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  • Al-Amin v. State

    Publication Date: 2004-06-04
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John R. Martin Martin Bros. PC, Donald F. Samuel and William C. Lea Garland, Samuel & Loeb PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Anna E. Green, Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Ruth M. Pawlak, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S04A0151

    The surviving victim identified the defendant as the man who opened fire on two deputy sheriffs who were attempting to execute a bench warrant for his a

  • Wachovia Bank NA v. Decatur Auto Ctr. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2004-03-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Ratz Gray & Gilliland PC, Edward T. M. Garland Garland, Samuel & Loeb PC, and Mark V. Spix Spix, Krupp & Reece, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William P. Mason and Brian J. Harris Mason, Harris & Bahr LLP, Atlanta, for appellee. Amicus appellant: Jerome J. Froelich Jr. and David M. Kupsky McKenney & Froelich, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A02A0672

    The Court of Appeals adopted the Supreme Court's judgment that the plaintiff could seek recovery in a conversion suit for the full value of a check, which the defendant bank deliberately honored aft

  • Charina v. Regions Bank

    Publication Date: 2003-12-12
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jay E. Loeb Olim & Loeb LLP, and David A. Webster, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephen M. Forte and Samira Jones Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A03A1189

    The trial court properly refused to reform a guaranty agreement after determining that there was no evidence supporting the defendant's claim that he though he was guaranteeing only 20 percent of th

  • Johnson v. State

    Publication Date: 2003-11-07
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel The Steel Law Firm PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Frederic D. Bright, District Attorney, Milledgeville, for appellee. Other party representation: Edward T. Garland Garland, Samuel & Loeb, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A03A1416

    The trial court dismissed the impaneled jurors for the June 2002 court term before defendant filed her speedy trial demand, so that term did not count for purposes of O.C.G.A. § 17-

  • Baugh v. State

    Publication Date: 2003-07-25
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald F. Samuel, William C. Lea Garland, Samuel and Loeb PC and Tony L. Axam Axam, Adams & Secret PA, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Anne E. Green, Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, and Madonna M. Heinemeyer, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S03A0473

    The state improperly bolstered its witnesses' testimony by introducing their prior consistent statements through the testimony of a detective, even though the defense did not suggest on cross-examin

  • O'Heron v. Blaney

    Publication Date: 2003-07-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hunter S. Allen Jr. and Kara A. Hicks Allen & Weathington PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Albert M. Pearson III Moraitakis, Kushel & Pearson, Atlanta, for appellees. Amicus Appellant: Thomas S. Carlock, Daniel J. Huff, Eric J. Frisch Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair LLP, Robert B. Remar Rogers & Hardin, Donald F. Samuel Garland, Samuel & Loeb PC, Nicholas A. Lolito Georgia Assoc. of Criminal Defense, Atlanta, and George T. Jackson Jackson & Schiavone, Savannah.
    Case Number: S02G1784

    O.C.G.A. § 19-7-5 provides immunity to those who have reasonable cause to report suspected child abuse and for those who make such a report in good

  • Anderson v. Atlanta Comm. for the Olympic Games Inc.

    Publication Date: 2003-06-27
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James N. Sadd Slappey & Sadd, Atlanta, Hardy Gregory Jr. Gregory, Christy & Maniklal, Cordele, Jefferson C. Callier Taylor, Harp & Callier, Columbus, and Madison B. McClellan Gary, Williams, Parenti, et al., Stuart, Fla., for Anderson. Gilbert H. Deitch Bauer & Deitch PC, and Robin N. Loeb Garland, Samuel & Loeb, Atlanta, for Hawthorne. Thomas R. Mock Jr. Hawkins & Parnell LLP, Atlanta, for Atlanta Comm. for the Olympic Games Inc.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A03A0428; A03A0429

    A jury question remained as to whether Centennial Olympic Park was operated as a commercial or recreational property at the time of the Olympic Park bo

  • Decatur Auto Ctr. v. Wachovia Bank NA

    Publication Date: 2003-06-20
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Mason and Brian J. Harris Mason, Harris & Bahr LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Ratz Gray & Gilliland PC, Edward T. M. Garland Garland, Samuel & Loeb PC, and Mark V. Spix Spix, Krupp & Reece, Atlanta, for appellee. Amicus appellant: Jerome J. Froelich Jr. and David M. Kupsky McKenney & Froelich, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S02G1549

    The plaintiff could seek recovery in a conversion suit for the full value of a check which the defendant bank deliberately honored after processing and charging the plaintiff for a stop-payment

  • Garrett v. State

    Publication Date: 2003-05-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald F. Samuel and William C. Lea Garland, Samuel & Loeb PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas J. Campbell, District Attorney, and Mickey R. Thacker, Assistant District Attorney, Cartersville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A2197

    A metal-roofed storage shed that was open on three sides and was accessible from the main building was part of the main building for purposes of O.C.G.A. § 1

  • Brooks-Powers v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Auth.

    Publication Date: 2003-04-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel L. Starks Garland, Samuel & Loeb PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Walter B. McClelland Mabry & McClelland LLP, and Robert J. Routman, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A2448

    The exclusive remedy provision of the Workers' Compensation Act barred the plaintiff's suit arising out of her husband's death at work, while inspecting a segment of MARTA