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  • Hill et al. v. Iles

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Marcy Hanks (Foster, Hanks & Ballard, LLC), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Markeith Wilson (M. D. Wilson Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1079

    The trial court was not authorized to award custody to father because the only issue before the trial court was father's appeal of the denial of his motion to vacate the temporary letters of guardianship.

  • Whatley v. The State

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Reese
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Genevieve Holmes (Appellate Division – GPDC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joshua Morrison (Fulton County DA's Office), Atlanta; Paul Howard (District Attorney), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A0940

    The evidence supported defendant's convictions for kidnapping, aggravated assault, two counts of robbery and two counts of false imprisonment and defendant failed to prove his several ineffective assistance of counsel claims.

  • Daniels v. The State

    Publication Date: 2017-10-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Justice Hines
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory Davis Smith (Conger & Smith, LCC), Bainbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Meghan Hobbs Hill (Department of Law), Atlanta; April Marie Hancock (Colquitt County District Attorney's Office), Moultrie; Bradfield M. Shealy (Southern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Valdosta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S17A0931

    The evidence supported defendants' convictions for felony murder, violations of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act and other crimes.

  • In The Matter of Kaylee D.

    Publication Date: 2017-10-06
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    Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPELLATE DIVISION, FOURTH DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Smith, J.P., Peradotto, Lindley, DeJoseph, and Winslow, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 15-02086

  • Taylor v. The State

    Publication Date: 2017-10-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donna Bearden, Calhoun, for appellant.
    for defendant: Erle Newton (Office of the District Attorney), Cartersville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A17A1043

    The trial court properly denied defendant's motion to suppress evidence obtained from a search of his vehicle during a traffic stop because the officer who stopped defendant articulated a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity under the totality of circumstances sufficient to allow him to detain defendant for further investigation.

  • In The Matter Of Anthony Sylvester Kerr

    Publication Date: 2017-10-06
    Practice Area: Legal Education
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan Winslow Hewett, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anthony Sylvester Kerr, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S17Y1623

    The Supreme Court disbarred an attorney in connection with his conduct in three disciplinary matters.

  • October 5, 2017 | Delaware Law Weekly

    Praluent Sales to Resume as Sanofi, Regeneron Win New Infringement Trial

    A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered a new trial in a high-profile patent infringement dispute over Sanofi's drug Praluent and lifted a permanent injunction barring sales of the biologic, used to fight high cholesterol.

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  • October 5, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    NY Appeals Panel Recognizes 'Presumption of Legitimacy' for Children of Same-Sex Marriages

    A New York appeals court ruled that Han Ming T., the former married partner of Marco D., a gay man now living in New York, was due notice of Marco D.'s petition to have their child adopted by his new homosexual partner.

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  • 2110 Arthur Assets LLC v. Vista Management Corp., 23006/2017

    Publication Date: 2017-10-04
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    Court: Civil Court, Bronx County, Housing Part K
    Judge: Judge Diane Lutwak,
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Petitioner: Green & Cohen, P.C. New York, NY.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Respondent-Undertenant Jasmine Gonzalez: BOOM!Health Legal Services Bronx, NY.
    Case Number: 23006/2017

    Under-tenant Denied Vacatur of Stipulation, Dismissal of Nonpayment Proc

  • October 3, 2017 | Daily Business Review

    Holland & Knight Wins Defense Verdict for Dominican Republic in $35M Case

    The federal court ruling resolved a yearslong battle that initially produced a $50 million default judgment against the country.

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