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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

Avery et al. v. Paulding County Airport Authority et al

Publication Date: 2017-11-13
Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Transportation
Industry:
Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Branch
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles McKnight, Alison Ballard (Taylor English Duma, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Robert Baker (Miller & Martin PLLC), Atlanta; J. Davis, Lee Carter (Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis LLP), Rome, for appellee.
Case Number: A17A0849

The Court partially reversed the dismissal of three related declaratory judgment actions arising out of the efforts of a county and a county airport authority to apply for a commercial Airport Operating Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration.

November 9, 2017 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Kirkland Duo Delivers Big for Honeywell

Even the judge said the case law was "a mess." But Kirkland & Ellis partners K. Winn Allen and Craig Primis found a way to deliver a big win on appeal for Honeywell.

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November 9, 2017 | The Recorder

Music Owners Make Some Headway at 9th Circuit on Royalties for Remastered Hits

At issue in the case over pre-1972 music is whether digitally remastering hits from the '60s and '70s made them derivative works.

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Olevik v. The State

Publication Date: 2017-11-07
Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Evidence
Industry:
Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Peterson
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lance Warren Tyler (Tyler Law Firm, LLC), Suwanee, for appellant.
for defendant: Rosanna M. Szabo, Samuel Richard d'Entremont, Joelle M. Nazaire (Office of the Gwinnett County Solicitor General), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
Case Number: S17A0738

The Georgia Constitution's protection against compelled self-incrimination prohibits law enforcement from compelling a person suspected of DUI to blow their deep lung air into a breathalyzer.

Patton v. Vanterpool

Publication Date: 2017-11-07
Practice Area: Family Law
Industry:
Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Hunstein
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Allen Sanders, Jr. (Andrews & Sanders Law Offices), Savannah, for appellant.
for defendant: David Benton Purvis, Michael Eric Manely (The Manely Firm, PC.), Marietta, for appellee.
Case Number: S17A0767

The Court reversed the grant of summary judgment to mother on the issue of paternity in a divorce action, finding that O.C.G.A. 19-7-21, which creates an irrebuttable presumption of legitimacy with respect to children conceived by means of artificial insemination does not extend to children conceived by in-vitro fertilization treatment.