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  • Hernandez et al. v. Schumacher Group Healthcare Consulting, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-18
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laura Shamp, Joshua Silk, (Shamp Speed Jordan Woodward), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Bailey, Randolph Powell, Bailey Sabulis, Lindsey Costakos, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Kevin Spainhour, (Bendin, Sumrall & Ladner, LLC), Atlanta, Brynda Insley, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, Donald Lee, (Drew Eckl Farnham, LLP), Albany, Gregory Sewell, (Bouhan Falligant LLP), Savannah, Darrell Thaw, (Boyd & Jenerette PA), Savannah, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A1535

    Healthcare Consulting Firm Cannot Be Held Vicariously Liable for Doctor's Negligence

  • Bell v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-12-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Layla Zon, Jillian Hall, (Newton County District Attorney's Office), Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1398

    Evidence Was Sufficient for a Trier of Fact to Find the Essential Elements of Aggravated Sodomy Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

  • Fyffe v. Cain et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-17
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Key, Kayci Timmons, (Miller & Key PA), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Macie, (Attorney at Law), Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1162

    Court reverses trial court order and grants custody of minor child to her parent rather than her grandparents

  • City of Austin v. Paxton

    Publication Date: 2019-12-16
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Landlord Tenant Law | Legislation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Clement
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-50646

    The City of Austin enacted a housing ordinance that prohibited landlords from refusing tenants who wished to pay their rent with federal housing vouchers.

  • Lenzi v. Systemax Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-16
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation | Whistleblower Laws
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Rosemary Pooler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Danielle Markou: Perry S. Friedman, New York, N.Y.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Systemax, Inc., Richard Leeds, and Lawrence P. Reinhold: Collin O'Connor Udell, on the brief, Mark S. Mancher, Jackson Lewis P.C., Melville, N.Y. For Amicus curiae in support of Plaintiff-Appellant Danielle Markou: James L. Lee, Deputy General Counsel, Jennifer S. Goldstein, Associate General Counsel, Anne W. King, on the brief, Barbara L. Sloan, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, D.C.
    Case Number: 18-979

    Framework for Whistleblower Retaliation Claims Under SOX Adopted for Those Under CPSIA

  • JG v. Texas Dept of Family

    Publication Date: 2019-12-16
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Smith
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 03-19-00447-CV

    Two children were removed from their mother's care due to her drug use, selling drugs from her home, and general neglect of the children's basic needs.

  • Gamm v. Sanderson Farms Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-16
    Practice Area: Antitrust | Securities Litigation
    Industry: Agriculture
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Ralph Winter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Marc I. Gross, Jeremy A. Lieberman, Pomerantz LLP, New York, NY, on the Brief, Tamar A. Weinreb.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Robert J. Kopecky, Nathaniel J. Kritzer, Stacy Pepper, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL and New York, NY, on the brief, Joshua Z. Rabinovitz.
    Case Number: 18-0284-cv

    Securities Fraud Suit Dismissed; Underlying Antitrust Conspiracy Insufficiently Pleaded

  • Broidy Capital Mgmt. LLC v. Benomar

    Publication Date: 2019-12-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | International Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Chief Judge Robert Katzmann
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Filiberto Agusti, Linda C. Bailey, on the brief, Shannen W. Coffin, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Eric W. Bloom, on the brief, Abbe David Lowell, Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington, D.C. For the United States, Amicus Curiae: Marik A. String, Acting Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State, Joseph H. Hunt, Assistant Attorney General, Sharon Swingle, Attorney, Appellate Staff Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, on the brief, Martin Totaro, Attorney, Appellate Staff Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
    Case Number: 19-236

    U.N. Diplomat Alleged to Be Agent Involved in Hacking Scheme Holds Immunity Under VCDR

  • All Star, Inc. v. Alford et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-11
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Louis Levenson, George Lott, (Louis Levenson & Associates), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Brooke Heinz, (Georgia Law Department), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1011

    Mandamus Is Not the Proper Remedy Where Trial Court Ruled on License Revocation After the Expiration Period

  • Ex Parte VTC

    Publication Date: 2019-12-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Chapa
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 04-18-00455-CV

    V.T.C. filed a petition for expunction under the Texas Code of Civil Procedure based on the prosecutor's recommendation and the Department of Public Safety answered the petition, alleging he was not entitled to expunction because he had been placed on community supervision.