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  • USA v. Lara

    Publication Date: 2022-01-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Higginson
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    Case Number: 20-50112

    Appellants, sisters Mary Ann and Melissa Lara, were convicted by a jury of various drug trafficking counts after attempting to drive a pickup truck containing over 38 kilograms of methamphetamine in the truck's tires from Mexico into the United States.

  • American Anesthesiology of Georgia, LLC v. Northside Hospital, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-01-13
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Meredith Allen, Jeffrey Clark, (McGuire Woods LLP), Charlotte, Stanley Roberts, Matthew Fitzgerald, (McGuire Woods LLP), Richmond, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephen Bauer, Jeffrey Baxter, (Baker Hostetler, LLP), Atlanta, Joshua Bosin, Robert Highsmith, Allen Hendrick, Jacquelyn Watts, (Holland & Knight LLP), Atlanta, Wesley Ross, (Webb, Tanner & Powell), Lawrenceville, for appellee; Kathryn McConnell, (Littler Mendelson PC), Atlanta, Paul Kennedy, (Littler Mendelson, P.C.), Washington, William Vail, (Polsinelli PC), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A1644

    Court reverses ruling that a no-hire restrictive covenants clause in an agreement between two health care providers is unenforceable

  • USA v. Okulaja

    Publication Date: 2022-01-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Wiener
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    Case Number: 20-20101

    A jury found appellant guilty of using two counterfeit passports to open bank accounts.

  • Casaubon Firm v. Texas Mutual

    Publication Date: 2022-01-03
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Appeals | Insurance Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Alley
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    Case Number: 08-20-00034-CV

    Appellee brought two separate petitions for judicial review following administrative proceedings brought under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.

  • State of Texas v. Biden

    Publication Date: 2022-01-03
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government | Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Oldham
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    Case Number: 21-10806

    Two states, that argued that the federal government's termination of immigration protocols was illegal, successfully proved on appeal how that decision was correct.

  • State of Texas v. Biden

    Publication Date: 2022-01-03
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government | Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Oldham
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    Case Number: 21-10806

    Two states, that argued that the federal government's termination of immigration protocols was illegal, successfully proved on appeal how that decision was correct.

  • Spires v. Thomas

    Publication Date: 2021-12-29
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
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    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
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    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
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    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