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  • November 20, 2017 | National Law Journal

    5 Things to Know About CFIUS Reviews

    In October, insurer GenwoRTH Financial Inc. indicated its plan to be acquired by China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co. Ltd. had hit a snag at the federal…

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  • Navarro v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2017-11-20
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Gray
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 10-16-00173-CR

    Appellant David Navarro was convicted of continuous sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child by way of contact.

  • Macias v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2017-11-20
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Keyes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 01-16-00664-CR

    Appellant Johnny Melchor Macias was convicted of third degree indecency with his child, who was 14 years old at the time of trial.

  • Kuentz v. Cole Systems

    Publication Date: 2017-11-20
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Wise
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    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:
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    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:
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    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:
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    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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