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  • Magnum Contracting, LLC, et al. v. Century Communities of Georgia, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-03-17
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason Darneille, John Wooten, (Gower Wooten & Darneille, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Dial, Gary Toman, Scott Witzigreuter, (Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1643

    Court reverses trial court order that had reversed an arbitration panel award in a contractor dispute, finding that no statutory grounds existed to reverse the award

  • Bell v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-03-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Mercier
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric Crawford, (Crawford and Boyle, LLC), Monroe, for appellant.
    for defendant: Randal McGinley, Alexandra Stone, (Newton County District Attorney's Office), Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1215

    Court reverses convictions for second-degree murder and cruelty to children due to insufficient evidence, but affirms conviction for contributing to a minor's dependency

  • State of Texas v. JDR

    Publication Date: 2022-03-14
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rivas-Molloy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 01-20-00161-CV

    Appellee was arrested in 2014 for sexual assault of a child occurring in 2005.

  • In re D.P.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-14
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 3rd District
    Judge: Justice Renner
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: C093132

    Dependency court abused discretion in disregarding evidence supporting application of beneficial parental relationship exception to termination of parental rights

  • Ex parte MBF

    Publication Date: 2022-03-14
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Gray
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 10-20-00053-CV

    M.B.F. was arrested for a second offense driving while intoxicated but was later acquitted.

  • BBVA USA v. Francis

    Publication Date: 2022-03-14
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Bourliot
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-20-00427-CV

    A hospital took out a loan for $1 million from appellant and signed a promissory note.

  • In re New York City Policing During Summer 2020 Demonstrations

    Publication Date: 2022-03-10
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee People of the State of New York: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, and Anisha S. Dasgupta, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Philip J. Levitz, Assistant Solicitor General, for Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Municipal Defendants-Appellees: Richard Dearing and Devin Slack, on the brief, Mackenzie Fillow, for Georgia M. Pestana, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY. For Proposed Intervenor-Defendant-Appellant Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York, Inc.: Richard H. Dolan and Thomas A. Kissane, Schlam Stone & Dolan LLP, on the brief, Robert S. Smith, Law Offices of Robert S. Smith, New York, NY. For the Sierra, Wood, and Yates Plaintiffs-Appellees: Joshua S. Moskovitz, Law Office of Joshua Moskovitz, P.C., New York, NY.
    Case Number: 21-1316

    PBA May Intervene in Declaratory, Injunctive Relief Suits Arising From 2020 Protests

  • In the Interest of K. L., a Child

    Publication Date: 2022-03-08
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott Shaw, (Shaw Law Firm), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Emily Harris, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Andy Pham, (Pham Law Office, LLC), Newnan, Homer Jordan, (Law Office of Homer P. Jordan IV), Kennesaw, for appellee; Doris Orleck, (Attorney at Law), Newnan, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A1233

    Court affirms order denying an aunt and uncle's petition for custody of a child because they lacked standing to be adjudicated as equitable caregivers

  • Craig v. Martin

    Publication Date: 2022-03-07
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Owen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19-10013

    Appellant was a police officer in Fort Worth, Texas when he received a call dispatching him to a home where two neighbors were arguing.

  • In re United Healthcare

    Publication Date: 2022-03-07
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rodriguez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 04-21-00532-CV

    Garza brought suit against Deucore and his employer for injuries sustained in a car accident.