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  • December 26, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

    Prosecutors Can't Claim Immunity From Ex-Judge's Wrongful Conviction Lawsuit, Judge Rules

    Former Judge Suzanne Wooten, though, won't be allowed to appear on a Republican primary ballot.

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  • Ford v. Tate

    Publication Date: 2019-12-26
    Practice Area: Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Benham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tayo Popoola, Sabrina Dawn Graham, Christopher M. Carr, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mark Evan Olive, (Law Office of Mark E. Olive, P.A.), Tallahassee, Vanessa J. Carroll, (Georgia Resource Center), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S19A0825

    Habeas Court Erred in Concluding That Trial Counsel Was Prejudicially Deficient in Presenting Mitigating Evidence at Sentencing Trial

  • Atlantic Specialty Ins. Co. v. Coastal Envtl. Group Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-26
    Practice Area: Judges
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Christopher Droney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant: Patrick R. McElduff, ICC Industries Inc., New York, NY, on the brief, James W. Carbin, Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company, Duane Morris LLP, Newark, NJ.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Cross-Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Cross-Claimant-Appellee: Don P. Murnane, Jr., Michael E. Unger, on the brief, Eric J. Matheson, Coastal Environmental Group Inc., Freehill Hogan & Mahar LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Third-Party-Plaintiff-Cross-Claimant-Counter-Claimant-Cross-Defendant-Appellee: Gregory G. Barnett, Sterling Equipment, Inc., Casey & Barnett, LLC, New York, NY. For Third-Party-Defendant-Third-Party-Plaintiff-Cross-Defendant-Counter-Defendant-Appellee: Patrick M. Kennell, Global Indemnity Insurance Agency, Inc., Kaufman Dolowich Voluck, LLP, New York, NY. For Third-Party-Defendant-Cross-Claimant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee: Peter T. Shapiro, All Risks, Ltd., Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 18-3236-cv

    Successor Judges Are Subject to the 'Clearly Erroneous' Standard of Review

  • December 24, 2019 | Daily Business Review

    Employers and LGBT Community Waiting for 2020 Supreme Court Decisions

    In 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue decisions in three cases that will determine whether discrimination based upon gender identity and sexual orientation is covered under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII).

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  • Avis Rent A Car System, LLC et al. v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2019-12-24
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Casey, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta, Brantley Rowlen, Victoria Waller, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, Laurie Daniel, Matthew Friedlander, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael St. Amand, (Gray, Rust, St. Amand Moffett & Brieske, LLP), Atlanta, Darryl Adams, (Law Offices of Michael L. Neff), Atlanta, Naveen Ramachandrappa, Michael Terry, Amanda Seals, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP), Atlanta, Michael Neff, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee. George Welborn, (Downey, Cleveland, Parker & Williams), Marietta, William Custer, (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP), Atlanta, for other party. Brittany Wilson, (Shook, Hardy & Bacon), San Francisco, Andrew Trask, (Shook, Hardy & Bacon), Los Angeles, Mark Behrens, (Shook, Hardy & Bacon), Washington, for AM.
    Case Number: A19A1503

    Former Employee, Who Was Not Acting Under Color of Employment When He Committed Criminal Acts, Proximately Caused Plaintiff's Injuries

  • Appellate Division,First Department: December 19, 2019

    Publication Date: 2019-12-23
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Cases Decided
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division,First Department: December 19, 2019

  • Shamblin et al. v. Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-23
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Non-Profit
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Terry Jackson, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael, Scott McMickle, (McMickle, Kurey & Branch, L.L.P.), Alpharetta, Todd Hatcher, Joseph Shelley, (Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun & Rogers, LLC), Marietta, for appellee. Travis Meyer, (Waldon Adelman Castilla Hiestand & Prout), Atlanta, Adam Smith, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Allen Broughton, (Broughton Law), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A19A1238

    Plaintiff's wrongful death claim was barred by charitable immunity, and her other claims were properly dismissed

  • December 20, 2019 | The Recorder

    Ninth Circuit: Users Would 'Need Sherlock Holmes' Instincts' to Find Casino App's User Terms

    "Only curiosity or dumb luck might bring a user to discover the Terms," wrote Judge M. Margaret McKeown of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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  • Appellate Division, Second Department: December 18, 2019

    Publication Date: 2019-12-20
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down List
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, Second Department: December 18, 2019

  • Rollins v. Smith et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-20
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Corbett, (The Corbett Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mark Rogers, (NCR Corp.), Atlanta, Johannes Kingma, (Carlock, Copeland & Stair, LLP), Atlanta, William Mitchell, (Cruser Mitchell Novitz Sanchez Gaston & Zimet LLP), Norcross, Robyn Webb, (Hoffer & Webb, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1592

    Law Firm Failed to Exercise Care in Neglecting to Ensure a Stipulation Was Executed So Client Would Receive Court-Ordered Attorney Fee Credit