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  • Fulton County, Georgia v. Soco Contracting Company, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2017-11-21
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contracts
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Ray
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ronald Freeman, Cathy Nash, Bethany White (Johnson & Freeman, LLC), Union City; Cheryl Ringer (Office of the Fulton County Attorney), Atlanta; Denval Stewart (Office of the County Attorney), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Roberts (Roberts Construction Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Larry Ramsey (ACCG), Atlanta, for amicus curiae.
    Case Number: A17A1001

    The trial court erred in denying county's motion for summary judgment in construction company's suit arising out of a contract for the construction of a cultural center because county was entitled to sovereign immunity on causes of action related to unwritten change orders.

  • USA v. Gibson

    Publication Date: 2017-11-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Higginson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 15-20323

    A jury convicted defendants of participating in three conspiracies: one to defraud Medicare, one to pay unlawful kickbacks and a third to launder money.

  • In the Interest of B.H.R.

    Publication Date: 2017-11-20
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Moseley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 06-17-00081-CV

    Texas brought suit to terminate the parental rights of Della to her daughter Brie. Following a jury trial, Dellas parental rights were terminated.

  • Hare v. Longstreet

    Publication Date: 2017-11-20
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Hoyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 12-17-00062-CV

    In 1988, L. D. Hare opened a checking account at Austin Bank; two years later he added Sherry A. Longstreet to the account. In 2015, Hare added his son, appellant, to the same account; Hare died later that year.

  • The State v. Peabody

    Publication Date: 2017-11-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Government
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cliff Head (Assistant District Attorney Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit), Canton; Lara Snow (Cherokee County D.A.'S Office), Canton; Shannon Wallace (District Attorney), Canton, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Willingham (Willingham Law Firm, P.C.), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1258

    The trial court properly granted former lieutenant's motion to quash an indictment against him for two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals in connection with the hot-car death of his K-9 dog because he was acting within the scope of his official job duties when the alleged crimes occurred and he was therefore entitled to the protections afforded by O.C.G.A. § 17-7-52, including timely notice of the grand jury proceeding and a copy of the proposed indictment, but State failed to comply with those statutory mandates.

  • Matter of State of N.Y. v. Frederick M.

    Publication Date: 2017-11-20
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Civil Rights | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Dineen Riviezzo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the petitioner: Jeffrey Jackson, Esq., Office of the Attorney General, New York, New York.
    for defendant: For the respondent: Alison Kuhlman, Esq., Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Brooklyn, New York.
    Case Number: 5188/2016

    OSPD (Non-Consent) Diagnosis Not Generally Accepted Under 'Frye Precluding Trial Testimony

  • November 17, 2017 | The Recorder

    How a Story of Vengeance and Love in California's Old West Helped Create Today's Imperial Presidency

    The so-called "Imperial Presidency" has its roots in a tale about a phony wedding contract, a femme fatale with a sharpshooter's eye, the notoriously hot-tempered former California Supreme Court Justice who fell in love with her, and a U.S. Marshal who killed him on a train while defending a sitting U.S. Supreme Court Justice.

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  • November 17, 2017 | Daily Business Review

    How Restraining Orders, Stun Guns Heralded the Launch of a Law Career

    The Taser was the surest sign to attorney Megan K. Wells that things had gone completely awry.In 2013, the Miami Lakes attorney was a rookie who'd…

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  • In The Interest of K. G., a child.

    Publication Date: 2017-11-17
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Deidre Ricks (The Ricks Law Firm, LLC), Douglasville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christy Draper (Attorney at Law), Douglasville, for appellee. Thinel Bishop (The Bishop Law Group), Villa Rica; Rosalind Watkins (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A17A1309

    The Court affirmed the grant of permanent guardianship of the child to the child's aunt, because there was clear and convincing evidence authorizing the juvenile court to find that reunification was not in the best interests of the child based on the likelihood that it would only prolong her dependency.

  • People v. Gordon

    Publication Date: 2017-11-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Martin Murphy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 03414/16

    Evidence Obtained Via Use of Cell Site Simulator Granted Suppression