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  • WXIA-TV et al. v. State Of Georgia et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-04-16
    Practice Area: Communications and Media | Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Blackwell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen Derek Bauer, Ian Kyle Byrnside, Cody S. Wigington (Baker & Hostetler LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Clifford Paul Bowden (Tifton Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Tifton, for appellee. Robert Sparks Highsmith, Jr., Allen Andre Hendrick (Holland & Knight LLP), Atlanta, for amicus appellant. John Robert Mobley, II, Michael Walter Gowen (Tifton Circuit Public Defender's Office), Tifton; Thomas MacIver Clyde, Lesli Nicole Gaither (Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP), Lawrence Lee Bennett, Jr. (L. Lee Bennett Jr, P.C.), Atlanta; David E. Hudson (Hull Barrett, PC), Augusta, for other party.
    Case Number: S17A1804

    In a high-profile murder case, the Supreme Court vacated a gag order that restrained certain classes of persons from making extrajudicial, public statements on certain subjects related to the case for so long as it remained pending, holding that the record did not reveal circumstances sufficiently exceptional to warrant such a restraint.

  • April 11, 2018 |

    Insured’s Denials in Answer to Underlying Complaint Did Not Create Insurer’s Duty to Defend

    A federal district court in Illinois has ruled that an insurer did not have to defend its insured given the allegations in the underlying complaint, notwithstanding…

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  • April 11, 2018 | Daily Business Review

    Trump Picks Winsor, Berger to Serve as Federal District Judges

    President Donald Trump tapped two Florida appellate judges with ties to Attorney General Pam Bondi and former Gov. Jeb Bush to serve as federal district judges.

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  • Pakter v. Janou Pakter LLC

    Publication Date: 2018-04-11
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
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    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Paul Engelmayer
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    Case Number: 16 Civ. 4288

    Default Judgment Vacated; Default Was Not 'Willful', Prejudice From Default Was Cured

  • April 10, 2018 | Daily Report Online

    Catoosa County Takes on Drugmakers With Opioid Lawsuit

    Catoosa County near the Tennessee and Alabama state lines has filed a lawsuit against multiple defendants in federal court seeking damages for economic losses as a result of the opioid addiction crisis.

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  • Clark v. AII Acquisitions LLC

    Publication Date: 2018-04-09
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Guido Calabresi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Robert E. Shuttlesworth, Shrader & Associates, LLP, Houston, TX, on the brief, Alani Golanski, Alani Golanski, Esq., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee The Boeing Company: Brian D. Gross, Matthew T. Giardina, Jr., Manion Gaynor & Manning LLP, Providence, RI, Amaryah K. Bocchino, Stephan D. Dargitz, Manion Gaynor & Manning LLP, Wilmington, DE, on the brief, Martin F. Gaynor III, Manion Gaynor & Manning LLP, Boston, MA.2; For Defendant-Appellee Prysmian Communications Cables & Systems USA, LLC: Abbie Eliasberg Fuchs, on the brief, Bradley M. Wanner, Harris Beach, PLLC, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 17-1727-cv

    Court Abused Discretion in Invoking Judicial Estoppel in Asbestos Exposure Action

  • Johnson v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2018-04-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Frost
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-16-00658-CR

    The grand jury for the 209th District Court of Harris County returned an indictment against appellant for aggravated robbery and the district clerk assigned the case to the 263rd District Court of Harris County.

  • Armour Pipe v. Sandel Energy

    Publication Date: 2018-04-09
    Practice Area: Real Estate
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Frost
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-16-00490-CV

    In 1999 and again in 2000, Armour executed an assignment of certain rights to Sandel, with reservations, including to royalty interests.

  • Barber v. Rome Housing Auth.

    Publication Date: 2018-04-05
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: District Judge Mae D'Agostino
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiffs: Ashley M. Kaplan, Esq., Samuel C. Young, Esq., of Counsel, Legal Services of Central, New York, Inc. — Utica, Utica, New York.
    for defendant: Attorney for Plaintiffs: Jeffrey M. Lipman, Esq., of Counsel, Lipman Law Firm, P.C., West Des Moines, Iowa.; Attorney for Plaintiffs: Samuel C. Young, Esq., of Counsel, Legal Services of Central New York, Inc. — Syracuse, Syracuse, New York.; Attorneys for Defendants: John W. Liguori, Esq., Mark T. Houston, Esq., of Counsel, Towne, Ryan & Partners P.C., Albany, New York.
    Case Number: 6:16-cv-1529

    Negligence in Bed Bug Infestation Treatment Not 'Deliberate Indifference'

  • March 29, 2018 |

    Owners Ins. Co. v. Bobby T., Inc.

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert AnalysisOwners Ins. Co. v. Bobby T.United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa DivisionMarch…

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