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  • State v. Ryan

    Publication Date: 2022-02-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Solomon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James K. Smith, Jr. (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; James K. Smith, Jr., of counsel and on the briefs)
    for defendant: Daniel A. Finkelstein, Deputy Attorney General (Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney General, attorney; Daniel A. Finkelstein, of counsel and on the briefs)
    Case Number: a_65_20_020722

    Because Three Strikes Law Was Merely Enhancement on Most Current Offense, Use of Prior Juvenile Conviction as Predicate Offense Was Constitutional

  • In the Matter of JJ

    Publication Date: 2022-02-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law | Criminal Law | Family Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Landau
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    Case Number: 01-19-00712-CV

    A criminal defendant, who was assessed a twenty-year determinate sentence for capital murder, successfully had the matter reversed on appeal.

  • In re Christianson Air

    Publication Date: 2022-02-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Discovery
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Busby
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    Case Number: 20-0384

    In a suit involving water leaks from plastic pipes, the parties failed to agree on the scope of two corporate representative depositions and the trial court granted a motion to compel the depositions on a list of thirty topics proposed by the plaintiffs.

  • Ex Parte Moore

    Publication Date: 2022-02-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Alley
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    Case Number: 08-20-00064-CR

    The state charged appellant with harassment under section 42.01(a)(7) of the Texas Penal Code.

  • State v. Gonzalez

    Publication Date: 2022-02-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Solomon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Margaret McLane, Assistant Deputy Public Defender (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; Margaret McLane, of counsel and on the briefs, and Richard Sparaco, Designated Counsel, on the briefs)
    for defendant: Steven K. Cuttonaro, Deputy Attorney General (Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney General, attorney; Steven K. Cuttonaro, of counsel and on the briefs, and Paul H. Heinzel, Assistant Somerset County Prosecutor, on the briefs)
    Case Number: lisab

    Statements Should Have Been Suppressed Where Suspect Made Ambiguous Invocation of Counsel, Requiring Investigators to Confirm Whether Suspect Wanted Counsel

  • Nettye v. BlueStone

    Publication Date: 2022-02-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contracts | Energy and Natural Resources
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Devine
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    Case Number: 20-0639

    A natural resource company, that paid noninterest royalties to an owner based upon the deed language, successfully proved on appeal why that was correct.

  • Monroe Guaranty v. BITCO General

    Publication Date: 2022-02-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Evidence | Insurance Law
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Huddle
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    Case Number: 21-0232

    The Texas Supreme Court, in answering certified questions by the federal court, ruled that under Texas law, stipulated extrinsic evidence could be used despite an absence in pleadings.

  • February 18, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Not in the 'Mapmaking Business': Pa. Justices at Fulcrum of Redistricting Debate They Do Not Want

    Newly elected Justice Kevin Brobson, who was sitting in on his first panel, said he was concerned that the court's consideration of the question may set a precedent for those in the legislature to seek an easy out.

    5 minute read

  • February 18, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

    The 10 Largest ERISA Class Action Settlements of 2021

    It was a record year for workplace class action settlements in general, with the top 10 ERISA settlements totaling $837.3 million.

    3 minute read

  • K.G. v. C.H.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-18
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Frank Nervo
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    Case Number: 309154/16

    Court Denies Petition to Determine Parenthood by Equitable Estoppel