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  • Kuentz v. Cole Systems

    Publication Date: 2017-11-20
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Wise
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-15-01031-CV

    Kuentz, a sales manager for a car dealership in Houston, was shot and killed at work by Keith Grimmett, a salesman.

  • Evans v. Davis

    Publication Date: 2017-11-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge King
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-11099

    Evans was convicted by a Texas jury for the murder of Crystal Jenkins, and was sentenced to life in prison.

  • Bryan v. Papalia

    Publication Date: 2017-11-20
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Insurance Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Frost
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-15-00802-CV

    Following an investment plan by which appellant allowed appellee to manage, appellant was informed by the IRS that it was subject to an audit and substantial additional taxes.

  • Matter of State of N.Y. v. Frederick M.

    Publication Date: 2017-11-20
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Civil Rights | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Dineen Riviezzo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the petitioner: Jeffrey Jackson, Esq., Office of the Attorney General, New York, New York.
    for defendant: For the respondent: Alison Kuhlman, Esq., Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Brooklyn, New York.
    Case Number: 5188/2016

    OSPD (Non-Consent) Diagnosis Not Generally Accepted Under 'Frye Precluding Trial Testimony

  • U.S. v. Kim

    Publication Date: 2017-11-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
    Judge: Judge Pamela Chen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 16-CR-191

    Evidence Suppression Not Warranted Under Good Faith Exception to Exclusionary Rule

  • Demere Marsh Associates, LLC et al. v. Boatright Roofing and General Contracting, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2017-11-14
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Self
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Todd Brooks (Catts & Brooks), Brunswick; James Cook (Goodman McGuffey LLP), Atlanta, Myles Levelle, Brian Moore, Jeffrey Ward (Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP), Atlanta; Kim Jackson, David Harris (Bovis, Kyle, Burch & Medlin, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Neal Conner (Conner and Jackson, P.C.), Waycross; Jennifer Noland (Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP), Atlanta; Erin Conner (Conner & Jackson, PC.), Waycross; C. Strickland, Robert Wedge (Attorney at Law), Waycross, for appellee. Matthew Eutzler (Moore Clarke Duvall & Rodgers), Valdosta; Charles Willcox (Moore Clarke Duvall & Rodgers), Albany; Gregory Carter (Brown, Readdick, Bumgartner, Carter, Strickland), Brunswick; Brian Crevasse (St. Johns Law Group), St. Augustine; Mark Pionessa, Henry Bachara (Bachara Construction Law Group, P. A.), Jacksonville; CK Construction, Brunswick; R. Patrick, Walter Adams (Attorney at Law), Brunswick, for other party.
    Case Number: A17A1237

    The Court partially reversed the trial court's judgment in a suit alleging negligent construction, misrepresentation and breach of contract involving condominiums in St. Simons Island, Georgia.

  • November 13, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    Second Circuit Clarifies Cross-Border Reach of Fifth Amendment Protections

    Lewis Wiener, James Southworth and Kymberly Kochis are partners, and Francis X. Nolan write: Understanding the authority—and limitations—of regulatory power in different jurisdictions in a global economy can save companies, their executives and their employees from unnecessary criminal and civil litigation.

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  • State of Texas v. Norris

    Publication Date: 2017-11-13
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Jamison
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-16-00455-CR

    Appellee Eric Norris was arrested and questioned regarding a murder that occurred during a robbery.

  • Anglin v. The State

    Publication Date: 2017-11-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ashleigh Bartkus Merchant, John B. Merchant III (The Merchant Law Firm, PC.), for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr (Department of Law), Atlanta; Michael Scott Carlson, D. Victor Reynolds (Cobb County District Attorney's Office), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S17A1153

    The evidence supported defendant's convictions for felony murder and marijuana possession and the trial court did not abuse its discretion in allowing State to introduce evidence of defendant's alleged membership in a gang, as there was some evidence presented at trial to show that the charged crimes were motivated by gang membership.

  • People v. Cheng Tasi

    Publication Date: 2017-11-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Criminal Court, New York
    Judge: Judge Steven Statsinger
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: ADA Allen Bradley., Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., New York County District Attorney.
    for defendant: Caitlin N. Young, Esq., Addabbo and Greenberg.
    Case Number: 2017ny025126

    Facially Sufficient Instrument Finds Defendant Deliberately Violated Order of Protection