• U.S. v. Stewart

    Publication Date: 2018-11-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY: Sarah K. Eddy, Brian Blais, and Margaret Garnett, on the brief, Brooke E. Cucinella, Assistant United States Attorneys
    for defendant: For Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY: Sarah K. Eddy, Brian Blais, and Margaret Garnett, on the brief, Brooke E. Cucinella, Assistant United States Attorneys

    Case Number: 17-593

    Conviction Vacated, Remanded; Excluded Post-Arrest Statements Might Have Influenced Jury

  • Cobb v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-11-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Dunn, Victor Aloisio, (Office of The Public Defender, Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit), Lafayette, for appellant.
    for defendant: Herbert Franklin, (District Attorney), Lafayette, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1018

    Court Affirms Conviction of Inmate Who Participated in Assault of Officer During Prison Riot

  • Allen v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-11-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rachel Ackley, (Rachel Ackley Law, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Krull, (Solicitor-General), Douglasville, Michellle Dissman, (Cherokee County Solicitor-General's Office), Canton, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1196

    Court Affirms Conviction of Check Forger Who Claimed That He Did Not Know That Check Was Forged

  • Manners v. 5 Star Lodge and Stables, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-11-13
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark Harper, Allen Lightcap, (Mayer & Harper, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Quinn, John Reale, (Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP), Atlanta, Douglasville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A18A1227

    Court Affirms Grant of Summary Judgment in Favor of Lodge Owner in Dispute Over Accidental Shooting on the Premises

  • Jackson v. Kindred Hospitals

    Publication Date: 2018-11-12
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Evidence | Medical Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Sudderth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 02-18-00027-CV

    Jackson's father Roger Young was admitted to Kindred, a long-term care facility, and he stayed there for several months before dying at a hospital nearby.

  • Central States v. BOC Trucking

    Publication Date: 2018-11-12
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Trade Secrets
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Higley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 01-16-00693-CV

    Central States Logistics, Inc. d/b/a Diligent Delivery Systems and BOC Trucking entered into a broker-carrier agreement where Diligent would use BOC Trucking as a carrier when Diligent's clients needed freight transported.

  • Porter v. Heritage Operating

    Publication Date: 2018-11-12
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Evidence | Expert Witnesses | Mass Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rodriguez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 08-13-00002-CV

    In 2009, a fire engulfed a booth at the Fiesta de San Lorenzo Church carnival.

  • Pham v. Black

    Publication Date: 2018-10-30
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Bailey, Randolph Powell, Bailey Sabulis, Arthur Cheek, (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: LaTisha Jackson, Thomas Sampson, (Thomas Kennedy Sampson & Tompkins LLP), Atlanta, Thomas Sampson, (Attorney At Law), Atlanta, for appellee. Wade Copeland, Stephanie Vari, (Carlock Copeland & Stair, LLP), Atlanta, Hunter Allen, (Allen, McCain & O'Mahoney, P C.), Atlanta, Robert Monyak, (Peters & Monyak, LLP), Atlanta, Austin Ellis, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for Other Party.

    Case Number: A18A1360

    Court Reverses Order Denying Summary Judgment to Doctor Accused of Causing Emergency Room Patient's Death by Failing to Stabilize the Patient

  • Allen v. Walmart

    Publication Date: 2018-10-29
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Premises Liability | Products Liability
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Stewart
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 17-20404

    Allen brought negligence claims against Wal-Mart and its employees related to the death of her daughter Williams in the parking lot of Wal-Mart Store #2439.

  • Watson v. Talia Heights

    Publication Date: 2018-10-29
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contracts | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Boyce
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 14-17-00441-CV

    Appellant formed a partnership with his girlfriend, Tiffanie Purvis, to invest in real estate.