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  • Specs Family Partners v. Executive Director

    Publication Date: 2020-09-07
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Appeals | Government
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Duncan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 19-20661

    Spec's Family Partners sued officials in the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission after TABC investigated Spec's and brought a largely unsuccessful administrative action against it.

  • In re A.C.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-02
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 2nd District
    Judge: Justice Wiley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: B302248

    Potential for significant emotional harm militated against dependent minor's placement with safe and nonoffending parent

  • MPM Silicones LLC v. Union Carbide Corp.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-12
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee MPM Silicones, LLC: Jeremy W. Meisinger, Foley Hoag LLP, Boston, MA, Peter A. Sullivan, Foley Hoag LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Jonathan M. Ettinger, Foley Hoag LLP, Boston, MA.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Union Carbide Corporation: Karl S. Bourdeau, Benjamin E. Apple, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., Washington, DC, Megan R. Brillault, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., New York, NY, on the brief, Harold L. Segall, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., Washington, DC.
    Case Number: 17-3468(L)

    District Court Properly Adjudicated the Allocation of Future Removal Action Costs

  • Funes v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2020-08-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Alley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 08-19-00053-CR

    Appellant Funes was stopped by two Border Patrol agents pursuant to the Texas "Citizen's Arrest" statute after they observed her driving erratically.

  • Env Texas Citizen Lobby v. ExxonMobil

    Publication Date: 2020-08-10
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Damages | Environmental Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Costa
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 17-20545

    In this citizen suit seeking to recover for Clean Air violations at the largest petroleum and petrochemical complex in the nation, the court was confronted with tensions between citizens suits and Article II standing.

  • Tucker v. State

    Publication Date: 2020-07-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kindall Browning, Perry, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Bibler, George Hartwig, (Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney), Perry, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0715

    Evidence Is Sufficient to Support Statutory Rape Conviction; Trial Court Did Not Err in Failing to Appoint 'Conflict-Free Counsel'

  • New Hope Family Servs. Inc. v. Poole

    Publication Date: 2020-07-30
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Reena Raggi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Jeana J. Hallock, Alliance Defending Freedom, Scottsdale, Arizona, John J. Bursch, Alliance Defending Freedom, Washington, District of Columbia, Christopher P. Schandevel, Alliance Defending Freedom, Ashburn, Virginia, Robert E. Genant, Genant Law Office, Mexico, New York, on the brief, Roger G. Brooks, Alliance Defending Freedom, Scottsdale, Arizona.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Andrea Oser, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Laura Etlinger, Assistant Solicitor General, for Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, Albany, New York. For Amicus Curiae The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, District of Columbia: Lori H. Windham, Nicholas R. Reaves. For Amici Curiae The Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, Agudath Israel of America, The Rabbinical Alliance of America, and The Coalition for Jewish Values: Gregory Dolin, University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland. For Amici Curiae American Atheists, Inc., American Humanist Association, Center for Inquiry, and Freedom From Religion Foundation: Geoffrey T. Blackwell, American Atheists, Inc., Washington, District of Columbia, Monica L. Miller, American Humanist Association, Washington, District of Columbia, Nicholas J. Little, Center for Inquiry, Washington, District of Columbia, Rebecca Markert, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Madison, Wisconsin. For Amici Curiae Civil Rights Organizations: Cathren Cohen, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., Los Angeles, California, Currey Cook, Karen L. Loewy, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., New York, New York, Richard B. Katskee, Kenneth D. Upton, Jr., Carmen N. Green, Patrick Grubel, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Washington, District of Columbia.
    Case Number: 19-1715-cv

    Pleadings Give Rise to 'Suspicion' of Religious Animosity in Regulation's Enforcement

  • RigUp v. Sierra Hamilton

    Publication Date: 2020-07-27
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Kelly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 03-19-00399-CV

    Appellee Sierra Hamilton sued appellant RigUp for tortious interference with contract and for unjust enrichment based on what it contended were wrongful solicitations by appellant's agents to individuals having contracts with appellee.

  • The State v. Gilmore

    Publication Date: 2020-07-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leigh Patterson, Luke Martin, Morgan Bottger, (Floyd County District Attorney's Office), Rome, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sean Lowe, (Assistant Public Defender), Ringgold, Jonathan Hamrick, (Rome Circuit Public Defender Office), Rome, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0189

    Confidential informant's video recording of a drug deal was barred under Confrontation Clause because informant was unavailable for cross-examination

  • In Re Progressive County Mut Insu Co

    Publication Date: 2020-07-20
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Insurance Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Martinez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 04-20-00178-CV

    Relator argued the trial court abused its discretion by refusing to sever and abate the real party in interest's bad faith claims and related discovery pending disposition of her uninsured motorist claim.