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  • Meadow Springs Recovery LLC v. Wofford; Wofford v. Meadow Springs Recovery LLC

    Publication Date: 2012-11-14
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Boggs, Michael P.
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    Case Number: A12A1432; A12A1433

    The plaintiffs' claims against a law firm fell within the purview of the abusive litigation statute, under which the plaintiffs should have brought the claims, thus the exclusivity provisions of OCG

  • October 29, 2012 |

    ‘Suicide While Sane’ Means Death Was Not an Accident, Court Rules

    After an insured committed suicide, his widow received $2.5 million of life insurance benefits. The insurer, however, declined to pay an additional $1…

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  • Kovacs v. Cornerstone Nat'l Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2012-10-25
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Sanders, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jason Darneille Crim & Bassler LLP, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Joshua Lockhart and Michelle Lockhart, Savannah, proceeded pro se.
    Case Number: A12A0821

    The automobile insurer was not required to provide coverage in the underlying injury suit, which arose after the insured's son hit a pedestrian in a covered vehicle, as the policy's unlisted househo

  • In the Interest of E. E. B. W.

    Publication Date: 2012-10-23
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Monica Hanrahan Hanrahan Freitag Family Law LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert Baker, Attorney General, Shalen Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Elizabeth Williamson Attorney General's Office, Lytia Brown Brown Geiger & Associates, and Suparna Joshi John Marshall Law School, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Elizabeth Price Alston & Bird, Lashawn Mikell Office of the Child Advocate, Ruth Claiborne Claiborne & Surmay PC, Jean Kutner, Atlanta, and Joseph Rosen, Roswell.
    Case Number: A12A1468

    The juvenile court properly exercised subject matter jurisdiction over the termination of adoptive parents' parental rights of a minor child born in and a citizen of Zambia, who lived in Fulton Coun

  • September 23, 2012 |

    Video slideshow: 2012 Transformative Leadership Award winners

    One-on-one interviews with this year's winners

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  • September 23, 2012 |

    Q&A: Lawrie Demorest, Rainmaker Award

    The Alston & Bird partner discusses her personal journey in the legal profession

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  • September 23, 2012 |

    The 2012 Transformative Leadership Award winners

    These trailblazers are making a difference for women and minorities in-house and across the legal profession

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  • August 17, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

    Boies, Schiller & Flexner recruits Philip Morris International's former general counsel to its New York office; U.S. Congressman from California leaves the House for Manatt; and O'Melveny &

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  • Patel v. Epps

    Publication Date: 2012-08-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Flake Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jon Gottlieb Flynn & Gottlieb PA, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A0480

    The appellant was required to file a discretionary appeal in a case involving superior court review of the decision of a special master appointed under the Auditors St

  • July 31, 2012 |

    Study names 25 of the most diverse law firms

    On Monday, career website Vault.com, which provides rankings and ratings on universities and employers, released its 2013 Law Firm Diversity Rankings.

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