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  • SecureAlert, Inc. et al. v. Boggs et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-06-19
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury | Wrongful Death
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patrick Flynn (Attorney at Law), Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph Durham (Lee Durham LLC), Albany; Rosser Malone (Malone Law Office), Atlanta; Sidney Moore (The Moore Law Firm P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee. Kovarious Price, Garden City; Demetrious Price, Reidsville; Grace Chapman, Albany; Richard Parker, Peachtree City; Erwin Warren, Albany; Sonya Bryant, Albany; George Donaldson, Misty Haskins (Perry & Walters LLP), Albany, for other party.
    Case Number: A18A0045

    The trial court erred in denying electronic pretrial release and monitoring service providers' motion to dismiss plaintiffs' wrongful death and personal injury action arising after two men whom providers were responsible for monitoring via ankle bracelets allegedly shot and killed another man, because O.C.G.A. § 17-6-1.1 (i) shielded providers from civil liability.

  • In re E.A.

    Publication Date: 2018-06-18
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 4th District
    Judge: Justice Nares
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: D073041

    Successful placement with relative did not preclude exercise of dependency jurisdiction over abandoned minors

  • June 18, 2018 |

    Contractual Liability Exclusion Did Not Preclude Coverage Where Insured Also Was Sued for Negligence, Arizona Supreme Court Holds

    The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that a policy exclusion for personal liability “under any contract or agreement” did not relieve an insurer…

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  • Meyers v. JDC

    Publication Date: 2018-06-18
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Green
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-0105

    JDC/Firethorne is the developer of Firethorne, a master-planned community on approximately 1,400 acres located within the City of Fulshear.

  • Larry Bos v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2018-06-18
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Guzman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 16-0341

    Craig Smith was married to Trisha Bos, the daughter of Larry and Mary Bos, and that marriage produced two children.

  • Moore v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-06-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Hines
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carzell Moore, Trion, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jonathan Lang Adams (Towaliga Circuit District Attorney's Office), Jackson; Steven Chambless Ouzts (Towaliga Circuit District Attorney's Office), Forsyth; Christopher M. Carr, Paula Khristian Smith, Patricia B. Attaway Burton (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A0509

    The trial court properly rejected appellant's "Amended Motion for Out of Time Appeal" following his guilty pleas to rape and murder, as his attempt to amend the already-adjudicated motion was untimely.

  • The People &c., Respondent, v. Gary Thibodeau, Appellant.

    Publication Date: 2018-06-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals, New York State
    Judge: Unsigned Memorandum
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lisa A. Peebles, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gregory S. Oakes, for respondent.
    Case Number: No. 63

    People v. Thibodeau

  • Slaughter v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-06-15
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jerome Slaughter, Oglethorpe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul Howard (District Attorney), Atlanta; Marc Mallon (Senior Assistant District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A18A0163

    Any Conflicting Evidence As To Venue Was Resolved by Jury

  • June 14, 2018 | National Law Journal

    Justice Dept., Threatening Supreme Court Action, Imposes Deadline in Sanctuary Cities Case

    The U.S. Justice Department told the Seventh Circuit that it would ask the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a nationwide injunction if the appeals court doesn't rule by June 18. The appeals court, responding to Main Justice, refused to budge. The court said it was awaiting the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. Hawaii, which raises issues about the propriety of nationwide injunctions.

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  • June 13, 2018 | Texas Lawyer

    Fifth Circuit Invalidates Arbitration Agreement After Company Fails to Sign It

    In a ruling that could have lawyers double-checking the signature blocks on all manner of arbitration clauses, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has invalidated an agreement because the employer failed to sign it.

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