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  • August 22, 2023 | National Law Journal

    As Feds Appeal Crypto Setback, Dearth of Regulation Strains US Market, Lawyers Say

    "If your company is under enforcement investigation, to see smart judges disagree, it could give the company the idea to fight it," said Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld white collar partner Parvin Daphne Moyne.

    7 minute read

  • Nanoventions, LLC v. Daniels

    Publication Date: 2023-08-22
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stuart Mones, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven Daniels, (Montgomery State Prison), Mt. Vernon, Bonnie Hutchinson, Cumming, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0295

    Court reverses order denying damages against a defendant in a RICO case against whom a default judgment was entered, and reverses and remands on an attorney fee issue

  • Pittman v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2023-08-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Valenzuela
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    Case Number: 04-21-00376-CR

    Appellant Andell Pittman was sentenced to 20 years in prison with credit for time served after a jury found him guilty of burglary of a habitation with intent to commit assault.

  • Brown v. The State

    Publication Date: 2023-08-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stanley Schoolcraft, (Circuit Public Defender’s Office), McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth Baker, (Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Fayette County District Attorney’s Office), Fayetteville, Marie Broder, (Spalding County District Attorney’s Office), Griffin, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0704

    Business Entity Named as Payor on Stolen Check Was "Person" Within Meaning of Identity Fraud Statute

  • Mueck v. La Grange Acquisitions, L.P.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights | Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Higginson
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    Case Number: 22-50064

    Plaintiff was hired to work as a plant operator for defendant La Grande Acquisitions in 2015.

  • August 17, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Reproductive Rights Garnering More Attention in the Employment World

    In the employment law world protection for reproductive rights can be found in a number of federal anti-discrimination statutes such as Title VII (sex discrimination), the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, and of course, the Family & Medical Leave Act.

    8 minute read

  • Hall County v. Cook Communities

    Publication Date: 2023-08-16
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dana Maine, Marrissa Dunn, (Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP), Atlanta, Kevin Ketner, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jane Range, (Hulsey, Oliver & Mahar), Gainesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0055

    Court affirms an order denying County's motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a rezoning decision, finding that the challenge was legislative and not quasi-judicial.

  • Whitaker Farms, LLC v. Fitzgerald Fruit Farms, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-08-15
    Practice Area: Damages | Evidence
    Industry: Agriculture
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Christy, (Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint), Atlanta, Nathan Lee, (Glover & Davis, P.A.), Newnan, Frank Lowrey, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore), Atlanta, Edwin Page, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nowell Berreth, (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, Max Marks, (The Block Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0438

    Court affirms punitive damages and fee awards for a lessee of farm property after a successor lessor locked the lessee out of the property with malice and in bad faith

  • Nixon v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2023-08-14
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rodriguez
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    Case Number: 04-21-00295-CR

    Appellant was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life without parole after a jury trial held in an annex courtroom within the Medina County Jail building.

  • Mylan Inc. v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

    Publication Date: 2023-08-14
    Practice Area: Tax
    Industry: Federal Government | Manufacturing | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Jordan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Clint Carpenter, Arthur T. Catterall, United States Department of Justice Tax Division, Washington, DC; Emily J. Giometti, Cincinnati, OH; Lisa M. Rodriguez, Office of District Council, Internal Revenue Service, Newark, NJ; Mary H. Weber, Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel, Cincinnati, OH for appellant.
    for defendant: Gregory G. Garre, Eric Konopka, Latham & Watkins, Washington, DC; Bryan M. Killian, William F. Nelson, James G. Steele, III, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Washington, DC for appellee.
    Case Number: 22-1193

    Legal expenses incurred by generic drug manufacturers to defend against patent infringement lawsuits were tax-deductible where they were ordinary and necessary business expenses as patent litigation was separate from the FDA approval process for ANDAs.