenneth E. Rees, and Sequoia Capital Operations, LLC: Kymberly Kochis, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, New York, NY; Ritchie E. Berger, Dinse Knapp McAndrew, Burlington, VT; Stephen D. Hibbard, Jones Day, San Francisco, CA; Todd R. Geremia, Jones Day, New York, NY; Stephen D. Ellis, Ellis Boxer & Blake PLLC, Springfield, VT; Richard L. Scheff, David F. Herman, Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Thomas Hefferon, Sabrina Rose-Smith, Matthew Sheldon, Goodwin Procter LLP, Washington, DC, on the brief, Lewis S. Wiener, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 16-2019-cv

    Tribal Sovereign Immunity Does Not Bar Suit Under Theory Analogous to 'Young'

  • US Concrete v. Hegar

    Publication Date: 2019-04-08
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Appeals | Tax
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Triana
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 03-17-00315-CV

    US Concrete manufactures ready-mixed concrete using mixer-trucks.

  • State Of Texas v. Buchanan

    Publication Date: 2019-04-08
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Civil Appeals | Tax
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Baker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 03-18-00120-CV

    Appellant sued appellee for delinquent sales and use-tax liability in his capacity as the court-appointed receiver for a pizza restaurant.

  • Whitelock v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-04-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Veronica O'Grady, (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul Howard, Marc Mallon, (Senior Assistant District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1872

    Court affirms child molestation conviction and rejects defendant's argument on ineffective trial counsel assistance and trial court error

  • Harris v. State Of Texas

    Publication Date: 2019-04-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Triana
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 03-17-00539-CR

    A jury convicted appellant of murdering Byron Roberson, who was found with twenty-four stab wounds, eleven of which were to the head and neck.

  • Ex Parte Raul Alvarez

    Publication Date: 2019-03-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Triana
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 03-18-00775-CR

    Appellant was convicted of driving while intoxicated and sentenced to 120 days' in county jail.

  • Estrada v. State Of Texas

    Publication Date: 2019-03-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Pirtle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 07-17-00245-CR

    Following a plea of not guilty, appellant was convicted by a jury of engaging in organized criminal activity and sentenced to seventeen years confinement.

  • In Re Fred Luecke

    Publication Date: 2019-03-04
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Legal Education | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Triana
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 03-18-00553-CV

    Fred is the son of Jimmie Luecke. From the divorce of Jimmie and Fred's mother, Jimmie was obligated to place assets into the Children Partnerships.

  • Storm Water Solutions v. Live Oak

    Publication Date: 2019-02-25
    Practice Area: Contracts | Dispute Resolution | Environmental Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Longoria
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 13-17-00492-CV

    Live Oak partnered with Howard Energy to construct a railroad hub.

  • Zawislak v. Texas Med

    Publication Date: 2019-02-04
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Appeals | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rose
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 03-17-00523-CV

    Zawislak sued the Texas Medical Board under the Texas Tort Claims Act, alleging he suffered personal injury from TMB's use of its expert witness's investigative report, expert-witness report, and deposition testimony in a hearing before the State Office of Administrative Hearings.