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  • Hughs v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-11-01
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Colvin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lyndsey Alaine Hix, (Augusta Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office), Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Meghan Hobbs Hill, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Joshua Bradley Smith, Jared Tolton Williams, (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0970

    Trial Counsel's Failure to Present Competing Medical Expert Testimony on Cause of Death Was Not Unreasonable Tactical Decision

  • Tyson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-10-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Tax
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Leigh Stevens Schrope, Elizabeth Ann Brandenburg, (Law Firm of Shein & Brandenburg), Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Alex Martin Bernick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, David Parks White, (Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Hartwell, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0774

    Lack of Complete Transcription of Jury Voir Dire in Appeal Record Did Not Deprive Appellant of Due Process Rights

  • Collins v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-10-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel, (The Steel Law Firm, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, William C. Enfinger, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Joyette Marie Holmes, John Richard Edwards, Flynn Duncan Broady, Jr., (Cobb County District Attorney's Office), Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0627

    Provision of Accomplice-Corroboration Jury Instruction Did Not Preclude Instruction on Witness's Unknowing Participation

  • Diamond v. N.Y.C. Hous. Auth.

    Publication Date: 2021-10-19
    Practice Area: Class Actions
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Louis Nock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiffs are represented by: Mary J. Eaton, Esq., of counsel, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.
    for defendant: Defendant are represented by: Miriam Skolnik, Esq., of counsel, Herzfeld & Rubin P.C., Pincus Law LLC.
    Case Number: 153312/2018

    Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Discovery in Class Action Matter Against NYCHA Granted

  • Li v. Pemberton Park

    Publication Date: 2021-10-18
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Litigation | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-0571

    A homeowner, who was sued for various violations of a community association's covenants, restrictions, and easements, successfully showed on appeal that she successfully preserved her argument for appeal.

  • Cooper Tire & Rubber Company v. McCall

    Publication Date: 2021-10-14
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Constitutional Law | Personal Injury
    Industry: Consumer Products
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Scott Anulewicz, (Balch & Bingham, LLP), Atlanta, Eric D. Ruben, Douglas E. Horelick, (Clyde & Co US, LLP), Miami, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cale Howard Conley, Scott A. Farrow, William Kent Owens, Jr., (Conley Griggs Partin LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; David Christopher Hanson, (Weathington LLC), Atlanta, Jeffrey S. Ward, Elissa Blache Haynes, (Drew, Eckl & Farnham LLP), Atlanta, Philip Michael Thompson, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP), Savannah, Brandon Ryan Keel, (King & Spalding), Atlanta, William V. Custer, IV, Christian James Bromley, (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP), Atlanta, Rocco Eugene Testani, (Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, LLP), Atlanta,; Darren Wade Penn, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, Larry Coben, (Anapol Weiss), Scottsdale, Joseph M. Colwell, (Butler Wooten & Peak LLP), Columbus, Lyle Griffin Warshauer, (Warshauer Law Group, PC), Atlanta, James E. Butler, Jr., Joel O. Wooten, Jr., Tedra L. Cannella, Ramsey B. Prather, Rory A. Weeks, (Butler, Wooten & Peak LLP), Atlanta, Robert Henry Snyder, Jr., (Schreeder, Wheeler, & Flint, LLP), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee.
    Case Number: S20G1368

    Georgia Courts Have General Personal Jurisdiction Over Corporations Registered To Do Business in Georgia

  • Contractors Comp. Trust v $49.99 Sewer Man Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-09
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Albany
    Judge: Justice Richard Platkin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff: Thomas J. Higgs, of counsel, Troy, New York.
    for defendant: Self-Represented Defendant: Allen W. Potts, Pattersonville, New York. Self-Represented Defendant: Dale B. Stuhlmiller, Erie, Pennsylvania. Self-Represented Defendant: Joanne DeVivo, Saratoga Springs, New York. Attorneys for Defendants Stephanie Doerner, Tyteffco Industries, Inc. d/b/a Service Master Commercial Cleaning and Warren A. Hookway III: Mallory K. Smith and Langston D. McFadden, of counsel, Pullano & Farrow, Rochester, New York.
    Case Number: 908373-19

    Trust Fails to Show Service on Corporate Defendants Made Via Authorized Manner

  • In Re Greg Abbott

    Publication Date: 2021-09-06
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Blacklock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21-0667

    Plaintiffs in the underlying suit are members of the Texas House of Representatives who denied the House a quorum by fleeing the state on July 12, 2021.

  • 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
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    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.