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  • USA v. Valas

    Publication Date: 2022-07-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Wilson
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    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.

  • USA v. Wills

    Publication Date: 2022-07-25
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Davis
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    Case Number: 20-40648

    A criminal defendant, who was convicted by a jury of sexually abusing a child, failed to prove on appeal any reversible error in the trial court proceedings.

  • Gilbreath v. Horan

    Publication Date: 2022-07-25
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Corporate Governance
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rivas-Molloy
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    Case Number: 01-17-00316-CV

    In 1964, Wesley Gilbreath, Sr. founded an advertising company focused on billboards.

  • Sec. & Exch. Comm'n v. Rio Tinto PLC

    Publication Date: 2022-07-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Securities Litigation
    Industry: Mining and Resources
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Dan M. Berkovitz, General Counsel; Michael A. Conley, Solicitor; Dominick V. Freda, Assistant General Counsel; Hope Hall Augustini, Martin Totaro, Senior Litigation Counsel, on the brief, Emily True Parise, Senior Litigation Counsel, Securities & Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited: Mark A. Kirsch, Jennifer L. Conn, Avi Weitzman, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Mark A. Perry, Richard W. Grime, Kellam M. Conover, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C., on the brief, THOMAS H. DUPREE JR., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C. For Defendant-Appellee Thomas Albanese: James P. Loonam, Jones Day, New York, NY; Matthew J. Rubenstein, Jones Day, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief, Sarah L. Levine, Jones Day, Washington, D.C. For Defendant-Appellee Guy Robert Elliott: Theodore V. Wells, Jr., Walter G. Ricciardi, Geoffrey R. Chepiga, Livia Fine, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Kannon K. Shanmugam, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America: Tara S. Morrissey, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C.; Carter G. Phillips, Kwaku A. Akowuah, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C.; Eamon P. Joyce, James R. Horner, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Law Professors Joseph Grundfest, Todd Henderson, Adam Pritchard, Andrew Vollmer, and Karen Woody: Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Marisa C. Maleck, King & Spalding LLP, Washington, D.C.
    Case Number: 21-2042

    Actionable Scheme Liability Claim Requires More That Misstatements, Omissions

  • Funvestment Group, LLC v. Crittenden

    Publication Date: 2022-07-21
    Practice Area: Tax
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul Oliver, Les Schneider, Thomas Walker, (Wimberly, Lawson, Steckel, Schneider & Stine, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ronald Stay, (Georgia Department of Law), Atlanta, Alex Sponseller, Melody Chapman-Caskey, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0193

    Amounts Paid by Arcade Owner to Lease Coin Operated Amusement Machines Was Not Exempt From Sales and Use Taxes

  • Gloston v. Ellison

    Publication Date: 2022-07-18
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Landlord Tenant Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Wilson
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    Case Number: 14-20-00617-CV

    Appellee filed a complaint for eviction against appellant in the Justice of the Peace court based on an alleged breach of a rental agreement for failing to pay rent.

  • Pleasant Grove v. Field Turf USA

    Publication Date: 2022-07-18
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Morriss
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    Case Number: 06-19-00022-CV

    Appellant contracted with Altech to build a new football stadium.

  • People v. Gerson

    Publication Date: 2022-07-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
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    Court: Court of Appeal, 4th District
    Judge: Acting Presiding Justice Haller
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    Case Number: D076297

    Motion to recall remittitur appropriate remedy for ineffective assistance of appellate counsel

  • Hicks et al. v. Universal Health Services, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Gebhardt, (Smith, Welch, Webb & White, LLC), Stockbridge, Darren Penn, Alexandra Cole, Kevin Ketner, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, Kevin Ketner, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Marcella Ducca, Lori Cohen, Michael King, Gerond Lawrence, Precious Johnson, Brandon Cox, (Greenberg Traurig LLP), Atlanta, Margaret McClatchey, (Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske, LLP), Atlanta, Michael Hostetter, Molly McCall, Jacob Madsen, (Nall & Miller, LLP), Atlanta, Alison Currie, Mikell Reynolds, Christina Essex, (FisherBroyles, LLP), Atlanta, Thomas Lavender, (Lavender Hoffman Alderman, LLC), Atlanta, , for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0204

    Court affirms dismissal of survivors' wrongful death claims filed after expiration of statute of limitations, and reverses denial of a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction

  • Bayview Loan Serv'g LLC v. Fogarty

    Publication Date: 2022-07-12
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Bayview Loan Servicing LLC: John E. Brigandi, Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
    for defendant: For Eileen Fogarty: Brad A. Schlossberg, on the brief, Heath S. Berger, Berger, Fischoff, Shumer, Wexler & Goodman, LLP, Syosset, NY.
    Case Number: 20-2187

    Stay Willfully Violated by Foreclosure Sale While Knowing Debtor Sought Bankruptcy Relief