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  • Spires v. Thomas

    Publication Date: 2021-12-29
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edward Piasta, Michael Walker, (Piasta Newbern Walker, LLC), Atlanta, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Maxwell Thelen, (Ashby Thelen Lowry), Marietta, Douglas Dean, (Lawson & Reid), Cordele, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Cowsert, Michael Broun, (Cowsert & Avery), Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1299

    Trial Court Erred in Granting Summary Judgment in Personal Injury Case; Conflicting Evidence Exists as to Injured Plaintiff's Location at the Time of the Collision

  • In re commitment of Stratton

    Publication Date: 2021-12-27
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Trotter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 11-20-00030-CV

    Appellant, who was found to be a repeat sexually violent predator and was civilly committed, failed to show on appeal how that decision was in error.

  • Kersey v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2021-12-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Alley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 08-20-00037-CR

    A criminal defendant, who was found guilty of possession of drugs and a firearm and sentenced to twenty years and fifteen years imprisonment, respectively, failed to show on appeal how that decision was in error.

  • Neely v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-12-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Barbara Mattes, (Barbara Mattes Attorney at Law), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Smith, Jared Williams, (District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1216

    Court reverses trial court's denial of motion to suppress evidence seized during a traffic stop because the stop was unreasonably prolonged with no suspicion of a crime

  • People v. Benzler

    Publication Date: 2021-12-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 3rd District
    Judge: Justice Hoch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: C092779

    Eighteen-year old offender sentenced in 2014 eligible for Franklin hearing

  • U.S. v. Capers

    Publication Date: 2021-12-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Jessica Lonergan, Jason M. Swergold, and Won S. Shin, on the brief, Scott Hartman, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Andrew G. Patel, on the brief, Benjamin Silverman, Patel & Shellow LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 17-1836-cr

    Firearm-Murder Conviction Vacated; RICO Conspiracy Is Not a Crime of Violence

  • Court of Appeals: December 16, 2021

    Publication Date: 2021-12-20
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals, New York State
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: DOCKET

    Court of Appeals: December 16, 2021

  • McNeil v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-12-16
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Devin Rafus, (Arora Law Firm LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Parrish, Marietta, John Cranford, (Coweta Judicial Circuit), Newnan, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1600

    Court reverses denial of motion to suppress evidence seized during a traffic stop because the officer unreasonably prolonged the stop without reasonable suspicion

  • Jones v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-12-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amanda Walker, Bentley Adams, (Office of the Public Defender, Eastern Judicial Circuit), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Noah Abrams, (Chatham County District Attorney's Office), Savannah, Shalena Jones, Abigail Long, (Eastern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1372

    Court affirms convictions for hijacking a motor vehicle and other crimes over defendant's contentions of ineffective assistance of counsel

  • Massaro v. Palladino

    Publication Date: 2021-12-10
    Practice Area: Employment Compliance | Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants: Alan J. Bozer, James D. Donathen, Kyle Tanzer, on the briefs, Joshua S. Glasgow, Phillips Lytle LLP, Buffalo, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees: James V. Cole II, Kalena R. Kettering, Meredith F. Kimelblatt, on the reply brief, Edward J. Meehan, Groom Law Group, Chartered, Washington, DC; Robert L. Boreanaz, Joseph L. Guza, on the opening brief, Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria, Buffalo, NY.
    Case Number: 20-1807

    Union Trustees Breached Fiduciary Duties Under ERISA by Amending Pacts by Majority Vote