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  • Hampton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2017-10-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Justice Hines
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Raina Jeager Nadler, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, S. Taylor Johnston (Department of Law), Atlanta; D. Victor Reynolds, Michael Scott Carlson (Cobb County District Attorney's Office), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S17A0984

    The evidence supported defendant's convictions for malice murder and related crimes after he fatally shot a man at a bar where defendant sometimes worked as a security guard.

  • October 24, 2017 | National Law Journal

    Could Reversal of $417M Calif. Verdict Foreshadow Doom for Talc Cases?

    A judge's ruling tossing a record $417 million verdict in California last week could spell trouble for attorneys handling cases for plaintiffs in talc products liability litigation—and not just because of the massive size of the rejected award.

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  • People v. Sean Garvin, No. 82

    Publication Date: 2017-10-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New York State, Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge DiFiore and Judges Garcia and Feinman concur. Judge Fahey dissents in part in an opinion. Judge Rivera dissents in an opinion in which Judge Wilson concurs, Judge Wilson in a separate dissenting opinion.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tammy E. Linn, for appellant.
    for defendant: Danielle S. Fenn, for respondent. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers et al., amici curiae.
    Case Number: No. 82

  • Zelda Enterprises, LLLP et al. v. Guarino et al.

    Publication Date: 2017-10-20
    Practice Area: Legal Education
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Melissa Gilbert, Todd Hatcher (Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun & Rogers, LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Ingram, Tammi Brown (Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele, LLP), Marietta; Carey Olson (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A16A1437

    In granting appellees' motion to disqualify appellants' counsel, the trial court failed to first assess whether appellees waived the opportunity to move for disqualification of counsel before granting the motion; accordingly, the Court vacated the order granting the motion and remanded for further proceedings.

  • October 17, 2017 | National Law Journal

    Missouri Appeals Court Reverses $72M Talc Verdict

    A Missouri appeals court has vacated a $72 million talcum powder verdict, citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could threaten to erase additional…

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  • October 16, 2017 | Litigation Daily

    Facing a Potential Litigation Inferno, PG&E Looks to Quinn Emanuel's Kathleen Sullivan to Hold the Line

    The ace litigator is trying to stop a potential conflagration in its tracks. At issue is whether PG&E will face punitive damages in the 2015 Butte fire.

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  • In The Interest of A. C., a child.

    Publication Date: 2017-10-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wade Krueger (Public Defender's Office), Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph McKinnon (District Attorney's Office), Valdosta; J. Miller (District Attorney's Office, Southern Judicial Circuit), Moultrie; Jessica Clark (Assistant District Attorney), Valdosta; Bradfield Shealy (District Attorney Southern Judicial Circuit), Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A0788

    The evidence supported the juvenile court's adjudication of delinquency on one count of theft by receiving stolen property after an officer observed the juvenile running from a stolen vehicle.

  • PEOPLE, res, v. OSWALDO CUELLO, def-ap

    Publication Date: 2017-10-16
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Tom, J.P., Renwick, Andrias, Singh, Moulton, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 4649

    4649. PEOPLE, res, v. OSWALDO CUELLO, def-ap — Robert S. Dean, Center for Appellate Litigation, New York (Mark W. Zeno of counsel), for ap — Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Bru

  • McConnell et al. v. Georgia Department of Labor

    Publication Date: 2017-10-09
    Practice Area: Government
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Melton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott A. Schweber, Jefferson Madden Allen (Cohen, Cooper, Estep, & Allen, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kathleen M. Pacious, Loretta L. Pinkston-Pope, Angela Ellen Cusimano, Christopher M. Carr (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S16G1786

    The Court of Appeals erred in failing to address sovereign immunity in its decision affirming the dismissal of a class action suit against the Georgia Department of Labor arising from the Department's disclosure of the proposed class members' personal information in an email sent to approximately 1,000 Georgians.

  • Daniels v. The State

    Publication Date: 2017-10-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Justice Hines
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory Davis Smith (Conger & Smith, LCC), Bainbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Meghan Hobbs Hill (Department of Law), Atlanta; April Marie Hancock (Colquitt County District Attorney's Office), Moultrie; Bradfield M. Shealy (Southern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S17A0931

    The evidence supported defendants' convictions for felony murder, violations of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act and other crimes.