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  • In the Interest of JR

    Publication Date: 2022-08-01
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Zimmerer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-22-00176-CV

    A mother whose parental rights were terminated by the trial court successfully proved on appeal that the trial court had no jurisdiction in the case.

  • Giant Resources v. Lonestar Resources

    Publication Date: 2022-08-01
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Wallach
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 02-21-00349-CV

    Appellant sued appellee under a theory of quantum meruit for the value of brokerage services it allegedly provided pertaining to oil and gas leases in Gonzalez County.

  • USA v. Coulter

    Publication Date: 2022-08-01
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Appeals | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Jones
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-10999

    This appeal arises out of a late-night traffic stop of appellee Braylon Ray Coulter.

  • Pfizer Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of Health & Human Servs.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-29
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Federal Government | Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Samantha Barrett Badlam, Ropes & Gray LLP, Washington, DC; Joan McPhee, Ropes & Gray LLP, New York, NY; Ilana H. Eisenstein, DLA Piper LLP, Philadelphia, PA, on the brief, Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, Ropes & Gray LLP, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Benjamin H. Torrance, on the brief, Rebecca S. Tinio, For Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 21-2764-cv

    Agency Properly Interpreted AKS When Rejecting Copay Aid Plan for 'Orphan' Heart Drug

  • RiseandShine Corp. v. PepsiCo Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-28
    Practice Area: Trademarks
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Pierre Leval
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Kirk T. Bradley, Alston & Bird LLP, Charlotte, NC; Jason D. Rosenberg, Holly H. Saporito, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA, on the brief, Paul Tanck, Alston & Bird LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Luke Ali Budiardjo, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY, Julie M.K. Siegal, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, D.C.; Macey Reasoner Stokes, Christopher E. Tutunjian, Baker Botts LLP, Houston, TX, on the brief, Dale M. Cendali, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 21-2786

    Preliminary Injunction Vacated, Parties' Beverage Cans 'Very Dissimilar'

  • Backman v. Backman

    Publication Date: 2022-07-27
    Practice Area: Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Hodges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathy Portnoy, (Portnoy, Garner & Nail, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Beverly Cohen, (Attorney at Law), Roswell, Norman Cuadra, (Norman H. Cuadra, P.C.), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0428

    Immigrant's sponsor had a federal support obligation notwithstanding a waiver of support in a prenuptial agreement, but that obligation was limited by her income

  • Hong v. U.S. Sec. & Exch. Comm'n

    Publication Date: 2022-07-27
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Securities Litigation | Whistleblower Laws | White Collar Crime
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner: Richard S. Corenthal, John H. Byington III, on the brief, Paul K. Brown, Archer, Byington, Glennon & Levine LLP, Melville, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondent Securities and Exchange Commission: Michael A. Conley, Thomas J. Karr, on the brief, Matthew S. Ferguson, Office of the General Counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC. For Respondent United States of America: Casen B. Ross, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC
    Case Number: 21-529

    Settlements Were Not Judicial Actions by SEC Warranting Award Under Whistleblower Program

  • Nelson v. McKenzie

    Publication Date: 2022-07-26
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pipkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrea Pawlak, (Schulten Ward & Turner, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Alyson Lembeck, (Ellis Funk, P.C.), Atlanta, Juliette Lavallee, (Western Circuit Public Defender’s Office), Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0199

    Court reverses order that modified a father's child support payments due to errors in calculating his income and in evaluating educational expenses

  • Grimes v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-07-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Chief Judge Rickman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Woodrow Smith, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Matthew Winchester, (Law Offices of Matthew K. Winchester), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Darius Pattillo, Sharon Hopkins, Jodi Spiegel, (Henry County District Attorney’s Office), McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0076

    Court reverses order revoking a defendant's probation because that order was based on inadmissible hearsay and defendant's due process rights were violated

  • USA v. Valas

    Publication Date: 2022-07-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Wilson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-50830

    On this second appeal from defendant's conviction for "engaging in a commercial sex act with a minor" in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591, defendant sought habeas relief, alleging that the prosecutors suppressed a document that would have aided his case, and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel, in violation of his constitutional rights.