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  • Vargas v. FMI, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2015-01-26
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    Date Filed: 2015-01-23
    Court: C.A. 2nd
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Law Offices of Bernardo De La Torre, Bernardo De La Torre and Ronald A. Martinetti for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman, David F. Wood and Steven L. Rodriguez for Defendants and Respondents.
    Case Number: No. B246660

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 861 JOSE VARGAS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. FMI, INC., et al., Defe

  • January 26, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Pa. Law Weekly - People in the News - Jan. 27, 2015 - Don Geiter Selected as Leader for Barley Snyder Group

    Don Geiter was selected as the practice group leader for Barley Snyder's finance and creditors' rights group.

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  • January 26, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Sanctions Denied for Release of Email in Derailment Case

    A lawyer for plaintiffs suing Conrail over a 2012 train derailment in Paulsboro, N.J., that released toxic vinyl chloride gas will not be sanctioned for sharing an email from the government

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  • January 26, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

    EnergyBuzz: Kinder Morgan Agrees to $3 Billion Acquisition

    Bracewell & Giuliani represents Kinder Morgan Inc. in the Houston energy infrastructure company's pending acquisition of Hiland Partners for about $3 billion, including assumed

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  • January 25, 2015 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Sanctions Denied for Release of Email in Derailment Case

    A lawyer for plaintiffs suing Conrail over a 2012 train derailment in Paulsboro, N.J., that released toxic vinyl chloride gas will not be sanctioned for sharing an email from the government investigation with the media, a federal judge has held.

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  • IN THE INTEREST OF Z.M., W.M., AND L.M., CHILDREN

    Publication Date: 2015-01-23
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    Date Filed: 2015-01-23
    Court: COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS, SIXTH DISTRICT, TEXARKANA
    Judge: Josh R. Morriss, III
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 06-14-00068-CV

    COURT OF APPEALS OF TEXAS, SIXTH DISTRICT, TEXARKANAIN THE INTEREST OF Z.M., W.M., AND L.M., CHILDRENNo. 06-

  • January 23, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

    EnergyBuzz: Kinder Morgan Agrees to $3 Billion Acquisition

    Bracewell & Giuliani represents Houston-based Kinder Morgan Inc. in pending acquisition of Hiland Partners.

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  • Babbage v. State

    Publication Date: 2015-01-22
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Musa M. Ghanayem Ghanayem Rayasam LLC, Mark J. Issa The Issa Law Firm PC, Atlanta, and Jonathon J. Majeske, Norcross, for Babbage. Anthony S. Carter, Public Defender, Monroe, for Hall. Robert D. James Jr., District Attorney, Decatur, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Matthew B. Crowder, Assistant Attorney General, Gary D. Bergman, Charles C. Olson in Case No. S14A1286 only, Charles A. Spahos in Case No. S14A1286 only, and Joseph F. Burford in Case No. S14A1287 only Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, Atlanta, for State.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S14A1286; S14A1287

    Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole is an authorized punishment for murder under O.C.G.A. § 16-5-1 regardless of whether the State sought the death pe

  • January 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Use of Affidavits on CPLR 3211(a)(7) Motion

    Compelling drama often accompanies the motion for summary judgment. Lawyers burn the midnight oil, assemble affidavits, and conduct extensive research before assembling the papers. The colle

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  • January 16, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Use of Affidavits on CPLR 3211(a)(7) Motion

    In his New York Practice column, Patrick M. Connors writes: When a defendant makes a pre-answer motion to dismiss under CPLR 3211(a)(7) for failure to state a cause of action, what must the plaintiff include in her response to defeat the motion? Are evidentiary affidavits required to support the allegations of the complaint, or is it sufficient to simply rely on the detailed contents of the pleading? Unfortunately, there are no clear answers in this realm.

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