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  • 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:
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    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
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    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
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    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

  • Gayton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-12-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Jefferson, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Penny Penn, Courtney Moore, (Forsyth County District Attorney’s Office), Cumming, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0939

    Court reverses denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence collected after defendant's seizure by officers was prolonged beyond a reasonable time.

  • Ex Parte Temple

    Publication Date: 2021-12-06
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Hassan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 14-20-00156-CR

    A criminal defendant, who was denied a writ of habeas corpus in relation to the murder of his wife, failed to show on appeal how that decision was in error.

  • Renasant Corporation et al. v. Korst

    Publication Date: 2021-12-06
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Consumer Protection
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Bruyere, Arash Sabzevari, (Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Walter Bibbins, (Hall Booth Smith PC), Atlanta, Walter Booth, (Jones & Booth LLC), Alpharetta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0791

    Court affirms denial of mortgage lender's motion to dismiss Fair Housing Act complaint filed by a borrower who alleged discrimination due to his disabilities.

  • Blondell et al. v. Courtney Station 300 LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-12-03
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eugene Brooks, (Brooks Law Firm), Savannah, Anna Cross, Darren Summerville, Meredith Kincaid, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Maxwell Thelen, (Ashby Thelen Lowry), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mark Johnson, (Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial), Atlanta, John McKinley, Bridgette Eckerson, (Mozley Finlayson & Loggins LLP), Atlanta, Derek Mendicino, (Penna & Mendicino), Conyers, Tracy O’Connell, Philip Thompson, Gary Tiller, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0731

    Court affirms summary judgment denials in personal injury case due to genuine issues of material fact on all claims other than nuisance

  • Battle v. Battle

    Publication Date: 2021-11-29
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Palafox
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 08-20-00121-CV

    The parties were married in 2008 and separated in 2018.

  • Ex Parte Contreras

    Publication Date: 2021-11-29
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Hassan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-20-00397-CR

    Appellant was charged with assault on a family member.