Filter This View

  • September 12, 2010 |

    Labor: Supreme Court to Address "Cat's Paw" Theory in Employment Discrimination Case

    The Supreme Court's decision in Staub v. Proctor Hospital will resolve a circuit split on the degree of influence necessary to apply "cat's paw" theory.

    1 minute read

  • Martis v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-07-30
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samir J. Patel Public Defender's Office, Cartersville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas J. Campbell, District Attorney, and Richard A. Hull, Assistant District Attorney, Cartersville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0445

    Corroborated information from the confidential informant provided probable cause for issuance of a search wa

  • Hightower v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-07-30
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jimmonique R. S. Rodgers Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta, for Hightower. Mark T. Phillips, Albany, for Johnson. Gregory W. Edwards, District Attorney, Albany, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Reggie A. Lampkin, Assistant Attorney General, and Kenneth B. Hodges III Baudino Law Group PLC, Atlanta, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S10A0383, S10A0589

    The trial court did not err in allowing test that a witness had expressed his opinion regarding the guilt of certain defendants for the limited purpose of impeaching the witness's test

  • Watts v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-07-16
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian K. Ross, Covington, for appellant.
    for defendant: William K. Wynne Jr., District Attorney, and Melanie M. Bell, Assistant District Attorney, Covington, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A1383

    Defense counsel's decision not to impeach the defendant's wife with evidence of her prior convictions was a matter of trial ta

  • June 30, 2010 |

    Five General Counsel Who Thrive in the Non-Profit World

    InsideCounsel chats with non-profit GCs.

    1 minute read

  • Weis v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-04-23
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton, Harold D.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen B. Bright Southern Ctr. for Human Rights, Robert H. Citronberg, Atlanta, and Thomas M. West, Manchester, Mass., for appellant.
    for defendant: Scott L. Ballard, District Attorney, Robert W. Smith Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Griffin, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Patricia B. A. Burton, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S09A1951

    Inadequate or delayed defense counsel funding from the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council did not result in presumed prejudice to the defendant, since the funding deficiency showed neither an

  • April 19, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

    Experts Archive: Complete List of CorpCounsel.com Contributed Stories

    1 minute read

  • Trucks Inc. v. Trowell

    Publication Date: 2010-02-26
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin A. Leonard Bovis, Kyle & Burch, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Curtis Farrar Jr. and Matthew J. Hennesy Farrar & Hennesy, Douglas, for appellee. Other party representation: Delece Brooks State Bd. of Workers' Compensation, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A09A1624

    The trial court erred in finding that the claimant's disability stemmed from a change in condition, since she never previously received an award of workers' compensation benefits or a voluntary pay

  • January 31, 2010 |

    Full Force: Financial Fraud Task Force Given Broader Mandate

    New team spreads a wider net for financial fraud enforcement.

    1 minute read

  • Gober v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-10-09
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mitchell D. Durham, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick H. Head, District Attorney, Dana J. Norman and Kathryn E. Cozzo, Assistant District Attorneys, Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A1924

    The trial court properly admitted a key witness's prior inconsistent statement as substantive evi