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  • Tower Loan of Mississippi v. Willis

    Publication Date: 2019-12-23
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Dispute Resolution
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Smith
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-60344

    In 2016, appellee Willis borrowed money from appellant Tower Loan of Mississippi and purchased insurance policies from Tower Loan subsidiaries.

  • Weintraub v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-12-19
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stewart Bratcher, (The Bratcher Firm, LLC), Rome, appellant.
    for defendant: Leigh Patterson, Luke Martin, (Floyd County District Attorney), Rome, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1284

    Further Findings Necessary to Determine Whether Houseguest's Cell Phone Recording of Householders' Acrimonious Quarrel Was Taken in Private Place

  • Dekalb County Board of Tax Assessors v. CWS SGARR Brookhaven, LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-12-18
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bennett Bryan, Laura Johnson, John Jones, (DeKalb County Law Department), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lindsey Hillis, Delia Williams-Carroll, (The Hillis Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1541

    Changes in Market Conditions, General Rise in Value of Real Estate in a Certain Neighborhood Are Not Discernable from an On-Site Inspection

  • Sweet City Landfill, LLC v. Lyon et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-18
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Mayo, (Mayo Hill), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brandon Bowen, Robert Walker, Sarah MaCkimm, (Jenkins, Bowen & Walker, P.C.), Cartersville, Timothy Buckley, Kelly Christopher, (Buckley Christopher & Haff, P.C.), Atlanta, Derrick Bingham, Whitney Edwards, (Owen, Gleaton, Egan, Jones & Sweeney, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1530

    County Commission's Actions in Voting Against Proposed Landfill Project Were Within the Scope of its Official Duties

  • iPic Gold Class Ent v. Regal Ent

    Publication Date: 2019-12-16
    Practice Area: Antitrust | Civil Appeals | Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Kelly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 01-17-00805-CV

    In the underlying suit, appellants iPic alleged that appellees, AMC and Regal theatres, conspired with each other and with third parties to exclude them from exhibiting popular films at two locations in Texas after learning that appellants planned to build its own theatres near those two locations.

  • City of Austin v. Paxton

    Publication Date: 2019-12-16
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Landlord Tenant Law | Legislation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Clement
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-50646

    The City of Austin enacted a housing ordinance that prohibited landlords from refusing tenants who wished to pay their rent with federal housing vouchers.

  • Francis v. Kings Park Manor Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-12
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Raymond Lohier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Yiyang Wu, John P. Relman, on the brief, Sasha Samberg-Champion, Relman, Dane & Colfax PLLC, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Stanley J. Somer, on the brief, Melissa Corwin, Somer, Heller & Corwin LLP, Commack, NY. For Amicus Curiae United States of America: Vanita Gupta, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Jennifer Levin Eichhorn, Sharon McGowan, Thomas Chandler, United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Washington, DC; Tonya T. Robinson, Acting General Counsel, Michelle Aronowitz, Deputy General Counsel for Enforcement and Fair Housing, Kathleen Pennington, M. Casey Weissman-Vermeulen, Alexandria Lippincott, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of General Counsel, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae AARP: Susan Ann Silverstein, AARP Foundation Litigation, Washington, DC.
    Case Number: 15-1823-cv

    Landlord May Be Liable on FHA By Not Addressing Race-Based Tenant-on-Tenant Harassment

  • Caliber Oil v. Midland Visions

    Publication Date: 2019-12-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Stretcher
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 11-19-00099-CV

    Appellant and appellees both claimed to own undivided interests in 10.6 acres of land in Midland, Texas.

  • U.S. v. Calderon

    Publication Date: 2019-12-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | White Collar Crime
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Debra Ann Livingston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: John Pierpont, Sandra S. Glover, on the brief, Michael S. McGarry, Assistant United States Attorneys, for John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, New Haven, CT.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Brett C. Lillemoe: Brendan J. Crimmins, Andrew E. Goldsmith, Benjamin S. Softness, on the brief, David C. Frederick, Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick PLLC, Washington, D.C. For Defendant-Appellant Pablo Calderon: Douglas M. Tween, Linklaters LLP, New York, NY, submitted an opening brief; Pablo Calderon, Darien, CT, submitted a reply brief pro se and argued orally.
    Case Number: 17-1956

    USDA Restitution Order Abused Court's Discretion; Banks Not 'Victims' Under MVRA

  • Cameron County v. JLM Games

    Publication Date: 2019-11-25
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Perkes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 13-17-00653-CV

    Appellee JLM is engaged in the development and ownership of "amusement machines" and appellee GGL is engaged in the ownership, leasing, franchising, and operation of amusement facilities in South Texas.