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  • In Re KL Auto

    Publication Date: 2021-06-14
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Discovery | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boyd
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 19-1022

    Defendants in this personal injury suit argued that the trial court abused its discretion by quashing their discovery requests, including those for information regarding the plaintiff's medical providers' negotiated rates and costs, and by denying their motion for reconsideration.

  • Gomez v. City of Austin

    Publication Date: 2021-06-14
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rodriguez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 08-19-00250-CV

    Appellant challenged the trial court's decision overruling his Batson challenge on a peremptory strike exercised by the City of Austin.

  • Aerotek v. Boyd

    Publication Date: 2021-06-14
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Dispute Resolution | Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Hecht
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-0290

    A recruiting company, that was sued for racial discrimination and retaliation, was able to prove that the trial court erred in denying a motion to compel arbitration.

  • Roel v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2021-06-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Alley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 08-19-00243-CR

    Appellant was found guilty of possession of marijuana and a key piece of evidence was a hotel check-in form where appellant identified the vehicle as his.

  • In re HS Hoke Ranch

    Publication Date: 2021-06-14
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Gray
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 10-20-00237-CV

    A ranch, who sought an appeal from a trial court denial of a plea to the jurisdiction, was able to prove that the trial court did not have subject matter jurisdiction.

  • Williams v. Harvey et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-14
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure
    Industry: Construction | Transportation
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McMillian
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William A. Erwin, (Powell & Erwin, P.C.), Camilla, Frank Mitchell Lowrey, Michael Brian Terry, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, W. Earl McCall, (McCall Williams, LLC), Albany, Henry E. Williams, (Henry Williams Law Office, LLC), Albany, Gregory Terrell Williams, (The Law Offices of Gregory Terrell Williams, LLC), Camilla, for appellant.
    for defendant: Laurie Webb Daniel, Matthew D. Friedlander, Jonathan Bradley Spital, (Holland & Knight LLP), Atlanta, Roger Edward Harris, Douglas Lee Clayton, (Swift Currie Mcghee & Hiers LLP), Atlanta, Bruce Wheat Kirbo, Jr., (Kirbo & Kendrick), Bainbridge, for appellee. James E. Butler, Jr., Joel O. Wooten, Jr., Brandon Lee Peak, Rory A. Weeks, (Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer LLP), Columbus, Robert Henry Snyder, Jr., (Schreeder, Wheeler, & Flint, LLP), Atlanta, for Neutral Amicus.
    Case Number: S20G1121

    Contemporaneous Objection Required When Moving Party Believes Motion in Limine Has Been Violated During Closing Argument

  • Davis v. Morath

    Publication Date: 2021-06-14
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Blacklock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19-1035

    A group of teachers, whose teacher evaluation grievances were denied as untimely by the Commissioner of Education, was able to show that the grievances were timely.

  • Brumfield v. Williamson

    Publication Date: 2021-06-07
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Legal Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Countiss
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 01-19-00336-CV

    Appellants were a group of 272 individuals who brought suit against a group of attorneys for illegally soliciting thousands of clients.

  • Gandy v. Williamson

    Publication Date: 2021-06-07
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Legal Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Countiss
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 01-19-00335-CV

    Appellants, 135 individuals, challenged the trial court's rendition of summary judgment in favor of appellees.

  • Ex Parte RPGP

    Publication Date: 2021-06-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Legislation
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Guzman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 19-1051

    This issue in this expunction case was whether an arrest involving multiple offenses was divisible for purposes of expunging arrest records under Article 55.01 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.