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Delay in trial justified by witness unavailability, writ denied
Amezcua v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Amezcua, sought a writ of mandate to compel the trial court to dism...
Appellate Court Upholds Business Valuation and Property Division in Divorce
Shidaker v. Shidaker, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case involves a dispute over the division of marital property, specifically a busines...
New evidence doesn't warrant new trial, court rules
State ex rel. Lundeen v. Miday, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that the...
Business Valuation in Divorce Case Partially Reversed on Appeal
Marylou Elaine Muscillo v. Gilles P. Cournoyer, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a final judgment of dissolution...
Appellate Court Denies Writ for Speedy Trial Violation
Paknad v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The petitioner, Paknad, sought a writ of mandate to compel the Superior Court to dis...
Business Valuation and Division in Divorce Affirmed
Leary v. Leary, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case involves a dispute over the division of marital property, specifically a business. The...
Alimony Award Reversed for Failure to Consider All Statutory Factors
Shirley v. Shirley, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a final judgment of dissolution of marriage. The primary di...
Appellate Court Affirms Property Division and Attorney's Fees Award
Soo Jin H. Rademacher v. Franz Louis Rademacher, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision regarding ...
Court Upholds DCF's Denial of Expungement for Unsubstantiated Abuse Allegations
M. W. v. Department of Children and Families, Statewide, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, M.W., sought to compel the D...
Appellate Court Affirms Denial of Mortgage Broker License Due to Fraudulent Conduct
Rapkin, Rapkin v. Department of Financial Services, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's d...
Alimony Award Reversed for Failure to Consider Statutory Factors
Hanson v. Hanson, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a final judgment of dissolution of marriage. The primary disp...
Appellate Court Upholds Imputed Income for Child Support Calculation
Leopold D. Kreisel v. Marion Faith Gudinsky-Kreisel, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's or...
FDA's enforcement discretion over drug importation upheld
Jessica Palacio v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, decided by Eleventh Circuit on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. Jessica Palacio challenged the FDA's refusal to allow her to i...
Appellate Court Affirms Business Valuation in Divorce Property Division
Genevieve Glasgow v. Stephen Edward Glasgow, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns a dispute over the division of marital property...
Confession obtained after invoking counsel rights leads to conviction reversal
In Re Anant Kumar Tripati v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 9, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The appellant, Anant Kumar Tripati, appealed his conviction for agg...
Appellate Court Affirms Property Division and Spousal Support in Divorce
Nichols v. Nichols, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 8, 2026, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's decision regarding the division of marital pro...
Texas Court Affirms Property Division and Attorney's Fees in Divorce
Christopher Ray Carpenter v. Catherine Carpenter, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision regar...
Court Upholds Conviction, Admitting Prior Bad Acts Evidence
Gaige Porter v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Gaige Porter, challenged his conviction for aggravated assau...
Texas Court Affirms Divorce Property Division
Grant Allen Nelson v. Mallary Lauren Nelson, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision regarding ...
Appellate Court Affirms $1M Attorney Fee Award for Exxon Mobil
Dr. Robert Corwin, Richard B. Brualdi, and the Brualdi Law Frim, P.C. v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 31, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case co...
Texas Court Affirms Division of Retirement Benefits in Divorce
Graham Gilliam v. Diane Werlein Gilliam, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 31, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The dispute centered on the division of retirement benefits in a divo...
Court Orders City to Produce Police Misconduct Records
City of Fresno v. Superior Court, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 23, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The City of Fresno challenged a discovery order compelling it to produce...
Appellate Court Affirms Equitable Property Division in Divorce
Henry Hutcherson III v. Tina Hutcherson, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns a dispute over the division of property in a divor...
Prior Bad Acts Admissible as Modus Operandi Evidence
Lett v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Lett, challenged his conviction for aggravated battery, arg...
Prior bad acts evidence admissible under modus operandi exception
Lett v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Lett, challenged his conviction for aggravated battery, arg...
Appellate Court Affirms Dissolution of Marriage Judgment
Marlen Adalgiza Romana Palomeque v. in Re: Eudoro Carvajal Ibanez, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 18, 2026, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The appellant, Marlen Adalgiza Romana ...