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  • Sullivan v. Texas Ethics

    Publication Date: 2018-05-28
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Puryear
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    Case Number: 03-17-00392-CV

    After receiving complaints from two Texas legislators, appellee, the Texas Ethics Commission, conducted a hearing and found that appellant, the president of Empower Texans, a nonprofit corporation, had failed to register as a lobbyist and assessed at $10,000 penalty.

  • Estes v. State Of Texas

    Publication Date: 2018-05-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Criminal Appeals
    Judge: Judge Keasler
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    Case Number: PD-0429-16

    Penal Code Section 22.01(f) has enhanced penalties for polygamists "who sexually assault their purported spouses."

  • Pichini v. Federal National Mortgage

    Publication Date: 2018-05-28
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Lloyd
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    Case Number: 01-17-00519-CV

    Appellee filed a forcible detainer petition in to evict appellant and the justice court rendered judgment in appellee's favor.

  • Ex Parte Ammons

    Publication Date: 2018-05-28
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Burgess
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    Case Number: 06-17-00118-CV

    Terry Lynn Ammons filed a petition to expunge all records relating to a dismissed charge for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after his arrest in June 2016.

  • Toth v. Sears Home

    Publication Date: 2018-05-21
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Jewell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 14-17-00615-CV

    Sears filed a breach of contract claim against, John Toth, an independent contractor hired by them to provide installation and repair flooring services to their customers.

  • Doggett v. The Travis

    Publication Date: 2018-05-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Legal Malpractice | Privacy
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Lloyd
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    Case Number: 01-17-00098-CV

    Appellee, The Travis Law Firm, became Travis & Hammond, P.C. in 2008.

  • Amberson v. State Of Texas

    Publication Date: 2018-05-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Hinojosa
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    Case Number: 13-16-00306-CR

    Appellant was convicted of intentionally or knowingly possessing a controlled substance clonazepam - in an amount less than 28 grams after a jury trial based on the testimony of the arresting officer of the drug identity.

  • In Re All state Vehicle

    Publication Date: 2018-05-14
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Insurance Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Walker
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    Case Number: 02-17-00319-CV

    Allstate sought a writ of mandamus, explaining that the trial court had refused Allstates request for an appraisal of the property damage.

  • Evans et al. v. Rockdale Hospital, LLC

    Publication Date: 2018-05-08
    Practice Area: Damages | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lloyd Bell (Bell Law Firm), Atlanta; Sidney Moore (The Moore Law Firm PC), Atlanta; James Wilson (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sharonda Boyce, Daniel Huff, Randolph Powell (Huff Powell Bailey LLC), Atlanta, for appellee. Heather McGrotty (Weathington Mgrew PC), Atlanta; Paul Weathington (Weathington Smith), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A18A0233

    The trial court erred in denying plaintiffs' motion for additur or, alternatively, for a new trial on damages, because the jurys award of zero damages for medical malpractice plaintiff's past pain and suffering rendered the award of damages so clearly inadequate under a preponderance of the evidence as to shock the conscience and necessitate a new trial under O.C.G.A. § 51-12-12 (b).

  • Willacy County v. Sebastian

    Publication Date: 2018-05-07
    Practice Area: Tax
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Green
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 16-0626

    Based upon Sebastains representation that it owned the grain stored on its property, the county listed Sebastain as the owner on its 2009 appraisal roll.