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  • Allen et al. v. Harris

    Publication Date: 2024-12-11
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin Bahr, (Kevin J. Bahr, P.C.), Atlanta, Melissa McMullen, Brian Neary, (Webb Zschunke Neary & Dikeman, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Todd Poole, (Poole Huffman, LLC), Tucker, Scott McMahan, (Poole Huffman, LLC), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0822

    Court reverses denial of of sellers' summary judgment motion in a home defect and fraud case, concluding that buyer could not show fraud or negligence for lack of disclosure of water intrusion

  • King v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-12-10
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Surinder Chadha Jimenez, (The Chadha Jimenez Law Firm, LLC), Smyrna, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, John Fowler, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Hallie Dixon, (Office of the District Attorney, Coweta Judicial Circuit- Troup Office), LaGrange, for appellee; Thomas Clyde, Kurtis Anderson, (Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP), Atlanta, for AM.
    Case Number: A24A1125

    Trial Court Erred in Closing Courtroom to Public and Media During Jury Selection Voir Dire Without Issuing Written Order

  • Patch Energy LLC v. Indio Minerals LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-12-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Energy and Natural Resources | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Williams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 11-22-00280-CV

    The case involves a dispute concerning claims to a portion of a royalty interest that had been reserved in a 1930 conveyance of the mineral interest in land located in Midland County.

  • Asekere v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-12-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Education Law
    Industry: Education
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Harper, Allen Lightcap, (Mayer & Harper, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tasha Mosley, (District Attorney), Jonesboro, Kelsey Smith, (Douglas County District Attorney's Office), Douglasville, Craig Runyon, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0773

    Court affirms denial of immunity from criminal prosecution for a coach whose actions led to the death of a student following a conditioning session held in high heat

  • Benfer v. City of Baytown

    Publication Date: 2024-12-02
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Government
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Smith
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 23-20543

    The court affirmed the district court's dismissal finding that the Officer who arrested Benfer and his wife after a traffic stop had not violated their Constitutional rights, that their state tort claims were not cognizable under Texas law, and that Benfer's complaint did not plead sufficient facts to support a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Monell v. Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658 (1978).

  • Ricks v. Lumpkin

    Publication Date: 2024-12-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Ho
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 23-70008

    Appellant was convicted in Texas state court of capital murder and sentenced to death for murdering his girlfriend and her eight-year-old son.

  • Frady v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-11-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A24A1011

    Court reverses convictions for burglary and other crimes due to trial court's improper admission of "other acts" evidence regarding defendant's character

  • The People &c., Respondent, v. Timothy Shader, Appellant.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals, New York State
    Judge: Associate Judge Shirley Troutman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jill K. Sanders, for appellant.
    for defendant: Erin N. La Valley, for respondent.
    Case Number: No. 101

    People v. Timothy Shader

  • Liggins et al. v. Parkwood Living, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-11-25
    Practice Area: Contracts | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Catherine Gibson, (The Gibson Law Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Clark, (Clark Caskey, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1534

    Court reverses summary judgment and damages award that had been in favor of a purchaser in a property sale contract dispute, and dismisses purchaser's cross-appeal for attorney fees

  • Davis v. Crawford

    Publication Date: 2024-11-18
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Corporate Governance
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Bailey
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 11-22-00307-CV

    Appellant and appellees formed Precision Frac, a company that provided water transfer products and services to the fracking industry.