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  • November 14, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Continuing Uncertainty for Employers Seeking to Navigate Joint Employment Liability

    Employers increasingly rely on independent contractors, "temps" and other nontraditional workers to solve their business needs. These nontraditional work…

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  • Sadler v. Rigsby

    Publication Date: 2017-11-14
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Diane Sternlieb (Attorney at Law), Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Desiree Duke, Timothy Heath (The Duke Law Firm, LLC), Carrollton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1300

    Because the trial court failed to issue findings of facts related to its ruling on custody and child support as the Court of Appeals had directed it to do on remand, the Court vacated that portion of the trial courts judgment on the issue of child support and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with its opinion.

  • Simmons v. Wilson

    Publication Date: 2017-11-14
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Simmons, Warner Robins, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kelly Burke (Burke Lasseter LLC), Warner Robins; Mark Martin (Attorney at Law), Warner Robins, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1097

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in modifying child custody to grant mother sole custody and deny father visitation, as there was some evidence supporting the trial courts findings regarding father's fitness as a parent.

  • November 13, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    Impact of 'Trulia' on Merger Litigation in State and Federal Courts

    John A. Neuwirth, Joshua S. Amsel, Christine T. Di Guglielmo and Evert J. Christensen Jr. write: Since 'Trulia', there has been a decline in Delaware in the number of run-of-the-mill challenges to nearly every public company merger transaction. But while the volume of merger litigation in Delaware has been on the decline, there has been a noticeable surge in filings in other jurisdictions, particularly federal courts.

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  • November 13, 2017 |

    Consequential Damages Against Insurer for Contract Breach May Exceed Policy Limits, Ninth Circuit Rules

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in a case from Nevada, has ruled that an insured could recover consequential damages for breach of contract…

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  • USA v. Soza

    Publication Date: 2017-11-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Wiener
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 16-41689

    Soza pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possessions of firearms (two AK-47 rifles) with altered and obliterated serial numbers.

  • LaJoya v. Gonzalez

    Publication Date: 2017-11-13
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Government
    Industry: Education
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Contreras
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 13-16-00426-CV

    The appellant, La Joya Independent School District, was sued by the mother of a child fatally struck by a car while attempting to reach a district school bus which had stopped in the road to allow him on.

  • Kou v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2017-11-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Chapa
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 04-16-00346-CR

    Appellant Steve Kou was indicted and convicted of sexually abusing his young granddaughter over a three year period where they lived in the same home, allegedly infecting her with genital herpes in the process.

  • Holmes v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2017-11-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice McClure
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 08-16-00150-CR

    Appellant was indicted for possession of more than one but less than four grams of methamphetamine with intent to deliver.

  • November 9, 2017 | Litigation Daily

    Litigators of the Week: Kirkland Duo Delivers Big for Honeywell

    Even the judge said the case law was "a mess." But Kirkland & Ellis partners K. Winn Allen and Craig Primis found a way to deliver a big win on appeal for Honeywell.

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