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  • In re VK

    Publication Date: 2020-08-24
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law | Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Frost
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    Case Number: 14-20-00491-CV

    Relator and mother filed a joint notice of nonsuit of their divorce proceeding, and the trial court signed an order nonsuiting the case.

  • Green Valley v. City of Schertz

    Publication Date: 2020-08-24
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government | Public Utilities
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Oldham
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    Case Number: 18-51092

    This appeal arose out of two orders of the Texas Public Utility Commission decertifying territory from the certificate of convenience and necessity issued to Green Valley Special Utility District for sewer (wastewater) service.

  • Perkins v. Hayes

    Publication Date: 2020-08-12
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brad MaDonald, (Hill/MacDonald, LLC), Marietta, Naomi Lumpkin, (Clark Lowery & Lumpkin LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nikki Marr, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Deana Spencer, (Spencer Law, LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellee. Deana Spencer, (Stepp Law LLC), Lawrenceville, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A0204

    Court affirms trial court order on custody, visitation, and child support over mother's objections

  • Hyde v. Harrison County Texas

    Publication Date: 2020-08-10
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Environmental Law | Government
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Frost
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    Case Number: 14-18-00628-CV

    The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and its executive director challenged the district court's vacatur and dismissal of TCEQ's final decision in a contested enforcement action against Harris County based on the district court's determination that the county enjoyed governmental immunity as to the enforcement action and the imposition of an administrative penalty under Texas Water Code section 7.051.

  • 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.

  • The State v. Adams

    Publication Date: 2020-08-04
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Mauldin, (District Attorney), Athens, Malachi Peacock, (Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kelly Wegel, (Western Circuit Public Defender), Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0050

    Court reverses order granting defendant's plea in bar because dismissal of federal charges was not an acquittal for purposes of Georgia's successive prosecution statute

  • Valmana v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2020-08-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Palafox
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 08-18-00084-CR

    Appellant was convicted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after using a beer bottle in a fight.

  • ACI Design v. Loadholt

    Publication Date: 2020-08-03
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Triana
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 03-19-00442-CV

    Appellee sued appellant for breach of contract, fraud, and negligent misrepresentation for failure to repay a $160,000 revolving line of credit he had extended.

  • Dellinger-Allen et al. v. O'Brien

    Publication Date: 2020-07-29
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Recruitment and Staffing
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Bachman, (Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun & Rogers, LLC), Atlanta, Joseph Shelley, (Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun & Rogers, LLC), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Aaron Kappler, (Thompson, O'Brien, Kemp & Nasuti, P.C.), Peachtree Corners, Aaron O'brien, (Thompson O'Brien), Norcross, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A0087

    Court affirms the striking of a defamation claim but reverses the striking of a breach of contract claim in a dispute involving contractual professional counseling services

  • Marcus et al. v. Country Mutual Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2020-07-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Virgil Adams, Dawn Lewis, (Adams, Jordan & Herrington PC), Macon, Lauren Childs, (Lumley & Harper, LLC), Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jay Traynham, Amanda Smith, (Hall, Bloch, Garland & Meyer, LLP), Macon, for appellee. Allen Broughton, (Broughton Law), Atlanta, Floyd Buford, (Buford & Buford), Macon, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A0391

    Homeowner Who Shot At Children Outside Her Home Committed Criminal Acts, Precluding Coverage Under Home Insurance Policy