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  • Harrell v. Federal Nat'l Payables Inc.

    Publication Date: 2007-04-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nathan M. Wheat and John A. Christy Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Candace N. Smith and Patrick R. Costello Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A06A2305

    The trial court erred in signing the appellants' arrest warrants without giving them notice and an opportunity to be heard as to whether they purged a previous contempt finding by ying fully an

  • Flexible Products Co. v. Ervast

    Publication Date: 2007-03-30
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patrick C. DiCarlo Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Douglas R. Kertscher Hill, Kertscher & Wharton LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A06A2395

    The trial court erred in failing to direct a verdict as to the plaintiff's claims for ordinary negligence, since Georgia's business judgment rule forecloses liability for the ordinary negligence of

  • Benson v. Simon Property Group Inc.

    Publication Date: 2007-03-30
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John F. Salter Jr., Roy E. Barnes The Barnes Law Group LLC, Marietta, and Gary J. Toman Nations, Toman & McKnight LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Rebecca M. Lamberth, John L. Coalson Jr., Colin K. Kelly, Jay D. Bennett, Ethan D. Miller Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, and Charles C. Clay Brock Clay, Marietta, for appellees.
    Case Number: S06G1286

    The Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act DUPA, OCGA § 44-12-190 et seq., did not apply to the plaintiffs' claims for damages resulting from dormancy fees and expiration dates associated with shoppi

  • Lowe's Home Ctrs. Inc. v. Garrison Ridge Shopping Ctr. Marietta Ga. LP

    Publication Date: 2007-03-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Aubrey B. Waddell and Robert L. Crewdson Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard L. Robbins and Aaron S. Furniss Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A07A0372

    The plaintiff obtained an irrevocable easement running with the land when the defendant's predecessor-in-interest granted the plaintiff a license to construct a sign on its property and the plaintif

  • October 31, 2006 |

    Waiver Warnings

    EEOC takes companies to court over severance agreements that violate federal laws.

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  • October 31, 2006 |

    Waiver Warnings

    EEOC takes companies to court over severance agreements that violate federal laws.

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  • Mariner Health Care Inc. v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

    Publication Date: 2006-10-27
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael J. McConnell, Joseph E. Finley, David C. Kiernan and G. Lee Garrett Jones Day, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John A. Chandler, Elizabeth V. Tanis and Drew D. Dropkin Southerland, Asbill & Brennan, Atlanta. Other party representation: Jill Pryor, Jeffrey O. Bramlett Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, Peter Q. Bassett, Mary C. Gill Alston & Bird, Elizabeth T. Baer Meadows, Ichter & Bowers, Atlanta, and Jason L. Crawford Dougherty, Crawford, Fuller & Brown LLP, Columbus.
    Case Number: A06A1372

    The plaintiff should have been allowed to voluntary dismiss its suit claiming that the defendant/auditor caused another company, which acquired and merged with the plaintiff, to purchase the plainti

  • Toberman v. Larose Ltd. Partnership

    Publication Date: 2006-10-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timothy H. Kratz McGuire Woods LLP, Robert J. Waddell Alston & Bird LLP, and Robert L. Florence Troutman Sanders LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Anthony L. Cochran Chilivis, Cochran, Larkins & Bever, Atlanta, Greg Shinall and Paul E. Slater Sperling & Slater, Chicago, Ill., for appellees.
    Case Number: A06A1133

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the appellant's motion for a TRO enjoining the appellees from taking certain actions with regard to appellant's farm, wine collection and pers

  • July 31, 2006 |

    Court Sharpens Definition of Compensable Travel Time

    Kenneth Burton and several other field engineers filed suit against the county seeking compensation for travel time.

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  • Perdue v. O'Kelley

    Publication Date: 2006-07-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, Stephen E. Ritter, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, Charles C. Stebbins III Warlick, Tritt & Stebbins LLP, Augusta, and Glen Lavy Alliance Defense Fund, Scottsdale, Ariz., for appellant.
    for defendant: John E. Stephenson Jr., Jeffrey J. Swart Alston & Bird LLP, Gerald R. Weber Jr., Elizabeth L. Littrell American Civil Liberties Union, and Jack H. Senterfitt Lambda Legal Defense and Educ. Fund, Atlanta, for appellees. Amicus appellee: Scott C. Titshaw Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Miles J. Alexander, Alexander S. Clay, Michael W. Tyler and Jill Warner Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Atlanta. Amicus appellant: Brent M. Estes Drew, Eckl & Farnham, Atlanta, Anita L. Staver, Erik W. Stanley, Rena M. Lindvaldsen and David M. Corry, Lynchburg, Va.
    Case Number: S06A1574

    Art. 1, Sec. 4, Par. 1 of the Georgia Constitution of 1983-which defines the recognition of marriage as only the union of man and woman and states that no union between persons of the same sex shall