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  • Riverwood Homeowners Association, Inc. v. Jones

    Publication Date: 2019-10-03
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Coomer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Fred Bentley, Jamie Wingler, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Mason Rountree, (Rountree Law Firm), Dallas, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1274

    Attorneys' Fees for Stubborn Litigiousness Were Properly Denied Where There Was a Bona Fide Dispute as to Defendant's Liability

  • Hall v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-09-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Juwayn Haddad, (Haddad Law Group), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Morrison, Daniel Porter, (District Attorney, Gwinnett Justice & Administrative Center), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A1444

    Court affirms methamphetamine trafficking conviction over defendant's objection to evidence seized from his vehicle

  • Walter v. State Of Texas

    Publication Date: 2019-09-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Bailey
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 11-17-00002-CR

    A jury convicted appellant and her husband of murder, robbery, and theft of a firearm.

  • Macias v. State Of Texas

    Publication Date: 2019-09-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice McClure
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 08-17-00144-CR

    Appellant was found guilty on one count each of manslaughter and aggravated robbery with the use of a deadly weapon and was sentenced to 10 years of community supervision and 22 years in prison, respectively.

  • Connecticut Fine Wine and Spirits LLC v. Seagull

    Publication Date: 2019-09-12
    Practice Area: Antitrust | Consumer Protection
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: William J. Murphy, John J. Connolly, Adam B. Abelson, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Baltimore, MD.
    for defendant: James T. Shearin, Edward B. Lefebvre, Pullman & Comley LLC, Bridgeport, CT. For Defendants-Appellees: Clare E. Kindall, Solicitor General, Robert J. Deichert, Assistant Attorney General, for William Tong, Attorney General, Hartford, CT. For Intervenors-Defendants-Appellees: David S. Hardy, Damian K. Gunningsmith, Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, New Haven, CT. Michael J. Spagnola, Siegel, O'Connor, O'Donnell & Beck, P.C., Hartford, CT. Patrick A. Klingman, Klingman Law, LLC, Hartford, CT. Robert M. Langer, Benjamin H. Diessel, Wiggin and Dana LLP, Hartford, CT. Deborah Skakel, Craig M. Flanders, Blank Rome LLP, New York, NY. John F. Droney, Jr., Jeffrey J. Mirman, Hinckley Allen & Snyder, LLP, Hartford, CT.
    Case Number: 17-2003

    CT Alcohol Pricing Scheme Permits De Facto State-Sanctioned Cartel of Wholesalers

  • The Town of Flower v. Eagleridge

    Publication Date: 2019-09-02
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Energy and Natural Resources | Government
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Wallach
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 02-18-00392-CV

    In response to the Town of Flower Mound citing it for violations of an ordinance prohibiting oil and gas activities on Sunday, appellee filed an Application for Temporary Restraining Order and Temporary Injunction, which was granted by the trial court and enjoined the enforcement of the ordinance against appellee.

  • Blackwell v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-08-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lazanea Holley, (Law Office of LaZanea M. Holley, LLC), Newnan, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anne Allen, (Assistant District Attorney Coweta Judicial Circuit), Carrollton, David Parrish, Marietta, John Cranford, (Coweta Judicial Circuit), Newnan, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0758

    Court reverses armed robbery and assault conviction due to improper admission of prior armed robbery arrest.

  • Chambers v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-08-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Johnny Vines, (Johnny Vines, P.C.), Metter, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy Vaughn, Keely Pitts, (Oconee Circuit District Attorney's Office), Eastman, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0889

    Court Affirms Conviction for Cocaine Possession with Intent Over Challenge to Propriety of Stop That Led to Drug Seizure, Approving of Trial Court's Conclusion That Defendant Had Abandoned Privacy Interest in Bag That He Threw Out of His Window in Anticipation of Engaging with Law Enforcement

  • Institute for Justice v. Reilly et al.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-26
    Practice Area: Information Governance and Compliance
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Darrell Sutton, (Sutton Law Group, LLC), Marietta, Mark Perry, (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP), Washington, Alex Harris, Matthew Reagan, (Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP), San Francisco, R. Valvo, Ryan Mulvey, (Cause of Action Institute), Washington, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wayne Allen, Shawn Story, (Office of Legislative Counsel), Atlanta, Hugh Lanier, (Attorney at Law), Lawrenceville, for appellee. Madison Kitchens, (King & Spalding LLP), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant.
    Case Number: A19A0076

    Court Affirms Trial Court Order Dismissing Claims Against Offices of the General Assembly Under Georgia's Open Records Act, Approving of Trial Court's Conclusion That Act Did Not Apply to Offices of the General Assembly

  • Weaver v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-08-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ivars Lacis, Peachtree City, for appellant.
    for defendant: Benjamin Coker, (District Attorney), Thomaston, Elizabeth Kendrick, (Griffin Circuit Superior Court), Griffin, for appellee.
    Case Number: A19A0016

    Court affirms aggravated battery and other convictions in a child cruelty case