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  • Wesley Chapel Foot and Ankle Ctr. v. Johnson

    Publication Date: 2007-08-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James E. Looper Jr., Elizabeth N. Neff, Jason D. Dergenroether and W. Scott Henwood Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover PC, for appellant.
    for defendant: . James W. Howard The Howard Law Firm, Tucker, for appellees.
    Case Number: A07A0035

    O.C.G.A. § 9-3-71 b's applicable 5-year statute of repose did not bar the plaintiff's wr death claim, since her claim did not initiate legal proceedings against the defendants; she filed her w

  • Peterson v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-07-27
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dell Jackson, 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 Robin J. Leigh, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S07A0471

    Evidence that the defendant beat her 5-year-old nephew, deprived him of food, tied him to a banister for most of the day, burnt his foot to the extent that he needed a skin graft and forced him to e

  • Rivera v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-07-06
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter D. Johnson, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Craig, District Attorney, Madonna M. Little, Assistant District Attorney, Augusta, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Teresa M. Schiefer Attorney General's Office, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Thomas H. Dunn Georgia Resource Ctr., Holly L. Geerdes Geerdes & Kim LLC and Richard A. Malone Prosecuting Atty's Council, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S07P0151

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying a mistrial or failing to give curative instructions, based on the state's narrowly tailored and logical argument that the defendant presented

  • June 30, 2007 |

    Summer Cinema

    Legal dramas offer lessons in lawyering while they entertain.

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  • Davenport v. Cummins Ala. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2007-04-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William S. Stone, Blakely, and Antoinette Davis Boone & Stone, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Leigh M. Wilco Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco PC, and Todd E. Hatcher, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Charles L. Clay Jr., Ashley P. Nichols Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, George W. Brinson, Atlanta, and J. Bradley Powell Lightfoot, Franklin & White, Birmingham, Ala.
    Case Number: A06A2200

    A component part manufacturer and distributor that did not have an active role in the final product design is not liable as a manufacturer in a products liability a

  • March 31, 2007 |

    Crisis Rolodex

    The Best Lawyers to Call in a Worst-Case Scenario

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  • March 31, 2007 |

    Crisis Rolodex

    The Best Lawyers to Call in a Worst-Case Scenario

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  • Collum v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-03-30
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicholas E. White and Green B. Moore III Public Defender's Office, Gray, for appellant.
    for defendant: Frederic D. Bright, District Attorney, Milledgeville, Gregory L. Bushway, Assistant District Attorney, Gray, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Jason C. Fisher, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S06A2000

    The trial court erred in sentencing the defendant to multiple life sentences, since there was only one v

  • Biddy v. City of Cartersville

    Publication Date: 2006-12-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert P. Hoyt Deming & Hoyt PC, Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles E. Johnson III Shivers & Assocs., Alpharetta, and Edward K. Lovell David G. Archer PC, Cartersville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A06A1876

    The defendant city was entitled to summary judgment because the plaintiff failed to establish that the city owned or operated the truck that sprayed her with an unknown substance and allegedly cause

  • Boldin v. State

    Publication Date: 2006-12-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher T. Adams, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy G. Madison, District Attorney, Jefferson, and Robin R. Riggs, Assistant District Attorney, Winder, for appellee.
    Case Number: A06A1675

    The officers had a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity to search the defendant's home after one officer smelled burning marijuana and saw the defendant flee from his garage into his home, dro