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    Duck v. Cox Oil Co.

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis.  Duck v. Cox Oil Co.Supreme Court of Tennessee, Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel, At…

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  • Austin v. Davis

    Publication Date: 2017-12-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Owen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 13-70024

    While incarcerated for sexual assault on a child, Austin confessed to also killing the childs brother. Austin refused counsel and instead indicated his intent to plead guilty to capital murder

  • In re Commitment of Christopher Williams

    Publication Date: 2017-12-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals, 1st Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Keyes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 01-16-00745-CV

    In this civil commitment proceeding, appellee petitioned to have appellant declared a sexually violent predator under the Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVP Act), Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. §§841.001-.151.

  • In the Interest of M.M.W.

    Publication Date: 2017-12-11
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals, Texarkana Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Burgess
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 06-17-00076-CV

    The Department of Family and Protective Services filed a petition to terminate appellant-mothers parental rights to her children on the grounds that she had endangered their physical or emotional well-being, failure to comply with service plan, and continued use of a controlled substance.

  • Estate of Gus W. Riefler

    Publication Date: 2017-12-11
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals, Amarillo Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Parker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 07-16-00375-CV

    Decedent left a will which bequeathed his entire estate to his wife of fifty-plus years; however, decedents wife predeceased him.

  • Hand Down List decided on: December 6, 2017

    Publication Date: 2017-12-08
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: Docket

    Appellate Division, Second Department:December 6, 2017

  • Cases decided on: December 5, 2017

    Publication Date: 2017-12-07
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: Docket

    Appellate Division, First Department: December 5, 2017

  • Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman

    Publication Date: 2017-12-07
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, SECOND CIRCUIT
    Judge: Circuit Judge DEBRA ANN LIVINGSTON
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Deepak Gupta, Jonathan E. Taylor, Gupta Wessler PLLC, Washington, DC. For amicus curiae Washington Legal Foundation, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Richard A. Samp, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, DC. For amici curiae United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, Inc., Consumer Action, and National Association of Consumer Advocates, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Sharon K. Robertson, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants: For Eric T Schneiderman, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of New York: Judith Vale, Senior Assistant Solicitor General, Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Steven C. Wu, Deputy Solicitor General, New York, NY. For Cyrus R. Vance, in his official capacity as District Attorney of New York County, and Eric Gonzalez, in his official capacity as Acting District Attorney of Kings County: Kathy Chang Park, for Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY. For amicus curiae Public Good Law Center, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Seth E. Mermin, Thomas Bennigson, Public Good Law Center, Berkeley, CA.
    Case Number: 13-4533

    From SCOTUS to NY's Court of Appeals, Clarity Sought in Credit Card Fee Language Suit

  • Avery et al. v. Paulding County Airport Authority et al.

    Publication Date: 2017-12-06
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Transportation
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Branch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles McKnight, Alison Ballard (Taylor English Duma, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Baker (Miller & Martin PLLC), Atlanta; J. Davis, Lee Carter (Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis LLP), Rome, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A0849

    The Court partially reversed the dismissal of three related declaratory judgment actions arising out of the efforts of a county and a county airport authority to apply for a commercial Airport Operating Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration.

  • Blevins v. The State

    Publication Date: 2017-12-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Ray
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A17A0639

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting certain other acts evidence in a middle school band director's trial for enticing a child for indecent purposes and child molestation arising out of his interactions with a student.