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  • King v. Zakaria

    Publication Date: 2006-07-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul S. Weiner, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Judson Graves and Brian R. Stimson Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A06A0735

    The trial court did not err in granting a directed verdict in favor of the defendant doctor on a medical abandonment claim, since the plaintiff presented no evidence that the doctor violated the sta

  • Rabun County v. Mountain Creeks Estates LLC

    Publication Date: 2006-07-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton, Harold D.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald A. Cronin Jr. O'Quinn & Cronin, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael H. Cummings II Cummings & Dillard, Clayton, T. Michael Tennant, A. McCampbell Gibson and Christina H. Eikhoff Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: S06A0042; S06A0043

    The county was entitled to immunity with regard to a subdivision's claim for damages arising out of the county's refusal to accept ownership of the subdivision's roads, because the subdivision did n

  • Department of Transp. v. Meadow Trace Inc.

    Publication Date: 2006-06-30
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Ray O. Lerer, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Thomas L. Fitzgerald Hulsey, Oliver & Mahar, Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Frank Armstrong III Stewart, Melvin & Frost LLP, Gainesville, T. Michael Tennant Alston & Bird LLP, Tim Carssow, Curtis A. Garrett Jr. and Thomas C. Harney Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: S05G1930

    Notations in a plat incorporated into a cannot vary or expand the right of access given in the

  • May 31, 2006 |

    Right To Sue

    MedImmune asks the Supreme Court to make it easier for licensees to challenge a licensed patent.

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  • May 31, 2006 |

    Right To Sue

    MedImmune asks the Supreme Court to make it easier for licensees to challenge a licensed patent.

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  • April 30, 2006 |

    Stealing Software

    Companies pay the price for installing unlicensed programs.

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  • Central Atlanta Progress Inc. v. Baker

    Publication Date: 2006-04-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Douglas G. Scribner and Paul J. Kaplan Alston & Bird, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Stefan E. Ritter, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Peter C. Canfield, Thomas M. Clyde and Matthew D. Crawford Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A06A1028; A06A1029

    The evidence authorized the trial court to find that the defendants acted on behalf of public officers or agencies in making bids for the NASCAR Hall of Fame and the 2009 Super Bowl game and, thus,

  • Simon Property Group Inc. v. Benson

    Publication Date: 2006-04-07
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rebecca M. Lamberth, John L. Coalson Jr., Colin K. Kelly and Jay D. Bennett Alston & Bird, Atlanta, and Charles C. Clay, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . John F. Salter Jr., Roy E. Barnes The Barnes Law Group LLC, Marietta, and Gary J. Toman Nation, Toman, Nutter & McKnight LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A05A2256

    The gift cards and certificates in question cannot be deemed abandoned under the Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, since the defendant issued them less than five years prior the plaintiffs'

  • Fulton County v. City of Atlanta

    Publication Date: 2006-04-07
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Overtis H. Brantley, Willie J. Lovett Jr., Rory K. Starkey, Marina K. Duncan and Nicolle G. Holt, Fulton County Attorneys, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Linda K. DiSantis, City Attorney, Marc Goncher, Assistant City Attorney, Lisa F. Harper, Otto F. Feil III, Chorey, Taylor & Feil PC, Douglas A. Henderson, Troutman Sanders LLP, Robert D. Mowrey, David M. Meezan Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, and Robert C. Norman Jr. Jones, Cork & Miller, Macon, for appellees. Amicus appellee: Carlton L. Kell Brock, Clay & Calhoun PC, Marietta, and David Biderman National Solid Wastes Management Assoc., Washington, D.C.
    Case Number: S06A0049

    O.C.G.A. § 36-2-26 a unconstitutionally impairs the free flow of interstate commerce by giving the county where a landfill sits the authority to veto the importation of solid

  • March 31, 2006 |

    Data Dangers

    Counsel share proactive measures for keeping e-discovery under control.

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