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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
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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
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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 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

  • September 30, 2009 |

    Work-Life Balance

    Some firms are seizing an opportunity to be more family-friendly while also saving money.

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  • Hospital Auth. of Valdosta and Lowndes County d/b/a Georgia Medical Ctr. v. Meeks

    Publication Date: 2009-06-19
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Karen H. Summerlin, Glenn Whitley Reinhardt, Whitley, Summerlin & Pittman, Tifton, Walter H. New, Quitman, Donna P. Bergeson and Angela T. Burnette Alston & Bird, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: O. Wayne Ellerbee The Ellerbee Law Firm, Wade H. Coleman Coleman Talley LLP, Valdosta, Marc T. Treadwell, Caroline W. Herrington Adams, Jordan & Treadwell PC, Macon, Thomas M. Burke Jr. and Anthony A. Rowell Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover PA, Tifton, for appellees.
    Case Number: S09G0466

    The Court held that a doctor's credentialing files are discoverable that they do not "involve a peer review or medical review committee's evaluation of actual medical services provided by

  • Gettner v. Fitzgerald

    Publication Date: 2009-04-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Amanda A. Farahany Barrett & Farahany, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul J. Kaplan Alston & Bird LLP, Kenneth G. Menendez and Jeffrey R. Saxby Epstein, Becker & Green PC, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A09A0155

    The evidence was sufficient to raise a jury issue on each essential element of the plaintiff's defamation claim-negligence or fault in the publication of a false defamatory statement and actual i

  • Lamb v. Fulton-DeKalb Hosp. Auth.

    Publication Date: 2009-03-27
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Herald J. Alexander Alexander Law Firm PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bernard Taylor and Debra A. Sydnor Alston & Bird, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Stuart S. Busby Bovis, Kyle & Burch, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A09A0390

    Parol evidence is admissible to show want or failure of consideration to support the enforceability of a con