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  • In re GS

    Publication Date: 2022-05-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boyd
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    Case Number: 21-0127

    A convicted felon, who applied for and was denied wrongful-imprisonment compensation, failed to prove on appeal that he was entitled to relief.

  • Lane's Floor Coverings & Interiors Inc. v. DiLalla

    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Practice Area: Banking and Finance Laws
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Francis Kahn III
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    Case Number: 157933/2016

    Plaintiff Alleging 'Commercial Bad Faith' Fails to Plead Fraud by Bank

  • Doyle v. Mount Sinai Hosp.

    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice John Kelley
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    Case Number: 162438/2015

    Court Dismisses Wrongful Death Cause of Action Against Doctor

  • Smith v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-05-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sara S Becker, (Conaway & Strickler), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Deborah D. Wellborn, Sherry Boston, Jason Matthew Rea, (Dekalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A0086

    Any Error in Admitting Medical Examiner's Testimony Regarding Blood Spatter Evidence Was Harmless

  • Stelly v. DeLoach

    Publication Date: 2022-04-25
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
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    Case Number: 21-0065

    A purchaser of real estate, who filed suit against the seller and won at trial, successfully proved that the appellate court erred in reversing and finding in favor of the seller.

  • Brown v. Davenport

    Publication Date: 2022-04-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Supreme Court
    Judge: Judge Gorsuch
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    Case Number: 20-826

    Federal court must apply both Brecht and AEDPA before granting habeas relief to state prisoner

  • Cook v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-04-14
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Deborah Lorraine Leslie, (The Leslie Group, LLC), Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Ross Warren Bergethon, William Wright Banks, Jr, Ashleigh Dene Headrick, Stephen John Petrany, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Oliver Jackson Browning, Jr., (Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Cedartown, for appellee; Jill Anderson Travis, (Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), Decatur, Brandon A. Bullard, (The Bullard Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Greg Allen Willis, (Willis Law Firm), Atlanta, Joseph Scott Key, (Miller & Key, PA), McDonough, Peter J. Skandalakis, Robert Wright Smith, Jr., (Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia), Morrow, James C. Bonner, Jr., (Georgia Public Defender Council), Atlanta, for Neutral Amicus.
    Case Number: S21A1270

    Criminal Defendant Alleging Deprivation of Right of Appeal Due to Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Must Seek Habeas Relief

  • McInerney v. McInerney

    Publication Date: 2022-04-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Paul Johnson, Elizabeth Esther Berenguer, (Johnson, Kraeuter & Dunn, LLC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew McLean Wilkes, William C Phillips, (Oliver Maner, LLP), Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A1068

    Superior Courts Can Transfer or Dismiss Divorce Cases Under Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens

  • Williams v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-03-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tracy S. Drake, Scott Andrew Drake, (Drake Estes Law Firm LLC), Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, William C. Enfinger, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Patsy A. Austin-Gatson, Christopher Mark DeNeve, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S22A0170

    Court affirms conviction for felony murder over defendant's contentions of trial court error in admitting certain evidence and not conducting an evidentiary hearing

  • In Re Eagleridge Operating

    Publication Date: 2022-03-28
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Energy and Natural Resources
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Devine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-0505

    A gas-line operator, that was sued for personal injury and sought to designate the previous operator responsible, failed to prove that it was entitled to relief.