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  • In the Interest of DT

    Publication Date: 2021-07-12
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law | Family Law
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Huddle
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    Case Number: 20-0055

    In this government-initiated suit to terminate parental rights, the court was tasked with determining whether parents in such suits who retain counsel of their own choosing, as opposed to being appointed counsel, may challenge their counsel's performance by asserting an ineffective-assistance claim.

  • Texas Department v. Lara

    Publication Date: 2021-07-12
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Employment Litigation
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Hecht
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    Case Number: 19-0658

    A state employee, who was terminated after exhausting five months of sick leave while recovering from surgery, was able to show that the court of appeals erred in concluding he failed to plead a claim under Texas Commission on Human Rights Act Section 21.051.

  • Amazoncom v. McMillan

    Publication Date: 2021-07-12
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Products Liability
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Busby
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    Case Number: 20-0979

    An online marketplace, that sells products manufactured and owned by third parties, cannot be considered a seller under Texas law.

  • In Re Facebook

    Publication Date: 2021-07-12
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Internet Law | Personal Injury
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Blacklock
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    Case Number: 20-0434

    The plaintiffs in three lawsuits alleged they were victims of sex trafficking who became entangled with their abusers through Facebook and they asserted claims for negligence, negligent undertaking, gross negligence, and products liability, among other claims.

  • Draughon v. Johnson

    Publication Date: 2021-07-05
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Discovery | Litigation
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Busby
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    Case Number: 20-0158

    In this quiet title action, a person who alleged mental incapacity sought to prevent his aunt from evicting him from property he inherited, arguing that a deed to the aunt he had signed years earlier was void due to his lack of capacity.

  • Jim Olive Photography v. University of Houston

    Publication Date: 2021-07-05
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Copyrights
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Devine
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    Case Number: 19-0605

    Petitioner alleged respondent downloaded a copyrighted photograph from his website and began displaying the image on several webpages promoting the University's College of Business without permission.

  • Young v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-06-25
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Melton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Josh David Moore, Thea Adele Delage, (Office of the Georgia Capital Defender), Atlanta, Brian Stull, (American Civil Liberties Union), Durham, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Sabrina Dawn Graham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Randal Matthew McGinley, (Alcovy Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Covington, for appellee. Andrew John King, (Fisherbroyles, LLP), Atlanta, Laurence Shtasel, Taylor Lake, Heidi Crikelair, (Blank Rome LLP), Philidelphia, for Amicus Appellant. Vanessa J. Carroll, (Georgia Resource Center), Atlanta, for Other Party.
    Case Number: S21P0078

    Requiring Death Penalty Defendant to Prove Intellectual Disability Beyond Reasonable Doubt Not Unconstitutional

  • Love et al. v. Fulton County Board of Tax Assessors et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-24
    Practice Area: Evidence | Tax
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wayne B. Kendall, (Wayne B. Kendall, P.C.), Fayetteville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher M. Carr, Julie Adams Jacobs, Alex Fredrick Sponseller, John Scott Forbes,, Joseph Lawton Bearden, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Robert Sparks Highsmith, Jr., Allen Andre Hendrick, Phil James George, (Holland & Knight LLP), Atlanta, Detriss Thomas, Patrise M. Perkins-Hooker, Kaye Woodard Burwell, Cheryl Melissa Ann Ringer, (Office of the Fulton County Attorney), Atlanta, , for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0329

    Trial Court Did Not Err in Dismissing Fulton County Taxpayers' Mandamus Claim Against Board of Tax Assessors

  • Fitts v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-06-23
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert James Beckwith, (The Beckwith Law Firm), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Alex Martin Bernick, (Department of Law), Atlanta, William Patrick Doupé, (Toombs Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Thomson, Steven Tyler Normandia, (District Attorney's Office for the Western Judicial Circuit), Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0159

    Evidence Supported Jury's Conclusion Shooter's Girlfriend Was Party to His Crimes

  • Lewis v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-06-23
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    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, Leslie Anna Coots, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Stephany Julissa Luttrell, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Smyrna, Fani T. Willis, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0250

    Defendant Did Not Clearly Invoke Right to Counsel During Jailhouse Phone Conversation With Police Detective