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  • Welsh v. State Of Texas

    Publication Date: 2019-03-11
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Campbell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 07-18-00227-CR

    Appellant, who was confined in a facility housing persons civilly committed as sexually violent predators.

  • In Re the Commitment of Jones

    Publication Date: 2019-03-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Law | Expert Witnesses
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Sudderth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 02-18-00019-CV

    After a jury trial, Jones was ordered committed as a sexually violent predator.

  • Burlington Resources v. Texas Crude Energy

    Publication Date: 2019-03-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Energy and Natural Resources
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Blacklock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-0266

    Respondents owned royalty interests in oil and gas leases operated by petitioner, who, for years, charged respondents a proportionate share of the post-production costs expended to bring the products from the wells to the point of sale.

  • Elliott v. The State

    Publication Date: 2019-03-08
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory Allen Willis, (Willis Law Firm), Atlanta, Jared Thomas Hall, (Thomas, Webb & Willis LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Washington Fleenor, Ethan Merritt Makin, (Athens-Clarke County Solicitor General's Office), Athens, Kenneth W. Mauldin, (Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Athens, for appellee. Daniel J. Sabol, (Luftman, Heck & Associates LLP), Columbus, Donald Timothy Huey, Blaise J. Katter, (Huey Defense Firm), Columbus, for Amicus appellant. Patricia B. Attaway Burton, David Scott McLaughlinm, Paula Khristian Smith, Andrew Alan Pinson, Christopher M. Carr, Jameson B. Bilsborrow, (Department Of Law), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee. Margaret Ellen Heap, (Office of The District Attorney Eastern Judicial Circuit), Savannah, Joseph Scott Key, (Miller & Key, PA), McDonough, William Aubrey Finch, (Forsyth County Solicitor General's Office), Cumming, David Holmes, (Cherokee County District Attorney's Office), Canton, Samuel Richard d'Entremont, (Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office), Lawrenceville, for Neutral Amicus. Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Ross Warren Bergethon, David Scott McLaughlin, Paula Khristian Smith, Andrew Alan Pinson, Christopher M. Carr, Jameson B. Bilsborrow, (Department Of Law), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee. Gilbert Alexander Crosby, Peter J. Skandalakis, Robert Wright Smith, Jr., (Prosecuting Attorney's Council of Georgia), Morrow, for Neutral Amicus.
    Case Number: S18A1204

    Under Georgia Constitution, Motorist's Invocation of Right to Refuse Blood Alcohol Test Could Not Be Admitted Against Her at Trial

  • March 7, 2019 |

    Komorsky v. Farmers Ins. Exch.

    An appellate court in California has ruled that an umbrella policy did not provide “heir” coverage to the daughter of the deceased insured, even though she was entitled to such coverage under a primary insurance policy that had been issued to the insured.

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  • March 4, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

    Waste Mgmt. v. AIG Specialty Ins. Co.

    Court rules that a criminal indictment did not amount to a claim for clean-up costs covered by a pollution insurance policy.

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  • Griffin v. State Of Texas

    Publication Date: 2019-03-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Higley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 01-17-00604-CR

    A jury convicted appellant of capital murder and he was sentenced to life imprisonment.

  • Estrada v. State Of Texas

    Publication Date: 2019-03-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Pirtle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 07-17-00245-CR

    Following a plea of not guilty, appellant was convicted by a jury of engaging in organized criminal activity and sentenced to seventeen years confinement.

  • Estate Of Keener Deceased

    Publication Date: 2019-03-04
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Contreras
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 13-18-00007-CV

    In 2015, Keener established a gun trust with the assistance of attorney Crownover.

  • Mercedes Benz USA v. Carduco Inc

    Publication Date: 2019-03-04
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Devine
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 16-0644

    Respondent, a Mercedes-Benz franchisee, alleged that petitioner fraudulently induced it to purchase the assets of a previous Mercedes-Benz dealer in Harlingen, Texas because it believed it would then be able to relocate to the McAllen area as the exclusive dealership there.