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Are North Carolina Court of Appeals Judges Dissenting Less?

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Until recently, a single judge sitting on a panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals could tee up an issue for the Supreme Court of North Carolina simply by filing a dissenting opinion. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-30(2) allowed...more

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Timing is Everything: Retroactive Application of the Direct Action Statute Amendment

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Louisiana’s Direct Action Statute was recently amended to remove the right of an injured person or, if deceased, the statutory beneficiaries, to bring a direct action claim against a tortfeasor’s insurer, except in certain,...more

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Solar Panels/Subdivision Covenant: Missouri Appellate Court Addresses Enforcement Issue

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The Missouri Court of Appeals (Southern District) (“Appellate Court”) addressed in a May 13th Opinion an issue arising out of a homeowner installing solar panels in a subdivision. See Eikmeier v. Granite Springs Home Owners...more

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Legislation in Virginia General Assembly May Affect Appeals

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Senate Bill 999 has passed the Senate and been reported out of the Civil Subcommittee from the House Courts of Justice Committee. The bill, if passed by the House and signed by the Governor, would have two important...more

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Alabama Appellate Court Appears Poised to Deliver Big Win for Cannabis Commission

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Longtime readers of Budding Trends (and there are dozens of you) know that I have been saying over and over recently that – as counterintuitive as it may sound – the fastest way to get Alabama’s medical cannabis program...more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

Two Significant Changes Coming to Florida Courts on January 1, 2023

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What began in 2019 as part of a major overhaul of the Florida court system will come to a completion on January 1, 2023, with two significant changes coming to Florida courts...more

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A Texas Legislative Postmortem | Jerry Bullard | Texas Appellate Law Podcast

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This week, Todd Smith and Jody Sanders welcome back Jerry Bullard, an attorney at Adams, Lynch & Loftin, PC, for a rundown on new statutes from the Texas Legislature’s regular and special sessions that affect trial and...more

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Requirement That Proposed Development Mitigate Cumulative Traffic Impacts Violated Nollan/Dolan Standard

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An initiative measure that required new development to mitigate not only its individual traffic impacts but also cumulative impacts of other projects on traffic levels of service violated the rough-proportionality standard of...more

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Changes to Circuit Court Appellate Jurisdiction

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In its last session, the Florida Legislature passed a law that changes the appellate jurisdiction of Florida’s circuit courts and District Courts of Appeal for certain types of cases. Codified here, the new rule went into...more

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Florida Legislature Makes Welcome Changes to Appellate Jurisdiction

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Effective January 1, 2021, circuit courts will no longer have jurisdiction over civil and criminal appeals from county courts. On June 20, 2020, Governor DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 1392, which, among other things,...more

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