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  • Davenport v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jerry W. Chappell, Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Allen Arnt, Herbert E. Franklin, (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), LaFayette, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Leslie Anna Coots, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0035

    Evidence Supported Malice Murder Conviction; Trial Court Did Not Abuse Its Discretion in Admitting Hearsay Evidence of Prior Difficulties Between Defendant and Victim

  • Lofton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2020-08-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lynn M. Kleinrock, (Law Office of Lynn M. Kleinrock), Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Daniel J. Porter, Lee Franklin Tittsworth, Samuel Richard d'Entremont, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S20A0196

    Trial Court Did Not Err in Allowing Felony Murder Victim's Motion Identify Her Son in a Photograph; Danger of Unfair Prejudice Did Not Substantially Outweigh Probative Value

  • Barton v. Warren Cty.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-14
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
    Judge: District Judge Glenn Suddaby
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Plaintiffs: Ronald J. Kim, Esq., of counsel, Office of Ronald J. Kim, Saratoga Springs, NY.
    for defendant: Counsel for Defendants: Gregg T. Johnson, Esq., Loraine C. Jelinek, Esq., of counsel, Johnson & Laws, LLC, Clifton Park, NY.
    Case Number: 1:19-CV-1061

    Negative Comments to a Pregnant Colleague Do Not Amount to a Hostile Work Environment

  • Evans v. Bloomberg LP

    Publication Date: 2020-08-13
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Lucy Billings
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Donna H. Clancy Esq., Clancy Law Firm, P.C., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants: Elise M. Bloom Esq., Pinchos N. Goldberg Esq., and Rachel S. Philion Esq. Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 160707/2019

    Employers Denied Dismissal of Claim Release Void as Agreement Fraudulently Induced

  • August 11, 2020 | New York Law Journal

    Anti-Assignment Provisions in Leases

    In their Transactional Real Estate column, Allen Wieder and Salvatore Gogliormella review cases suggesting that courts in New York, California, Texas, and Illinois intend to continue to carefully consider and narrowly construe anti-assignment provisions in leases and other corporate transactional documents.

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  • August 11, 2020 | Daily Report Online

    11th Circuit Rules for Transgender Man in Bathroom Case

    The victory covering schools in Florida, Georgia and Alabama the victory is considered a milestone for transgender rights that will resonate beyond high school bathroom use.

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  • August 10, 2020 | New York Law Journal

    A Lie is a Lie is a Lie: Toward a Broader Application of the Tailored Testimony Rule

    Tim Capowski and John Watkins discuss the inherent problems with the "tailored testimony rule" and conclude that "allowing litigants to reverse or revise themselves, without explanation, and without penalty undermines the search for truth and turns litigation into mere sport."

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  • Env Texas Citizen Lobby v. ExxonMobil

    Publication Date: 2020-08-10
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Damages | Environmental Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Costa
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-20545

    In this citizen suit seeking to recover for Clean Air violations at the largest petroleum and petrochemical complex in the nation, the court was confronted with tensions between citizens suits and Article II standing.

  • Chase-Morris v. Tubby

    Publication Date: 2020-08-10
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Westchester
    Judge: Justice Joan Lefkowitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff is represented by: William Ricigliano, Esq., Ricigliano & Filopei, P.C.
    for defendant: Defendants are represented by: Robert Joseph Phuhler, Esq., Connors & Connors, P.C.
    Case Number: 65927/2019

    Given Attendant Risks of COVID-19 Court Grants Motion to Compel Depositions Via Video

  • Hyde v. Harrison County Texas

    Publication Date: 2020-08-10
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Environmental Law | Government
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Frost
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-18-00628-CV

    The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and its executive director challenged the district court's vacatur and dismissal of TCEQ's final decision in a contested enforcement action against Harris County based on the district court's determination that the county enjoyed governmental immunity as to the enforcement action and the imposition of an administrative penalty under Texas Water Code section 7.051.