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  • Randel v. Travelers Lloyds of TX

    Publication Date: 2021-08-30
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Insurance Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Costa
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-20567

    Homeowners, who filed for breach of contract against their insurance company related to damage from a fire, failed to show how the court erred in dismissing the action.

  • Quadvest v. San Jacinto River

    Publication Date: 2021-08-23
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contracts | Government
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Higginson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-20447

    Appellees, investor-owned water utilities, sued appellant river authority, a state entity, alleging it violated Section 1 of the Sherman Act when it entered into and enforced contracts relating to the purchase of wholesale water in Montgomery County.

  • Harrison v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2021-08-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Doss
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 07-20-00028-CR

    Appellant entered an open plea of guilty to the offense of assault family/household member with previous conviction and the trial court imposed a sentence of twenty-five years' confinement.

  • Honickman v. BLOM Bank SAL

    Publication Date: 2021-08-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard Wesley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Gary M. Osen, Ari Ungar, Aaron A. Schlanger, Dina Gielchinsky, on the brief, Michael J. Radine, Osen LLC, Hackensack, NJ.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Michael H. McGinley, Ryan M. Moore, Selby P. Brown, Dechert LLP, Philadelphia, PA, on the brief, Linda C. Goldstein, Dechert LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 20-575

    Claims Do Not Support Inference Bank Knew of Customers' Ties to Hamas Before Attacks

  • U.S. v. Reichberg

    Publication Date: 2021-07-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge John Walker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee United States of America: Martin S. Bell, Kimberly J. Ravener, Thomas McKay, on the brief, Jessica Lonergan, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Jeremy Reichberg: Clara Kalhous, Anjelica Cappellino, on the brief, John C. Meringolo, Meringolo & Associates, P.C., New York, NY.
    Case Number: 19-1645-cr

    Convictions for Man Who Bribed Police to Get Favorable Outcomes for His Clients Are Upheld

  • Terwilliger v. Reyna

    Publication Date: 2021-07-19
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Jones
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 19-50888

    A deadly shoot out at a restaurant in Waco, Texas, at a gathering of hundreds of motorcyclists, including gang members, resulted in several section 1983 lawsuits against Waco public officials based on appellees' arrests and detentions following the rampage.

  • Cockerham v. Cockerham

    Publication Date: 2021-07-16
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathy Portnoy, (Portnoy, Garner & Nail, LLC), Atlanta, Garrett Nail, (Thompson Hine LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Russell King, Collin Hatcher, (King Yaklin & Wilkins LLP), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0553

    Court vacates modified parenting order and remands for entry of findings of fact and conclusions of law, and affirms award of attorney and guardian ad litem fees

  • Vets Securing v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2021-07-12
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Dispute Resolution | Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Contreras
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 13-21-00057-CV

    Appellee was employed by appellant as a part-time security guard and, as part of his employment, he was required to agree to an arbitration policy covering any disputes.

  • The City of Austin v. Lopez

    Publication Date: 2021-07-05
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Public Utilities | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Triana
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 03-19-00786-CV

    A city, that was found liable for the death of a construction worker caused by a city power line, failed to show that the evidence was legally insufficient to justify the jury's decision.

  • Dorce v. City of New York

    Publication Date: 2021-06-30
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Civil Rights | Real Estate | Tax
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants McConnell Dorce and Sherlivia Thomas-Murchison: Keith H. Wofford, Gregg L. Weiner, Alexander B. Simkin, New York, NY, on the brief, Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, Ropes & Gray LLP, Washington, DC. For Plaintiffs-Appellants McConnell Dorce, Cecilia Jones, and Sherlivia Thomas-Murchison: Robert J. Valli, Jr., Matthew Berman, Valli Kane & Vagnini, Garden City, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees City of New York and Maria Torres-Springer, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Richard Dearing, Kate Fletcher, Kevin Osowski, Of Counsel, on the brief, Melanie T. West, Assistant Corporation Counsel, for James E. Johnson, Corporation Counsel of New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Neighborhood Restore Housing Development Fund Co. Inc. and BSDC Kings Covenant Housing Development Fund Company, Inc.: Brian J. Markowitz, Goldstein Hall PLLC, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.: Coty Montag, Washington, DC, Samuel Spital, Rachel M. Kleinman, Kristen A. Johnson, New York, NY, on the brief, Mahogane D. Reed, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae Pacific Legal Foundation: Christina M. Martin, Kathryn D. Valois, Pacific Legal Foundation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
    Case Number: 20-1809-cv

    Judgment Dismissing Challenges to City's Tax Foreclosure Program Partly Reversed