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  • In Re Plains Pipeline

    Publication Date: 2020-11-16
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Energy and Natural Resources
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Alley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 08-19-00224-CV

    Oil gathering/storage company Plains and water exploration company Winkler both claim to have surface rights to a 160-acre tract of land in rural Winkler County.

  • Hobbs v. Buffets

    Publication Date: 2020-11-16
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Civil Appeals | Fee Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Costa
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 19-50765

    The debtors filed a Chapter 11 petition and the bankruptcy court confirmed the plan in 2017.

  • Pneumo Abex, LLC, et al. v. Sheila Long, et al.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-12
    Practice Area: Toxic Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Holly Hempel, Gregory O'Neil, (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP), Atlanta, Valentin Leppert, (King & Spalding LLP), Frances Spinelli, Ivan Gustafson, (Evert Weathersby Houff), Atlanta, Robyn Richards, Andrew Davenport, Paul Williams, (Kasowitz Benson Torress, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kurt Kastorf, (Kastorf Law), Atlanta, Sharon Zinns, (Zinns Law, LLC), Smyrna, S. Tate, (Akin & Tate), Cartersville, for appellee. Laura Shamp, Joshua Silk, (Shamp Speed Jordan Woodward), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A1442

    Trial Court Did Not Err in Granting Partial Summary Judgment to Deceased's Wife as to Companies' Non-Party Fault Defense and on 'Alternative Carcinogens'

  • USA v. McDowell

    Publication Date: 2020-11-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Smith
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19-50851

    Defendant was on supervised release for distributing cocaine when he was alleged to have committed a new crime, possessed a firearm, and associated with others engaged in criminal activity.

  • Fiamma Statler v. Challis

    Publication Date: 2020-11-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Gabriel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 02-18-00374-CV

    The parties were involved in the renovation and reconstruction of the historic Statler Hotel and downtown public library in Dallas, Texas, and the project's funding included TIF funds of $46 million.

  • Bristol-Myers Squibb Company v. Connors

    Publication Date: 2020-10-30
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    Judge: Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-15515

    Younger abstention doctrine applies to state's civil enforcement action against drug manufacturers for deceptive marketing

  • Dessalines v. Department of Human Services

    Publication Date: 2020-10-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adam Jaffe, Ryan Castellon, (Jaffe Family Law LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Penny Hannah, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Laurie Brown, (McCallum & Associates LLC), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1006

    Court reverses dismissal of petition challenging inclusion of defendant's name on child abuse registry, finding that she effected proper service of her petition

  • Texas Democratic Party v. Abbott

    Publication Date: 2020-10-26
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law | Election and Political Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Southwick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-50407

    A Texas statute allows mail-in voting for any voter at least 65 years old but requires younger voters to satisfy conditions, such as being absent from the county on election day or having a qualifying disability.

  • Trump v. Vance

    Publication Date: 2020-10-14
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Cameron T. Norris, Alexa R. Baltes, Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Arlington, VA; Patrick Strawbridge, Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Boston, MA; Marc L. Mukasey, Mukasey Frenchman & Sklaroff LLP, New York, NY; Alan S. Futerfas, Law Offices of Alan S. Futerfas, New York, NY, on the brief, William S. Consovoy, Consovoy McCarthy PLLC, Arlington, VA.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Cyrus R. Vance, Jr.: Christopher Conroy, Julieta V. Lozano, Solomon B. Shinerock, James H. Graham, Allen J. Vickey, Sarah A. Walsh, New York County District Attorney's Office, New York, NY; Caitlin Halligan, Ryan W. Allison, David A. Coon, Selendy & Gay PLLC, New York, NY; Walter E. Dellinger III, Duke University Law School, Durham, NC, on the brief, Carey R. Dunne, General Counsel, New York County District Attorney's Office, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 20-2766

    Trump Fails to Plausibly Allege That Subpoena Was Overbroad or Issued in Bad Faith

  • Sanchez v. Striever

    Publication Date: 2020-10-05
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Jewell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-19-00449-CV

    Appellee poured water on appellant's head while appellant addressed the media and others during a press conference.