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Demere Marsh Associates, LLC et al. v. Boatright Roofing and General Contracting, Inc. et al.

Publication Date: 2017-11-14
Practice Area: Contracts
Industry:
Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Self
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Todd Brooks (Catts & Brooks), Brunswick; James Cook (Goodman McGuffey LLP), Atlanta, Myles Levelle, Brian Moore, Jeffrey Ward (Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP), Atlanta; Kim Jackson, David Harris (Bovis, Kyle, Burch & Medlin, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Neal Conner (Conner and Jackson, P.C.), Waycross; Jennifer Noland (Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP), Atlanta; Erin Conner (Conner & Jackson, PC.), Waycross; C. Strickland, Robert Wedge (Attorney at Law), Waycross, for appellee. Matthew Eutzler (Moore Clarke Duvall & Rodgers), Valdosta; Charles Willcox (Moore Clarke Duvall & Rodgers), Albany; Gregory Carter (Brown, Readdick, Bumgartner, Carter, Strickland), Brunswick; Brian Crevasse (St. Johns Law Group), St. Augustine; Mark Pionessa, Henry Bachara (Bachara Construction Law Group, P. A.), Jacksonville; CK Construction, Brunswick; R. Patrick, Walter Adams (Attorney at Law), Brunswick, for other party.
Case Number: A17A1237

The Court partially reversed the trial court's judgment in a suit alleging negligent construction, misrepresentation and breach of contract involving condominiums in St. Simons Island, Georgia.

November 13, 2017 | New York Law Journal

NYC, Nassau Bars Turn to Matt Damon, Woody Allen for Ethics CLEs

The New York City Bar Association, the Nassau Academy of Law and the Catholic Lawyers Guild have been showing movies this month as part of their CLE offerings. And the verdict is that it's a lot more fun than some upcoming classes on say "Excel Essentials for Lawyers or Paper Reduction Strategies."

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November 13, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Second Circuit Clarifies Cross-Border Reach of Fifth Amendment Protections

Lewis Wiener, James Southworth and Kymberly Kochis are partners, and Francis X. Nolan write: Understanding the authority—and limitations—of regulatory power in different jurisdictions in a global economy can save companies, their executives and their employees from unnecessary criminal and civil litigation.

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Anglin v. The State

Publication Date: 2017-11-13
Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Peterson
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ashleigh Bartkus Merchant, John B. Merchant III (The Merchant Law Firm, PC.), for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr (Department of Law), Atlanta; Michael Scott Carlson, D. Victor Reynolds (Cobb County District Attorney's Office), Marietta, for appellee.
Case Number: S17A1153

The evidence supported defendant's convictions for felony murder and marijuana possession and the trial court did not abuse its discretion in allowing State to introduce evidence of defendant's alleged membership in a gang, as there was some evidence presented at trial to show that the charged crimes were motivated by gang membership.

Avery et al. v. Paulding County Airport Authority et al

Publication Date: 2017-11-13
Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Transportation
Industry:
Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Branch
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles McKnight, Alison Ballard (Taylor English Duma, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Robert Baker (Miller & Martin PLLC), Atlanta; J. Davis, Lee Carter (Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis LLP), Rome, for appellee.
Case Number: A17A0849

The Court partially reversed the dismissal of three related declaratory judgment actions arising out of the efforts of a county and a county airport authority to apply for a commercial Airport Operating Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration.

Cannon v. The State

Publication Date: 2017-11-10
Practice Area: Criminal Law
Industry:
Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Benham
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dell Jackson, Decatur, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, S. Taylor Johnston (Department of Law), Atlanta; Anna Green Cross, Sherry Boston, Gerald Mason (Dekalb County District Attorney's Office), Decatur, for appellee.
Case Number: S17A1127

The evidence supported defendant's convictions for felony murder and aggravated assault after he stabbed a man in the neck in a restaurant because he believed the man owed him money and defendant did not prove his ineffective assistance of counsel claims.

November 9, 2017 | Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Kirkland Duo Delivers Big for Honeywell

Even the judge said the case law was "a mess." But Kirkland & Ellis partners K. Winn Allen and Craig Primis found a way to deliver a big win on appeal for Honeywell.

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November 9, 2017 | The Recorder

Music Owners Make Some Headway at 9th Circuit on Royalties for Remastered Hits

At issue in the case over pre-1972 music is whether digitally remastering hits from the '60s and '70s made them derivative works.

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November 9, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Retroactive Application of 'Birchfield' Denied in DUI Case

A man attempting to retroactively apply the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Birchfield v. North Dakota to the pending appeal of his DUI conviction cannot do so because he failed to raise the relevant issue prior to his appeal, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.

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November 8, 2017 | Daily Report Online

Chrysler Faces Another Lawsuit Over Death in a Burning Jeep

Erica Scannavino, 32, burned to death inside a 1996 Jeep Cherokee in July 2017 after she was hit from behind while making a left turn, according to a lawsuit her parents filed. They blamed her death on FCA, formerly known as Chrysler.

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