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  • USA v. Warren

    Publication Date: 2021-02-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Willett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19-10805

    A jury convicted defendants Martinez and Warren on multiple federal charges for their roles in a telemarketing timeshare-exit scam that bilked millions from owners eager to escape timeshares they could no longer afford.

  • Prantil v. Arkema

    Publication Date: 2021-02-08
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Class Actions | Toxic Torts
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Higginbotham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 19-20723

    As Hurricane Harvey hit southeastern Texas, volatile chemicals at appellant's facility combusted, releasing toxic ash and smoke into the surrounding communities and causing the evacuation of residents.

  • Hartford Courant Co. LLC v. Carroll

    Publication Date: 2021-02-05
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Denny Chin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff Appellee: William S. Fish, Jr., Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, Hartford Connecticut, on the brief, Katie Townsend, The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants: Alma Rose Nunley, Michael Skold, Assistant Attorneys General, on the brief, Clare Kindall, Solicitor General, for William Tong, Attorney General, Hartford, Connecticut. For Amicus Curiae Floyd Abrams Institute For Freedom of Expression, in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: David A. Shulz, Sara Sampoli (Law Student), and Emily Wang (Law Student), Yale Law School Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic, New Haven, Connecticut.
    Case Number: 20-2744

    Press Has Qualified First Amendment Right of Access to Criminal Prosecutions of Juveniles

  • Razmzan v. U.S.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-01
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Health Care Law | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Jennifer C. Simon, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Benjamin H. Torrance, Assistant United States Attorney, for Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Jonay F. Holkins and David A. Bender, on the brief, Matthew S. Freedus, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP, Washington, DC.
    Case Number: 19-227-cv

    Doctor Acted Within Scope of Employment Under N.Y. Law When Billing for Services Privately

  • Garcia v. USA

    Publication Date: 2021-02-01
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Personal Injury | Wrongful Death
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Willett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19-40718

    While patrolling the Brownsville Ship Channel around midnight, a United States Coast Guard vessel struck and killed Cervantes, a Mexican citizen who was attempted to enter the United States illegally by swimming across the channel.

  • In the Interest of K. G. V., a child.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-27
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Darice Good, (Darice M. Good, LLC d.b.a Good Legal Firm, LLC), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Yari Lawson, (Lawson Raines, LLP), Lawrenceville, Cynthia Lain, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Tyler Vandenberg, Christina Bridger, (Bridger Law Firm), Duluth, for appellee. LeAnne Hicks, (The Chancey Law Firm, PC), Braselton, Linda McKinley, Rachel Patton, (Attorney at Law), Winder, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A0033

    Court reverses dismissal of a permanent guardian's petition for adoption, ruling that permanent guardianship does not foreclose the guardian from seeking adoption

  • Reed v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2021-01-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 07-19-00372-CR

    Appellant was convicted for official oppression and aggravated perjury.

  • Barbara Cantrell et al. v. AU Medical Center, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-01-21
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George Bush, (Attorney at Law), Augusta, Anna Cross, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Floyd Taylor, James Painter, Amanda Lynde, (Brennan, Wasden & Painter LLC), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A2101

    Court reverses dismissal of medical negligence complaint after determining that the affidavit attached to the plaintiff's complaint met statutory requirements

  • Allen v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2021-01-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Frost
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 14-19-00898-CR

    Appellant pled guilty to attempted theft in 2012.

  • USA v. Morton

    Publication Date: 2021-01-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Jolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19-10842

    The issue presented to the court was whether the good-faith exception to the Fourth Amendment's exclusionary rule allowed officers to search photographs on a defendant's cellphones for evidence of drug possession when the affidavits supporting the search warrants were based only on evidence of personal drug possession and an officer's generalized allegations about the behavior of drug traffickers not drug users.