• 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.

  • Taylor Morrison of Texas v. Kohlmeyer

    Publication Date: 2021-09-06
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contracts | Dispute Resolution
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Kelly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 01-19-00519-CV

    This was an accelerated appeal from the trial court's order denying arbitration.

  • September 3, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Capitol Report

    Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week of Aug. 30. Both houses of the General Assembly were in summer recess at press time. The Pennsylvania Senate was scheduled to come back Sept. 20 and the state House of Representatives was set to return to session Sept. 27.

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  • People v. Chen

    Publication Date: 2021-09-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings
    Judge: Justice Vincent del Giudice
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: A.D.A. Chow Yun Xie, Esq., Kings County District Attorney's Office.
    for defendant: Attorney for the Defendant: Mr. James Kousouros, Esq.

    Case Number: 4009/2019

    Motion to Controvert Search Warrant for Cell Phone Granted for Lack of Probable Cause

  • Country Life Homes, LLC v. Gellert Scali Busenkell & Brown, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-09-01
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Legal Services | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Vaughn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patrick K. Gibson, Ippoliti Law Group, Wilmington, DE for appellants.
    for defendant: Carol A. Vanderwoude, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, Art C. Aranilla, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C., Wilmington, DE for appellee.

    Case Number: D69520

    Former clients sufficiently pled legal malpractice cause of action by alleging that legal counsel negligently advised clients to pursue litigation strategy that had no merit, resulting in clients incurring unnecessary litigation expense.

  • Walker v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-09-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice LaGrua
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ashleigh Bartkus Merchant, (The Merchant Law Firm, P.C.), Marietta, for Appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Michael Alexander Oldham, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Fani T. Willis, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, David K. Getachew-Smith, Sr., (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for Appellee.

    Case Number: S21A0779

    Court affirms convictions for felony murder and other crimes over defendant's challenges to evidence and contentions of ineffective assistance of counsel.

  • August 31, 2021 | Law.com

    Are 'White Shoe' Firms Going Out of Style?: The Morning Minute

    The news and analysis you need to start your day.

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  • U & Me Homes LLC v. Cnty. of Suffolk

    Publication Date: 2021-08-31
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk
    Judge: Justice Thomas Whelan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attys. For Plaintiff: Borchert & LaSpina, PC, Whitestone, NY.
    for defendant: Suffolk County Attorney By: Jacqueline Caputi, Esq., Assist. County Atty, Dennis M. Brown, Esq. Atty. For Defendant PSEG: Andrew McCabe, Esq., Uniondale, NY. Atty. For Defs. Escue: Nina B. Strunk, PLLC, Southampton, NY. Atty. For Def. Town of Southampton: James M. Burke, Esq, Southampton, NY.

    Case Number: 11760/14

    Alleged Restrictive Covenant Did Not Run With Land; Petitioner May Pursue Permit Petition

  • August 30, 2021 | Daily Business Review

    2 Veteran South Florida Lawyers Sentenced for Financial Fraud

    "Both the judge and the prosecution in this case were wise," defense counsel David Markus said.

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  • In Re Shire

    Publication Date: 2021-08-30
    Practice Area: Antitrust | Civil Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Burgess
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 06-21-00016-CV

    Health Choice Advisory brought a qui tam action under the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act against Shire alleging it violated anti-kickback provisions of the Act by implementing two marketing programs that incentivized medical providers to prescribe certain pharmaceutical products covered by the Texas Medicaid Program.