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  • Freeman v. The State

    Publication Date: 2017-10-31
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Justice Melton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Justin Freeman, Rockmart, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephanie D. Woodard, Daniel Sanmiguel (Hall County Solicitor General's Office), Gainesville; Paula Khristian Smith, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Christopher M. Carr (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S17A1040

    The Supreme Court reversed defendant's conviction for one count of disorderly conduct pursuant to O.C.G.A. 16-11-39 subsection (a) (1) because defendant's act of raising his middle finger to a pastor during a church service was a constitutionally protected act that did not place the pastor in reasonable fear for his safety.

  • October 30, 2017 | Law.com

    From Harvey-Weinstein Masks to 'Fun Size' Disputes, Here's Where Halloween and the Law Intersect

    On that special day in America when we celebrate all things macabre, take a look at a few stand-out tales involving spooky plaintiffs, scary defendants and Halloween-inspired litigation.

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  • BQE Indus., Inc. v. Starr Indem. & Liab. Co., 652959/14

    Publication Date: 2017-10-30
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    Court: Supreme Court, New York County, IAS Part 8
    Judge: Justice Lynn R. Kotler
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    Case Number: 652959/14

    Subcontractor's Insurer Had to Defend General Contractor for Harm to

  • In re the Matter of D.A.K.

    Publication Date: 2017-10-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Massengale
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 01-17-00211-CV

    A woman was surrounded by three males as she drove through an intersection and was loudly and verbally threatened.

  • Intercontinental Services of Delaware, LLC v. Kent

    Publication Date: 2017-10-30
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Corporate Entities | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A17A0917

    The trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's wrongful death suit for lack of personal jurisdiction, because defendant did not transact any business in Georgia and did not solicit business, or engage in any other persistent course of conduct, in Georgia.

  • October 27, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

    UK Implementation of the EU Trade Secrets Directive and Brexit

    By its 1291 law, the Republic of Venice moved all its glassblowers to the nearby island of Murano, ostensibly to protect Venice's wooden buildings from catching fire from the trade's furnaces. But a subsequent 1295 law preventing them from leaving Murano confirmed the authorities' real concern: to prevent the glassblowers from disclosing the trade secrets of their lucrative business outside the republic.

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  • In The Matter Of James Edward Watkins, Sr.

    Publication Date: 2017-10-27
    Practice Area: Legal Education
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge N/a
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andreea N. Morrison, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Edward Watkins (James E. Watkins Sr. Esq), McDonough, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta; Joseph Alexander Boone (Boone Scott & Boone), Irwinton; Jessica Oglesby, Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: S17Y1842

    The Supreme Court disbarred an attorney for multiple derelictions related to his deficient representation and abandonment of two unrelated clients.

  • THE COURT ANNOUNCES THE FOLLOWING MOTION ORDERS:

    Publication Date: 2017-10-26
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    Court: First Judicial Department, Appellate Division
    Judge: Acosta, J.P., Tom, Friedman, Sweeny, Jr., Renwick, JJ.
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    M-5240. PEOPLE, res, v. JOSE CONCEPCION, def-ap — An appeal having been taken from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, rendered on or about January 3,

  • October 26, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

    High Court Should Hold Strong on Sixth Amendment

    A basic tenet of our system of justice is that every person facing criminal prosecution in America—whether rich or poor—deserves competent legal…

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  • Blackmon v. The State

    Publication Date: 2017-10-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Genevieve Holmes (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Ashleigh Dene Headrick (Department of Law), Atlanta; Lenny I. Krick, Sherry Boston (DeKalb County District Attorneys Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: S17A0993

    Defendant failed to prove his several ineffective assistance of counsel claims following his convictions for felony murder and other crimes arising out of a drug deal gone wrong.