• Kinder Morgan v. Scurry County

    Publication Date: 2021-05-17
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Tax
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Guzman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 19-1122

    A company that owns oil and gas interests in a county that were allegedly incorrectly appraised was able to prove that the trial court erred in ruling that its motion for dismissal was untimely.

  • In The Matter Of Cynthia Ann Lain (five cases).

    Publication Date: 2021-05-14
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Wolanda R. Shelton, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, Andreea N. Morrison, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Cynthia Ann Lain, (The Lain Law Firm LLC), Duluth, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Michael J Blakely, Jr., (Pope McGlamry), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: S21Y0652

    Court Orders Disbarment for Lawyer, Citing Her Rule Violations and Failure to Engage Honestly in the Disciplinary Process

  • Allen v. Cape May County

    Publication Date: 2021-05-12
    Practice Area: Government | Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Patterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: (A-49-19) (083295)

    Defendants appealed from the divided judgment of the appellate division.

  • Gobert v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-05-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Karen H Brouse, (Brouse Law), Blue Ridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Elizabeth Rosenwasser, (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, John Winston Franklin, Christopher Allen Arnt, (Lookout Mountain District Attorney's Office), Lafayette, for appellee.

    Case Number: S21A0141

    Court affirms felony murder and other convictions over defendant's contentions of insufficient evidence and trial court error

  • Commonwealth v. Wardlaw

    Publication Date: 2021-05-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Wecht
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-0521

    Superior court properly quashed defendant's appeal and found defendant was not entitled to an interlocutory appeal under rule 311(a)(6) where trial court sua sponte declared a mistrial because a court entered an order "awarding a new trial" for the purposes of Pa.R.A.P. 311(a)(6) only when it granted a party's motion for a new trial. Affirmed.

  • Morris v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-04-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard O. Allen, Atlantic Beach, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew Blackwell Crowder, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Stephen Andrew Bradley, (Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Milledgeville, Tuttle Wright Barksdale, (Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Gray, for appellee.

    Case Number: S21A0191

    Evidence at Trial Was Sufficient to Warrant Convictions for Malice Murder and Robbery Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

  • In the Matter of Edward Shuff Cook.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-28
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andreea N. Morri, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kathryn S. Whitlock, (Hawkins Parnell & Young LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Herman Maddox Kilgore, (Kilgore & Rodriguez LLC), Marietta, Anthony B. Askew, (Chair, Review Panel), Atlanta, Bridget B. Bagley, Atlanta, Bryan Andrew Downs, (Wilson, Morton & Downs, LLC), Decatur, for other party.

    Case Number: S20Y1501

    Public Reprimand Appropriate Discipline For Attorney Who Repeatedly Withdrew Trust Funds Before Settlement Funds Were Deposited

  • Sundown Energy v. HJSA No 3

    Publication Date: 2021-04-26
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Energy and Natural Resources
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 19-1054

    This contract dispute involved the interpretation of a mineral lease's "continuous drilling program" provision.

  • S.N. v. J.N.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-16
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Richmond
    Judge: Justice Ralph Porzio
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 55243/2020

    Wife Granted Exclusive U&O of Marital Home; Husband's Counsel, Firm Disqualified

  • Coronado v. Veolia N. Am. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-13
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Suzanne Adams
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 450319/2019

    Court Rules Litigation Funding Information Not Material or Necessary, Non-Discoverable