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  • Taylor v. Tolbert

    Publication Date: 2022-05-23
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline | Legal Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Devine
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    Case Number: 20-0727

    An attorney, who was sued for violating wiretap statutes by her client's adversary, failed to convince the supreme court that she was entitled to complete relief.

  • McLeod v. McLeod

    Publication Date: 2022-05-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Bailey
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    Case Number: 11-20-00076-CV

    In 2012, Barry McCleod approached his mother, appellee Wanda McCleod, about developing 112 acres that she owned, and they formed appellee MPD for the purpose of developing the property.

  • Edwards v. Oliver

    Publication Date: 2022-05-02
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights | Wrongful Death
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge King
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 21-10366

    Jordan Edwards, a fifteen-year-old boy, was shot and killed by appellant Oliver, a police officer.

  • Stelly v. DeLoach

    Publication Date: 2022-04-25
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
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    Case Number: 21-0065

    A purchaser of real estate, who filed suit against the seller and won at trial, successfully proved that the appellate court erred in reversing and finding in favor of the seller.

  • Rogers v. Coslett

    Publication Date: 2022-04-18
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Morriss
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    Case Number: 06-21-00047-CV

    A landowner, who claimed that his half-sister should not have obtained summary judgment in a case related to jointly owned property, successfully proved on appeal that there were genuine issues of material fact.

  • Thompson Hancock v. Stanley Spurling Hamilton

    Publication Date: 2022-04-18
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Zimmerer
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    Case Number: 14-21-00091-CV

    An architectural firm, that filed a third-party petition against a design company in relation to a retaining wall, failed to prove that the trial court erred when it granted the design company's motion to dismiss.

  • Hughes v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2022-04-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Hassan
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    Case Number: 14-20-00628-CR

    A criminal defendant, who was convicted of tampering with a government record, successfully proved on appeal that the trial court erred in its deliberations.

  • Olson v. Major League Baseball

    Publication Date: 2022-03-29
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Joseph Bianco
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees: Steven L. Bloch, on the brief, David S. Golub, John D. Radice, Kenneth Pickle, Natasha Fernandez-Silber, April Lambert, Radice Law Firm, P.C., Princeton, New Jersey, on the brief, Silver Golub & Teitell LLP, Stamford, Connecticut.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants: Benjamin R. Walker, Hannah Lonky Fackler, on the brief, John L. Hardiman, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, New York. For Interested Party-Appellee-Cross-Appellant: on the brief, Randy L. Levine, New York Yankees Partnership, Bronx, New York; Jonathan D. Schiller, Thomas H. Sosnowski, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, New York, New York.. For Defendant-Appellee Boston Red Sox Baseball Club, L.P.: Katherine B. Forrest, Michael T. Reynolds, Lauren A. Moskowitz, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, New York. For Defendant-Appellee Houston Astros, LLC: Clifford Thau, Marisa Antos-Fallon, on the brief, Hilary L. Preston, Michael C. Holmes, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Dallas, Texas, on the brief, Vinson & Elkins LLP, New York, New York.
    Case Number: 20-1831-cv

    Fantasy Sports Players' Fraud Claims Dismissed Against MLB Defendants

  • In Re Eagleridge Operating

    Publication Date: 2022-03-28
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Energy and Natural Resources
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Devine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-0505

    A gas-line operator, that was sued for personal injury and sought to designate the previous operator responsible, failed to prove that it was entitled to relief.

  • Texas Department v. Kerr

    Publication Date: 2022-03-07
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government | Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Pirtle
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    Case Number: 07-21-00240-CV

    A state agency, that was sued for wrongful termination and failed to be granted a plea to the jurisdiction, successfully proved on appeal how that decision was incorrect.