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  • Thomas v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2021-09-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Bourliot
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    Case Number: 14-19-00685-CR

    Appellant challenged his conviction for continuous violence against a family member, arguing that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of an extraneous offense under article 38.371 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure on the grounds that (1) the statute on its face violated his constitutional rights to due process and (2) the evidence was admitted in violation of Rule of Evidence 404(b).

  • United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776 v. Takeda Pharm. Co. Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-01
    Practice Area: Patent Litigation
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard Wesley
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    Case Number: 20-1994-cv

    Combination Patent Does Not 'Claim' Component Drug Substances Past Expiration Dates

  • In Re Shire

    Publication Date: 2021-08-30
    Practice Area: Antitrust | Civil Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Burgess
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    Case Number: 06-21-00016-CV

    Health Choice Advisory brought a qui tam action under the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act against Shire alleging it violated anti-kickback provisions of the Act by implementing two marketing programs that incentivized medical providers to prescribe certain pharmaceutical products covered by the Texas Medicaid Program.

  • State v. McQueen

    Publication Date: 2021-08-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Albin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David M. Liston, Assistant Prosecutor (Yolanda Ciccone, Middlesex County Prosecutor, attorney; David M. Liston, of counsel and on the briefs)
    for defendant: Tamar Y. Lerer, Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Tamar Y. Lerer, of counsel and on the briefs)
    Case Number: A-11-20 (084564)

    Phone Call Made at Police Station While Under Arrest Suppressed for Lack of Warning That Call Could Be Recorded

  • In Re Chris Turner

    Publication Date: 2021-08-30
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government | Legislation
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
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    Case Number: 21-0538

    On May 30, 2021, the day before the 87th Legislature adjourned, Democratic members of the House of Representatives left the chamber, thereby breaking quorum and preventing passage of pending legislation that they opposed.

  • August 27, 2021 | New York Law Journal

    Are College Athletes the Next Fashion Stars?

    College athletes are about to become important representatives of brands, including their own, because they are now permitted to be paid for the use of their name, likeness or image. Making sense of the new rules promises to be a difficult task for attorneys, business executives and administrators in the fashion industry and elsewhere. This article provides a general outline of a rapidly-evolving new industry.

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  • Fausto Prattico v. City of Rochester, et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-27
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Fourth Department
    Judge: Unsigned Whalen, P.J., Lindley, Curran, and DeJoseph, JJ.
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    Case Number: 0291

    Fausto Prattico v. City of Rochester, et al.

  • Harvey v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-08-27
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brandon A. Bullard, (The Bullard Firm, LLC), Atlanta, William Allen Adams, Jr., (Griffin Circuit Public Defender Office), Thomaston, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Leslie Anna Coots, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Elizabeth A. Baker, (Fayette County District Attorney's Office), Fayetteville, Marie Greene Broder, (Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Thomaston, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0871

    Plea Counsel Did Not Perform Deficiently In Advising Defendant Regarding Right to Withdraw Plea and File Direct Appeal

  • Privler v. CSX Trans. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-27
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
    Judge: District Judge Brenda Sannes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Michael P. Hilferty, Vincent P. White, Maria Dinora Smith, White, Hilferty & Albanese P.C., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant: Susan C. Roney, Nixon Peabody LLP, Buffalo, NY. Andrew C. Rose, Nixon Peabody LLP, Albany, NY.
    Case Number: 1:18-cv-1020

    Hostile Work Environment Claim Dismissed; No Proof Harassment Was Based on Religion

  • August 24, 2021 | Law.com

    Ovarian Cancer Plaintiffs Sue to Stop Johnson & Johnson's Possible Bankruptcy Plan

    Four law firms preparing for a talcum powder trial next month against Johnson & Johnson filed an emergency motion and petition Tuesday to prevent the company's potential bankruptcy filing, which would halt their lawsuit and potentially that of tens of thousands of other cases.

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