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  • Zywiciel v. Historic Westside Village Partners LLC

    Publication Date: 2012-01-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
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    Case Number: A11A1243; A11A1582

    An easement existed in a section of road running between arties' properties because both properties descended from same original subdivision described on the recorded plat, despite the fact tha

  • December 22, 2011 |

    InsideCounsel announces 2012 Transformative Leadership Award winners

    On Tuesday, InsideCounsel announced the winners of the Third Annual Transformative Leadership Awards, which honor in-house counsel and law firm partners who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing and empowering women in corporate law.

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  • Hernandez Auto Painting & Body Works Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Co.

    Publication Date: 2011-12-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mason White Brennan, Harris & Rominger, Savannah, Kyle G. Wallace Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, and Robert H. Schultz Jr. Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen PC, Edwardsville, Ill., for State Farm. Robert B. Turner, Stanley Karsman Savage, Turner, Pinson & Karsman, Christopher D. Britt Tate Law Group LLC, Savannah, for Hernandez Auto. Other party representation: William V. Custer IV Bryan Cave LLP, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A11A0962; A11A0963

    The trial court erred in denying the defendants' motion to dismiss the plaintiff's claim for trade libel, as Georgia does not recognize such a

  • Zywiciel v. Historic Westside Village Partners LLC

    Publication Date: 2011-12-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kwame L. Townes, Tucker, for Zywiciel. Kenneth W. Muhammad The Muhammad Firm, Smyrna, for Muhammad. Ernest L. Greer, Michael J. King Greenberg Traurig LLP, Hayden R. Pace Pace Law PC, and Michael E. Ross Taylor English Duma LLP, Michael P. Froman, Atlanta, for appellees.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A11A1243; A11A1582

    An easement existed in a section of road running between arties' properties because both properties descended from same original subdivision described on the recorded plat, despite the fact tha

  • Dan J. Sheehan Co. v. The Fairlawn on Jones Homeowners Ass'n Inc.

    Publication Date: 2011-12-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David M. Conner The Conner Law Group PC, Savannah, for appellant. Colby E. Longley, Mathew M. McCoy McCorkle & Johnson LLP, Margaret K. Clark Cole, Fleming & Clark, Elizabeth F. Thompson, Savannah, Elizabeth A. Frey Weinstock & Scavo PC, Louis R. Cohan Cohan Law Group LLC, and Joseph C. Sullivan Taylor English Duma LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A11A1030; A11A1315

    Summary judgment was appropriate on plaintiff's foreclosure of lien claims, because a question of fact existed as to whether there was a contract or assent of the pa

  • Moses v. Pennebaker

    Publication Date: 2011-12-09
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen M. Katz The Katz Law Group, Marietta, for appellants. Jay D. Bennett, Nowell D. Berreth, and Daniel C. Norris Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
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    Case Number: A11A0839

    Evidence that one member took control of LLC, managed it unilaterally and without authority, and set up a competing company, supported trial court's award of damages to LLC's other member on his cl

  • December 2, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    In Patent Battle Over Nook, Barnes & Noble Bolsters Legal Team

    As Barnes & Noble defends itself against accusations that its Nook infringes Microsoft's patents, the bookstore chain brought in a lawyer experienced in the tech giant's ways: David

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  • December 2, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    In Patent Battle Over Nook, Barnes & Noble Bolsters Legal Team

    As Barnes & Noble defends itself against accusations that its Nook infringes Microsoft's patents, the bookstore chain brought in a lawyer experienced in the tech giant's ways: David

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  • December 2, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    In Patent Battle Over Nook, Barnes & Noble Bolsters Legal Team

    As Barnes & Noble defends itself against accusations that its Nook infringes Microsoft's patents, the bookstore chain brought in a lawyer experienced in the tech giant's ways: David

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  • November 30, 2011 | Law.com Corporate

    In Battle over Nook, Barnes & Noble Adds Boies to a Team Stacked with Lawyers from Cravath, Quinn, and Kenyon

    In a case before the International Trade Commission, Microsoft is trying to ban importation of Barnes & Noble's Nook, claiming that it infringes five of its patents. B&N has struck back by

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