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  • In the Interest of LNAH

    Publication Date: 2023-04-17
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Wise
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-21-00594-CV

    A petitioner, who sought to terminate the parental rights of her children's alleged father, successfully proved on appeal that the trial court erred in dismissing the case for lack of jurisdiction.

  • Taylor v. The Devereux Foundation, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-13
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Constitutional Law | Damages | Health Care Law
    Industry: Health Care | Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Warren
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Timothy Rogers, Andrew Timothy Rogers, Kara Elizabeth Phillips William Michael D’Antignac, (Deitch & Rogers, LLC), Atlanta, Melvin L. Hewitt, Jr., Hilary Wayne Hunter, (Isenberg & Hewitt, PC), Atlanta, Naveen Ramachandrappa, Joshua Ferber Thorpe, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Farish Barr, (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young, LLP), Atlanta, Laurie Webb Daniel, Matthew D. Friedlander, Jeff Sandman, (Webb, Daniel, Friedlander, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Maxwell Kent Thelen, Andrew Steven Ashby, (Ashby Thelen Lowry), Marietta, for Amicus Appellant; Ross Warren Bergethon, Christopher M. Carr, Stephen John Petrany, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Brian Charles Lea, (Jones Day), Atlanta, Matthew J. Rubenstein, (Jones Day), Minneapolis, Letitia A. McDonald, Robert B. Friedman, Erin Munger, (King & Spalding LLP), Atlanta, Anna Sumner Pieschel, Philip S. Goldberg, (Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP), Atlanta, Washington, David Christopher Hanson, (The Hanson Firm), Atlanta, Anthony J. Sebok, (Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law), New York John C.P. Goldberg, (Harvard Law School), Cambridge, for Amicus Appellee; Rosser Adams Malone, (Malone Law Office), Atlanta, Jonathan Andrew Pope, (Hasty Pope Davies, LLP), Canton, Rory A. Weeks, (Canella Snyder LLC), Decatur, Jeffrey R. White, (Center for Constitutional Litigation, P.C.), Washington, Malissa Anne Kaufold-Wiggins, James D. Meadows, (Balch & Bingham, LLP), Atlanta, Jacob Edward Daly, Elissa Blache Haynes, P. Michael Freed, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, Philip Michael Thompson, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP), Savannah, for other party.
    Case Number: S22A1060

    Statutory Cap on Punitive Damages Does Not Violate State Constitutional Right to Jury Trial

  • Devillier v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2023-04-03
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law | Real Estate
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 21-40750

    On the court's own motion at a request of one of its members, the court was polled, and a majority did not vote in favor of rehearing.

  • March 29, 2023 | Daily Report Online

    School Districts Should Prepare for a Flood of Litigation Following U.S. Supreme Court's 'Perez' Special Education Decision

    The court's decision in this case has significant implications for school districts, including the likelihood of more, and more costly, litigation in federal courts.

    6 minute read

  • March 27, 2023 | Supreme Court Brief

    Supreme Court Brief: Who's at the Lectern | Oral Argument Previews

    The justices are set to hear a dispute over cholesterol medication patents alleging that recent changes to patent law have created an undue disclosure burden on creators.

    9 minute read

  • March 14, 2023 | Supreme Court Brief

    Supreme Court Brief: Water Rights Dispute | What Would an Ethics Code for Justices Look Like?

    Next week's docket includes a case that revolves around the role the U.S. Government has in tracking Native American tribes' water resources.

    8 minute read

  • In the Interest of JCHP

    Publication Date: 2023-03-13
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Chapa
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 04-22-00560-CV

    In response to allegations that K.H., mother of J.C.H.-P, a two-year-old child, was exposing her to continuous bouts of domestic violence, substance abuse and instability, the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services filed a petition seeking temporary managing conservatorship over J.C.H.-P and the termination of K.H.'s parental rights.

  • March 6, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

    What's Keeping Judges Awake at Night? Here's a Justice's Answer

    "As a judge, I noticed people were coming into court with the already-formed belief that the judge was against them and that they would not receive fair treatment," Justice Emily Miskel said.

    2 minute read

  • In Re City of Lubbock

    Publication Date: 2023-03-06
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
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    Court: Court of Criminal Appeals
    Judge: Judge Newell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: WR-93,137-01

    A city, who sought mandamus relief over a trial court's order to produce documents, successfully proved on appeal that it was entitled to relief.

  • United Independent School District v. Mayers

    Publication Date: 2023-02-27
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights | Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Watkins
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 04-22-00424-CV

    A school district, that was sued for sex discrimination, failed to prove on appeal that the trial court incorrectly denied the school district's pleas to the jurisdiction on all related counts.