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  • Pareja v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-11-13
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton, Harold D.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald F. Samuel and William C. Lea Garland, Samuel & Loeb PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, and Peggy A. Katz, Assistant District Attorney, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S09G0960

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting evidence of alleged, but not previously reported, child abuse, which occurred 26 years before the charged crime, due to its similarity and i

  • August 31, 2009 |

    Names' Sake: Social media pose trademark threats for companies

    Social media pose trademark threats for companies.

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  • Deleon v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-05-08
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Sears, Leah Ward
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald F. Samuel and William C. Lea Garland, Samuel & Loeb PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lee Darragh, District Attorney, Jennifer C. Bagwell, Gregory E. Radics, Assistant District Attorneys, Gainesville, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Jason C. Fisher, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S09A0206

    The trial court did not err in failing to excuse a juror for cause, who stated several times that he could set aside any preconceived notions, as well as what he had read about the case before trial

  • Davis v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-05-08
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel The Steel Law Firm PC, Donald F. Samuel Garland, Samuel & Loeb PC and Bruce H. Morris Firestone & Morris, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Elizabeth A. Baker, Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Christopher R. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta for appellee.
    Case Number: S09A0395

    The trial court did not err in allowing the state to dim the lights during closing argument so that the jury could view properly admitted photographs of the v

  • Pareja v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-02-27
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald F. Samuel and William C. Lea Garland, Samuel & Loeb PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, and Peggy A. Katz, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A08A1667

    Evidence regarding the defendant's former molestation of another child was admissible as a similar transaction, even though the prior molestation occurred approximately 26 years prior to the current

  • Wilkie v. 36747 LLC

    Publication Date: 2008-10-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
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    Case Number: A08A1132; A08A1288

    The buyers of a software company's assets did not assume liability for the company's former salesperson's commissions contract under the buyers and the sellers' asset purchase agre

  • May 31, 2008 |

    Marked Out

    TTAB takes a tougher stand against trademark owners' claims.

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  • January 1, 2008 |

    Co-author Conflict

    2nd Circuit's decision on retroactive licenses rattles publishing and entertainment industries.

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  • January 1, 2008 |

    Credit Card Cos. Target Retailers' Security Holes

    The big banks are the last ones you'd expect at the courthouse window shouting, "I just won't take it anymore."But that's exactly what happened after ...

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  • Garland, Samuel & Loeb PC v. American Safety Cas. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2007-08-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Williston C. White Williston C. White & Assocs. PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Terry R. Howell and Jonathan D. Kramer Fields Howell Athans & McLaughlin, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A07A1900

    Professional liability insurance policies do not provide coverage for claims arising solely from contractual disputes, which do not arise from the rendering of professional services as an att