• Oglethorpe Power Corp. v. Forrister

    Publication Date: 2010-04-16
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hugh, B. McNatt McNatt Greene and Peterson, Vidalia, and Natalie M. Christensen, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael D. McRae and Jason B. Sanker McRae, Stegall & Peek, Cedartown, for appellees. Other party representation: Charles T. Autry, Roland F. Hall Autry Horton & Cole LLP, Tucker, Peter M. Degnan, Jonathan E. Wells Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, and Steven T. Minor Tisinger, Tisinger, Vance & Greer, Carrollton.

    Case Number: A09A2015

    The issue of whether a power plant was a permanent or continuing nuisance was a jury que

  • Cabiness v. Lambros

    Publication Date: 2010-04-16
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. Flay Cabiness, Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew J. Ekonomou Ekonomou Atkinson & Lambros LLC, Atlanta, Robert B. Turner, Christopher D. Britt Savage, Turner, Pinson & Karsman, Timothy D. Roberts Oliver Maner & Gray, Savannah, Terry L. Readdick Brown, Readdick, Bumgartner, Carter, Strickland & Watkins, Nathan T. Williams, Brunswick, David A. Garland Moore, Clarke, Duvall & Rodgers PC, Albany, William B. Johnson, Jesup, Dabney D. Ware and John W. Caven Jr. Foley & Lardner LLP, Jacksonville, Fla., for appellee. Other party representation: Stephen D. Kelly, District Attorney, Woodbine, Peter M. Degnan, Gregory B. Mauldin Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, Alex L. Zipperer Zipperer, Lorberbaum & Beauvais, Jeremy S. McKenzie Tate Law Group, Savannah, John J. Ossick Jr., Kingsland.

    Case Number: A09A2352

    An attorney could not be held in criminal contempt based on a receivership order that did not apply directly t

  • Turner Broadcasting System Inc. v. David McDavid

    Publication Date: 2010-04-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James A. Lamberth Troutman Sanders, Atlanta, and Thomas G. Hungar Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C., for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven J. Rosenwasser, Joshua F. Thorpe and Jill Pryor Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Hugh B. McNatt Balch & Bingham and Jeffrey J. Swart Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta.

    Case Number: A09A2314

    There was sufficient evidence for the jury to find an enforceable oral contract, since the defendant made many objective manifestations of intent to be bound, including statements such as we have a

  • March 31, 2010 | Alm

    Updated Special Report: Crisis on Wall Street

    As Wall Street's woes continue, Law.com presents ongoing coverage of the financial meltdown from across the globe, with updates on the firms handling the bankruptcies, the fate of in-house legal tea

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  • Fulton County v. Southern Hope Humane Society

    Publication Date: 2010-03-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Vincent D. Hyman, County Attorney, and Robert D. Ware County Attorney's office, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nowell D. Berreth and Cindy S. Manning Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A2399

    The trial court did not err in granting summary judgment to humane society on its counterclaim for breach of contract, because the county breached the contract by failing to pay the remaining amoun

  • Smith v. Hallum

    Publication Date: 2010-03-12
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walter M. Britt and Luther H. Beck Jr. Chandler, Britt, Jay & Beck LLC, Buford, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nowell D. Berreth, Jay D. Bennett Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, and Ethel D. Anderson Anderson, Davidson & Tate, Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: S09A1790

    No clear and convincing evidence showed that modification of an irrevocable trust was warranted by a beneficiary's alleged attempt to kill the settlor's

  • January 14, 2010 |

    Who Protects: Law Firms on the Cutting Edge

    Our tally shows who does the most U.S. IP work for the

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  • Rainbow USA Inc. v. Cumberland Mall LLC

    Publication Date: 2010-01-08
    Practice Area:
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph C. Chancey Drew, Eckl & Farnham LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Luke A. Kill Andre & Blaustein LLP and Andrew M. Gibson Alston & Bird, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A0831

    A mall could not argue that a new free-standing warehouse store was open for business on the premises occupied by former anchor store, because the lease language did not support a definition of the

  • Heiman v. Mayfield

    Publication Date: 2009-11-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anthony L. Cochran Chilivis, Cochran, Larkins & Bever, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James E. Voyles and Mark F. Milhollin The Voyles Milhollin Law Firm, Kennesaw, Paul W. Burke Drew Eckl & Farnham, Peter Q. Bassett, Kerry K. Vatzakas Alston & Bird, Dan F. Laney III and Kimberly L. Myers Rogers & Hardin LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A2253

    Exculpatory clauses in a trust instrument are not effective to relieve a trustee of liability for breach of trust committed in bad faith, intentionally or with reckless indifference to the interest

  • Rainbow USA Inc. v. Cumberland Mall LLC

    Publication Date: 2009-10-09
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph C. Chancey Drew, Eckl & Farnham LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Luke A. Kill Andre & Blaustein LLP and Andrew M. Gibson Alston & Bird, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A09A0831

    A mall could not use a new free-standing warehouse store as a comparable replacement for a mall anchor store with regard to its mall tenant's lease, which allowed the tenant to pay a lower rent if t