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  • Petteway v. Galveston County

    Publication Date: 2024-08-19
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Election and Political Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Wilson
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    Case Number: 23-40582

    In 2021, The Galveston County Commissions Court enacted a new districting plan for county commissioner elections, which eliminated the count's sole majority-minority precinct.

  • Gonzalez v. Miller

    Publication Date: 2024-08-14
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen Bauer, Jeffrey Baxter, Tyler Fabbri, (BakerHostetler LLP), Atlanta, Ryan Harbin, (Bloom Sugarman), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Barry Fitzpatrick, (Law Office of Lane Fitzpatrick), Danielsville, Kevin Epps, Tyler Gaines, (Epps, Holloway, DeLoach & Hoipkemier LLC), Watkinsville, for appellee; K. Cooke, (Gautreaux Law, LLC), Macon, Jonathan Adams, (Office of the District Attorney, Towaliga Judicial Circuit), Jackson, Robert Smith, (Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia), Morrow, for AM.
    Case Number: A24A0153

    Court dismisses an appeal to a writ of mandamus due to a defective confession of judgment in the mandamus action challenging a district attorney's failure to perform statutory duties

  • Bellamy v. Allegiance Benefit Plan Mgmt. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-12
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government | Insurance Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Trotter
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    Case Number: 11-23-00105-CV

    Appellant sued appellee and others for damages arising from the City of Midland's denial of the healthcare claim that she submitted to the City under the City's self-funded insurance plan.

  • Corey Const. GP, LLC v. Passco Co., LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-08-12
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Dispute Resolution
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Contreras
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    Case Number: 13-23-00520-CV

    The underlying suit was for construction defects at an apartment complex that was sold to appellee Passco in 2019.

  • In the Interest of J.A.R.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-12
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Poissant
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    Case Number: 14-24-00062-CV

    When J.A.R. was born, mother and father had an open case with the Department concerning child J.P.R.'s removal from their care after the death of child J.R. As a result of that case, mother and father were required to submit to drug testing and they both tested positive for cocaine.

  • Kovac v. Wray

    Publication Date: 2024-08-12
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law | Regulation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Southwick
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    Case Number: 23-10284

    Appellants, a group of American citizens who complained that they were subjected to enhanced screening measures at airport security because they had been placed on a terrorist watchlist, sued the heads of various federal agencies connected to the watchlist, asserting numerous constitutional and statutory claims.

  • United States v. Devaney

    Publication Date: 2024-08-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Higginson
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    Case Number: 23-10480

    A criminal defendant, who was convicted of participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy, failed to prove on appeal that the trial court erred in denying his motions to suppress.

  • United States v. Rainford

    Publication Date: 2024-08-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Nicholas W. Chiuchiolo, Nicholas S. Folly, David Abramowicz, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief, Alexandra N. Rothman, Assistant United States Attorney, for Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Ryan Rainford: Donna R. Newman, Law Offices of Donna R. Newman, PA, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Bryan Duncan: Bryan Duncan, pro se. For Defendant-Appellant Robert Locust: Randall Douglas Unger, Law Offices of Randall Douglas Unger, Kew Gardens, NY.
    Case Number: 20-359

    Forfeiture Order Based on Government Allegations, Not Factual Material, Is Vacated

  • Jaramillo v. Meadows

    Publication Date: 2024-08-07
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Real Estate | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Kelly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 01-23-00083-CV

    Appellee Meadows, the independent administrator of his mother's estate, discovered that his ex-wife had filed a warranty deed purporting to transfer a residential property owned by his mother to appellants.

  • Georgia Department of Community Health v. Houston Hospitals, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-06
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Carr, Margaret Eckrote, Charles Thimmesch, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Jeffrey Stump, Chelsea Harvey, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason Bring, (Arnall, Golden, Gregory), Atlanta, Michael Gray, (Walker, Hulbert, Gray & Moore, LLP), Perry, for appellee; Kathlynn Polvino, (KBP Law, P.C.), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A0424

    Court affirms denial of certificates of need for a proposed freestanding emergency healthcare department