GINA V. BURT v. PLAYTIKA, LTD.; PLAYTIKA HOLDING CORP., SANDRA TUCKER DUCKWORTH v. YELLOW SOCIAL INTERACTIVE, LTD., LAUREN EWING v. VGW HOLDINGS LTD.; VGW HOLDINGS US, INC.; VGW US, INC.; VGW LUCKYLAND, INC., JENNIFER LYNN BEAN v. ARISTOCRAT LEISURE, LTD.; ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; PRODUCT MADNESS, INC. - Articles

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GINA V. BURT v. PLAYTIKA, LTD.; PLAYTIKA HOLDING CORP., SANDRA TUCKER DUCKWORTH v. YELLOW SOCIAL INTERACTIVE, LTD., LAUREN EWING v. VGW HOLDINGS LTD.; VGW HOLDINGS US, INC.; VGW US, INC.; VGW LUCKYLAND, INC., JENNIFER LYNN BEAN v. ARISTOCRAT LEISURE, LTD.; ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; PRODUCT MADNESS, INC.

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 17, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Robert M. Loeb, ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP, Washington, D.C., for the Playtika, Yellow Social Interactive, and VGW Appellants. Sarah E. Harrington, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP, Washington, D.C., for the Aristocrat Leisure Appellants. John E. Norris, DAVIS & NORRIS, LLP, Birmingham, Alabama, for Appellees.

Attorneys 2: ON BRIEF: Robert M. Loeb, Behnam Dayanim, Abigail Colella, ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP, Washington, D.C., Nathan L. Kinard, Anthony A. Jackson, CHAMBLISS, BAHNER & STOPHEL, P.C., Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the Playtika and VGW Appellants. Sarah E. Harrington, Gary Rubman, Nathan Lange, Sameer Aggarwal, Rachel E. Grossman, Emma Keteltas Graham, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP, Washington, D.C., Robb S. Harvey, HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP, Nashville, Tennessee, Lindsey Barnhart, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP, Palo Alto, California, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP, Washington, D.C., for the Aristocrat Leisure Appellants. John E. Norris, Wesley W. Barnett, Dargan M. Ware, DAVIS & NORRIS, LLP, Birmingham, Alabama, for Appellees. Nathan L. Kinard, William M. Gantz, DUANE MORRIS LLP, Boston, Massachusetts, Anthony A. Jackson, CHAMBLISS, BAHNER & STOPHEL, P.C., Chattanooga, Tennessee, Drew Dorner, DUANE MORRIS LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant Yellow Social Interactive.

Judge(s): GILMAN, GIBBONS, and THAPAR, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Winchester

Defendant, Julian Summers, was convicted by a Shelby County jury of first degree murder, tampering with evidence, and abuse of a corpse. As the thirteenth juror, the trial court affirmed the verdicts as to the first degree murder and abuse of a corpse but dismissed the verdict as to tampering with evidence. The trial court sentenced Defendant to a total effective sentence of life imprisonment plus two years. On appeal, Defendant claims that 1) the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress his video-recorded statement to the police; 2) the trial court abused its discretion by permitting the State to call the forensic evaluator as a rebuttal witness; 3) the evidence was insufficient to support his first degree murder conviction; and 4) the trial court abused its discretion by imposing consecutive sentences. Upon review of the entire record, the briefs of the parties and the applicable law, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.

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