• In the Interest of I. P. et al. (children).

    Publication Date: 2024-07-12
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amber Walden, (The Fine Print Legal Consulting, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps, Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Gretchen Howard, (Jahn & Associates), Atlanta, for appellee; Marcea Flowers, Conyers, Bonnie Binkley, (Binkley Law GA), Atlanta, Sylvia Lester, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for other party.

    Case Number: A24A0162

    Court vacates juvenile court's dependency order due to failure to serve amended petition on the mother of the dependent children

  • Litovich v. Bank of America Corp.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-12
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Judges
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Gregory Rapawy, Eliana Margo Pfeffer, on the brief, David C. Frederick, Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Christopher M. Burke, Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP, New York, NY. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Walter W. Noss, Kate Lv, Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP, San Diego, CA. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: George A. Zelcs, Chad E. Bell, Ryan Z. Cortazar, Korein Tillery LLC, Chicago, IL. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Glen E. Summers, Karma M. Giulianelli, Bartlit Beck LLP, Denver, CO.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC: Matthew J. Porpora, Jonathan S. Carter, on the brief, Richard C. Pepperman II, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Bank of America Corporation, BofA Securities, Inc., and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated: Adam S. Hakki, Richard F. Schwed, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Barclays Capital, Inc.: Barry G. Sher, Kevin P. Broughel, Paul Hastings LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC: Herbert S. Washer, Sheila C. Ramesh, Adam S. Mintz, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees JPMorgan Chase & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC: Robert D. Wick, John S. Playforth, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendant-Appellee NatWest Markets Securities Inc: Paul S. Mishkin, Adam G. Mehes, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Citigroup Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.: Jay Kasner, Karen M. Lent, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellant Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.: John F. Terzaken, Adrienne V. Baxley, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC: Richard A. Rosen, Brad S. Karp, Susanna M. Buergel, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY, Kannon K. Shanmugam, Jane B. O'Brien, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees Wells Fargo & Co., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC: Jayant W. Tambe, Laura W. Sawyer, Amanda L. Dollinger, Jones Day, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 21-2905

    Judgment Vacated; Statute, Precedents Required Judge's Pre-Judgment Disqualification

  • Miller v. Polk et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-10
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Felicia Rowe, (Rowe & Rowe LLC), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Terrell Benton, (Hall Booth Smith, P.C.), Atlanta, Sheila Kazemian, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0404

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of anesthetist staffing companies in negligent credentialing case, finding that staffing companies have no credentialing duties

  • The State v. Santiago

    Publication Date: 2024-07-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anthony Williams, (Assistant District Attorney), Dallas, Matthew Rollins, (Paulding Circuit District Attorney’s Office), Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Theo Sereebutra, (H & S Law, LLC), Dallas, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A0232

    Court reverses suppression of evidence in child molestation case, affirming that a search warrant was based on probable cause, its information was not stale, and it was not general

  • In re Chamber of Commerce of the United States

    Publication Date: 2024-07-08
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws | Civil Appeals | Regulation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Willett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 24-10463

    On March 5, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a Final Rule that decreased the previously applicable safe harbor amount for credit card late fees from $30 and $41 to $8 under the Credit Card Accountability and Disclosure Act.

  • Colunga v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2024-07-08
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Expert Witnesses | Insurance Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Chapa
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 04-22-00423-CV

    In 2019, appellant sued Moncada for negligence resulting from a car accident and she later amended her petition and impleaded appellee, her vehicle insurance carrier, seeking a declaratory judgment for underinsured motorist coverage as well as attorneys' fees.

  • Hall v. Trochessett

    Publication Date: 2024-07-08
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Doughty
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 23-40362

    Following a minor automobile accident in a parking lot involving appellant's wife Rachael, appellee, a police officer, went to their house and asked to see Rachael's driver's license.

  • Windstream Holdings Inc. v. Charter Communications Operating LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-07-02
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Maria Araujo Kahn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Debtor-Plaintiff-Appellant: Robert T. Smith, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Washington, D.C.; Shaya Rochester, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Terence P. Ross, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Susheel Kirpalani, Benjamin I. Finestone, on the brief, David M. Cooper, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 22-2891-bk

    Doubt Exists Whether Advertising Campaign Violated Automatic Stay in Bankruptcy

  • People v. Ackerman

    Publication Date: 2024-07-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 4th District
    Judge: Justice Huffman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D082208

    Sentencing enhancement for personal infliction of great bodily injury may be applied to conviction for attempted manslaughter

  • K.R. v. E.M.O

    Publication Date: 2024-07-01
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Spain
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 14-23-00157-CV

    Appellant was 13 years old when she gave birth. Appellant, the alleged father, never had a paternity test.