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  • Haynes and Boone v. NFTD

    Publication Date: 2021-06-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline | Mergers and Acquisitions
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boyd
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-0066

    This case called on the court to define more precisely the scope of the attorney-immunity defense.

  • Advanced Technology v. Krenek

    Publication Date: 2021-06-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law | Fee Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Spain
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 14-19-00459-CV

    A company, that filed suit against the mayor of a town for deprivation of constitutional and statutory rights, was able to show that the full amount of awarded attorney fees was unjustified.

  • Kostura v. Judge

    Publication Date: 2021-06-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Law Firm Partners
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Doss
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 07-20-00310-CV

    In 2003, the parties formed a law firm with each partner owning one-third of the firm's shares.

  • In the Interest of RDE

    Publication Date: 2021-06-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Contreras
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 13-20-00275-CV

    In 2016, the trial court signed a final decree of divorce terminating the marriage of R.E. and M.E. and ordering R.E. to pay $603.25 in child support per month for their two children.

  • State of Delaware, Dep't of Fin. v. AT&T Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-16
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: State and Local Government | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Melanie K. Sharp, Martin S. Lessner, Mary F. Dugan, Michael A. Laukaitis II, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Brian M. Rostocki, Benjamin P. Chapple, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; Sara A. Lima, Reed Smith LLP, Philadelphia, PA for defendant.
    Case Number: D69437

    Where defendant made a particularized showing regarding an improper purpose in connection with an agency's issuance of a governmental subpoena, the court was entitled to request further submissions before deciding the matter.

  • K.G. v. J.G.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-15
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Suffolk
    Judge: Justice H. Patrick Leis III
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff's Attorney: Philip C. Chronakis, Esq., Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi, PC, New York, New York.
    for defendant: Defendant's Attorney: Michael W. Meyers, Esq., Petroske Riezenman & Meyers, P.C., Hauppauge, NY. Attorney for Child: Darelle C. Cairo, Esq., Riverhead, NY.
    Case Number: 3303/2018

    Declaration Post-Marital Dispositional Election in Contract Enforceable Granted Wife

  • Riggi v. Charlie Rose Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-15
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Verna Saunders
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 159167/2019

    Make-Up Artist Denied Leave to Amend Complaint to Include Contract Breach, Estoppel Claims

  • 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.

  • Jones v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-06-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Randall Paul Sharp, (Sharp Georgia Law Firm), Smyrna, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, William C. Enfinger, (Department of Law), Atlanta, John Alexander Fitzner, Jessica Black Wilson, (Middle Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Lyons, for appellee.
    Case Number: S21A0035

    Victim's Diary Entries Admissible at Murder Trial Under Residual Exception to Hearsay Rule

  • In the Matter of RC

    Publication Date: 2021-06-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Hassan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 14-19-00246-CV

    Appellant, R.C., a juvenile, challenged the trial court's adjudication order that found he engaged in delinquent conduct by committing the offense of felony murder.