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  • Texas Mutual v. Chicas

    Publication Date: 2019-04-15
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Insurance Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-0501

    Respondent's decedent sustained fatal injuries after he fell from a ladder while doing yard work at the home of an owner of his employer.

  • White v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-02-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Melton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Santos Fleischman, Noah Howard Pines, (Ross & Pines, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Layla Hinton Zon, (Alcovy Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18G0365

    Court Affirms Conviction of Sexual Predator Despite Erroneous Admission of Evidence of Alleged Victim's Sexual History in Contravention of Georgia's Rape Shield Law After Victim Testified That She Had Sexually Abused Others After Being Abused by Defendant

  • Mims v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-02-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Micah Jay Gates, Natalie Katherine Glaser, (Office of The Public Defender for The Conasuaga Judicial Circuit), Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher M. Carr, Paula Khristian Smith, Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Meghan Hobbs Hill, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Herbert McIntosh Poston, Jr., (Conasauga Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Dalton, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A1208

    Court Affirms Conviction of Murderer Who Killed Store Clerk During Robbery Spree but Reverses Theft Conviction Where Trial Counsel Failed to Pursue Motion to Sever Lesser Charges Stemming from Earlier-Committed Offenses

  • Bennett v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-01-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Martin H. Eaves, Waycross, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Matthew David O'Brien, (Department of Law), Atlanta, George Elemuel Barnhill, (Waycross Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Waycross, for appellee
    Case Number: S18A1157

    Court Affirms Conviction of Murderer Who Killed His Ex-wife and Burned Her Body to Cover Up His Crime but Later Claimed Accident and Self-Defense

  • Razavi v. Clam Bake Catering LLC

    Publication Date: 2018-11-09
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Supreme Court, New York County
    Judge: Justice James d'Auguste
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 156380/2013

    Question Exists if Party Host at Public Beach Liable Under Special Use Doctrine

  • People v. Sandel

    Publication Date: 2018-10-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Diane Kiesel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the People: Carolina Holderness, Esq. and Justin McNabney Esq. of the New York County District Attorney's Office
    for defendant: For the Defendant Cruz: Glenn Hardy Esq., For the defendant Sandel: Reginald Sharpe For the defendant Rivera: David Ferguson Esq.
    Case Number: 3540/2015

    Trier of Fact Could Find Use of Noxious Chemical Spray Constitutes Dangerous Instrument

  • Thompson v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-08-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Damarius Thompson, Helena, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Aimee F. Sobhani (Department of Law), Atlanta; Paul L. Howard Jr., Lyndsey Hurst Rudder, Burke Olivia Doherty (Fulton County District Attorney's Office), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S18A0497

    Prior Inconsistent Statements Properly Admitted to Impeach Testimony of Reluctant Prosecution Witness

  • Anderson v. Durant

    Publication Date: 2018-07-02
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Guzman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 16-0842

    Anderson sued Durant, who owned several automobile dealerships, alleging Durant breached an oral promise to give Anderson an interest in two dealerships, and then defamed Anderson after terminating his employment.

  • Price v. Park

    Publication Date: 2018-05-17
    Practice Area: Contracts | Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Westchester
    Judge: Justice Joan Lefkowitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 56267/2015

    Decision Employer, Administrator Had No Right to Future Credit Denied; Settlement Approved

  • Perryman v. Spartan Texas

    Publication Date: 2018-05-07
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boyd
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 16-0804

    In 1977, Ben Perryman conveyed a parcel of land to his son and daughter-in-law (Gary and Nancy), reserving an undivided royalty interest.