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  • Fraga v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-05-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A24A0548

    Court affirms most convictions for family violence and cruelty over defendant's challenge to evidence and assertions of error, but reverses on conviction due to insufficient evidence

  • Vanderbol v. Vanderbol

    Publication Date: 2024-05-13
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Birdwell
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    Case Number: 02-23-00230

    The parties married in 2011 and had one child. In 2015, the parties separated and in 2023 their divorce was finalized. Following a bench trial, the trial court ordered appellant to pay $1,840 monthly in child support and $100 in cash medical support.

  • Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. v. Held

    Publication Date: 2024-05-13
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rodriguez
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    Case Number: 04-22-00223-CV

    Joe Reilly, Sr. purchased property in San Antonio.

  • Amneal Pharm., Inc. v. County of Dallas

    Publication Date: 2024-05-13
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Corporate Entities
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Christopher
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 14-23-00202-CV

    Appellees County of Dallas and County of Bexar filed suit against various companies over their role in the opioid crisis.

  • Kinsale Ins. Co. v. Flyin' Diesel Performance & Offroad, L.L.C.

    Publication Date: 2024-05-13
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Insurance Litigation | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Smith
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    Case Number: 23-50336

    A car careened off the raceway and collided with spectators at Race Wars 2, an amateur drag racing event.

  • United States v. Perkins

    Publication Date: 2024-05-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Smith
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    Case Number: 22-50987

    Appellant was convicted of one count of distributing child pornography and eight counts of possessing devices containing child pornography.

  • Shumskie v. Finnell

    Publication Date: 2024-05-13
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law | Insurance Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Williams
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    Case Number: 11-22-00130-CV

    Appellant, the former wife of decedent, sued appellee Finnell, the surviving widow, to recover the proceeds of decedent's life insurance policy with American General Life Insurance Co

  • Cedeno v. Sasson

    Publication Date: 2024-05-09
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Beth Robinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Rachana A. Pathak, Douglas D. Geyser, John Stokes, Tillman J. Breckenridge, on the brief: Peter K. Stris, Stris & Maher LLP, Los Angeles, CA and Washington, D.C. As Amicus Curiae in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: Seema Nanda, G. William Scott, Jeffrey M. Hahn, on the brief, Alyssa C. George, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Argent Trust Co.: Lars C. Golumbic, Michael J. Prame, Paul J. Rinefierd, on the brief, Sarah M. Adams, Groom Law Group, Chartered, Washington, D.C. For Defendants-Appellants Ryan Sasson, Daniel Blumkin, Ian Behar, Duke Enterprises LLC, Twist Financial LLC, Blaise Investments LLC, and Strategic Financial Solutions, LLC: Jeremy P. Blumenfeld, Margaret M. McDowell, Jared R. Killeen, Antonia M. Moran, Michael E. Kenneally, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA and Washington, D.C. Jennifer B. Dickey, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C., Andrew J. Pincus, Archis A. Parasharami, Daniel E. Jones, Erica A. White, Nancy G. Ross, Jed W. Glickstein, Washington, D.C. and Chicago, IL. For Amici Curiae the ESOP Association and the American Benefits Council in support of Defendants-Appellants: Mark D. Taticchi, Elizabeth M. Casey, Richard J. Pearl, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Philadelphia, PA and Chicago, IL.
    Case Number: 21-2891-cv

    Arbitration Clause Unenforceable; Would Prevent Pursuit of Plan-Wide Remedies Under ERISA

  • Kars 4 Kids Inc. v. Am. Can!

    Publication Date: 2024-05-06
    Practice Area: Intellectual Property
    Industry: Non-Profit
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Justice Fisher
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Upnit K. Bhatti (Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe); Alexandra Bursak and Christopher Cariello (Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe); Marc D. Haefner (Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly & Falanga); Jonathan Z. King (Cowan Liebowitz & Latman)
    for defendant: Karen A. Confoy and Corinne M. Trainor (Fox Rothschild); Christopher R. Kinkade (Pierson Ferdinand); Aubrey N. Pittman (The Pittman Law Firm)
    Case Number: 23-1273 & 23-1281

    District Court Erred by Not Applying Presumption of Laches in Lanham Act Claim and Shifting Burden of Proof to Opposing Party

  • Solaris Oilfield Site Serv. Oper LLC v. Brown County Appraisal Dist.

    Publication Date: 2024-05-06
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Tax
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Williams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 11-22-00206-CV

    An oil equipment company, which sought relief on appeal in the classification of machines for tax purposes, successfully proved that the trial court erred in finding no genuine issues of material fact to justify summary judgment.