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  • Collymore v. Commissioner of D.O.C.S.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-20
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Omar A. Khan, on the brief, Lauren E. Matlock-Colangelo, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Chena McPherson, Aprn: Edward W. Mayer, Jr., on the brief, Thomas J. Plumridge, Danaher Lagnese, P.C., Hartford, CT. For Defendants-Appellees Myers and Phillips: William Tong, Attorney General, Joshua Perry, Solicitor General, on the brief, James M. Belforti, Assistant Attorney General, Hartford, CT.
    Case Number: 21-2292

    Medical Indifference Claim Over Painful Scalp Condition Should Not Have Been Dismissed

  • Smartt v. Eldridge

    Publication Date: 2023-07-18
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Land
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen Michmerhuizen, Warren Coppedge, (Coppedge and Associates, P.C.), Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Lockhart, (Bradford & Lockhart, P.C.), LaFayette, Benjamin Bradford, (Benjamin T. Bradford, P.C.), LaFayette, for appellee; Christopher Carr, Keilani Parker, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Ryan Marks, Madison, for other party.
    Case Number: A23A0628

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of acquirer of fee simple title in surplus property over adjacent property owner's claim that he should have received notice of sale

  • US Navy SEALs 1 26 v. Biden

    Publication Date: 2023-07-17
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights | Health Care Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Duncan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 22-10077

    Appellants, 35 members of Naval Special Warfare Command units, sought an exemption due to a sincere religious objection to the order of the Secretary of Defense that all members of the Armed Forces be vaccinated against COVID-19.

  • In The Int. of K.L.C.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-17
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Silva
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 13-22-00219-CV

    A father, who argued on appeal that the trial court erred when finding him unfit, successfully proved on appeal that he was entitled to relief.

  • Stolt Tank Containers BV v. NSB Niederelbe Schiffahrtgesellschaft MBH & Co. KG

    Publication Date: 2023-07-11
    Practice Area: Admiralty
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan L. Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Claimant-Appellant Deltech Corporation: Lawrence K. DeMeo, Brian J. Bosworth, on the brief, Nicholas D. Stellakis, on the brief, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Boston, MA; Timothy J. McDonnell, Joseph J. Perrone, Giuliano McDonnell & Perrone LLP, New York, NY. For Claimants-Appellants Stolt-Nielsen USA, Inc. and Stolt Tank Containers B.V.: James F. Sweeney, Robert A. Novak, Richard W. Stone II, on the brief, John A.V. Nicoletti, on the brief, Nicoletti Horning & Sweeney, New York, NY; Stephen V. Rible, Mendes & Mount LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee BDP International, Inc.: James W. Johnson, Ricci Tyrrell Johnson & Grey, Philadelphia, PA. For Defendants-Appellees Chemtura Europe GmbH, Chemtura Corporation, Chemtura Italy S.R.L., and Rubicon LLC: Joseph L. Clasen, Trevor L. Bradley, on the brief, Peter R. Knight, Robinson & Cole LLP, New York, NY. for Defendants-Appellees Conti 11 Container Schiffahrts-GmbH & Co. KG MS MSC "Flaminia" and NSB Niederelbe Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG.: Timothy Semenoro, on the brief, Eugene J. O'Connor, Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A.: Jon Werner, Martin R. West II, on the brief, Edward P. Flood, Lyons & Flood, LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 18-2974-cv

    COGSA Strict liability Finding Reversed But Liability on Failure-to-Warn Theory Upheld

  • Herbig v. Welch

    Publication Date: 2023-07-10
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Guerra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 01-22-00080-CV

    A trustee, who was sued by another trustee in a competing trust over the conveyance of funds, successfully proved on appeal that the trial court erred in finding it had jurisdiction to void the conveyance.

  • In the interest of ERD

    Publication Date: 2023-07-10
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Trotter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 11-22-00153-CV

    A mother, who argued on appeal that the trial court abused its discretion by granting possession and access of her children to their grandparents, successfully proved on appeal that she was entitled to relief.

  • Kudzu Capital, LLC v. City of Decatur

    Publication Date: 2023-07-10
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott Peters, (Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Luther Beck, John Zwald, (Beck, Zwald & Associates, LLC), Buford, Bryan Downs, (Wilson Morton & Downs, LLC), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0374

    Court affirms a final judgment in a condemnation case over property owner's arguments over admission of certain testimony and exclusion of other evidence

  • Adair v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2023-07-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Benavides
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 13-22-00386-CR

    Following the revocation of his deferred adjudication community supervision in two separate cases, the trial court adjudicated appellant guilty of continuous family violence and bail jumping, enhanced to the punishment range of a second-degree felony.

  • Williams v. Silvers

    Publication Date: 2023-07-05
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nancy Jordan, (Kessler & Solomiany), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rickie Brown, (Attorney at Law), Dalton, Julia Hill, (Brown, Toland, & Hill Attorneys), Dalton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0208

    Court affirms childcare modification order granting a father primary physical and legal custody and vacates an order denying the mother's contempt allegations against him