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  • August 20, 2019 | Law.com

    Judge's Hot Temper, Stern Tongue Revealed

    "In my opinion, he’s made some bad decisions and overstepped his bounds in some areas," said former Wood County Judge Bryan Jeanes.

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  • August 19, 2019 | New York Law Journal

    Retroactive Cancellation and/or Reformation of Auto Policies

    One of the most well-established propositions of New York insurance law is that there is no right to cancel a policy of automobile liability insurance retroactively (ab initio) as against an innocent third party, even for fraud or misrepresentation in the procurement of the policy. Such cancellations are, however, allowable against the participants in the fraud. In his Insurance Law column, Jonathan A. Dachs discusses case law on this issue.

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  • Latter v. Murphy

    Publication Date: 2019-08-19
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Gabriel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 02-17-00463-CV

    Appellee Murphy sued appellant Latter and Blum and asked the trial court to serve the petition via certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to its registered agent Peter Merritt.

  • In The Interest of JAM

    Publication Date: 2019-08-19
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law | Government
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Hinojosa
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 13-18-00494-CV

    Appellant, the Office of the Attorney General of Texas, brought a restricted appeal from an order modifying the parent-child relationship that eliminated a father's obligation to pay child and medical support arrears to his former spouse on behalf of their minor children.

  • In Re Brice

    Publication Date: 2019-08-19
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Alvarez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 04-19-00334-CV

    When mother J.B and father R.S. were married, mother gave birth to two children.

  • The Fulton-Dekalb Hospital Authority et al. v. Hickson

    Publication Date: 2019-08-19
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Banks, (Weathington McGrew LLC), Atlanta, Paul Weathington, (Weathington Smith), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Angela Fox, Kurt Kastorf, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Christopher Graddock, Keenan Nix, (Morgan & Morgan, PA), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0215

    Open issues of material fact preclude summary judgment on hospital's good faith immunity argument in a medical malpractice action.

  • In The Matter of Mitchell

    Publication Date: 2019-08-19
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Stevens
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 06-18-00047-CV

    Holly petitioned for divorce from her husband Jeremy and asked the trial court to appoint them both as joint managing conservators of her three children.

  • State of Texas v. EEOC

    Publication Date: 2019-08-19
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Appeals | Government
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Smith
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-10638

    The State of Texas sued the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Attorney General, challenging EEOC's guidance on employers' use of criminal records in hiring.

  • Matter of Benson

    Publication Date: 2019-08-19
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Surrogate's Court, Albany
    Judge: Surrogate Stacy Pettit
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Petitioner Catherine L. Shufelt: Frederick M. Altman, Esq., Formerly Known as Catherine L. Benson, Law Offices of Frederick M. Altman, Albany, New York.
    for defendant: Attorney for Respondent Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C.: Peter J. Moschetti, Esq., Anderson, Moschetti & Taffany, PLLC, Latham, New York. Attorney for Robert Thomas Benson: Michael E. Basile, Esq., Higgins, Roberts & Suprunowicz, P.C., Schenectady, New York.
    Case Number: 2004-404/AV

    Fiduciary Had 'Relationship Approaching Privity' With Firm to Maintain Malpractice Claim

  • Appellate Division, First Department:August 13, 2019

    Publication Date: 2019-08-15
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Term, First Department, Cases Decided
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appellate Division, First Department:August 13, 2019