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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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  • Thomas-Sears v. Morris

    Publication Date: 2006-03-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert L. Bunner and C. Terry Blanton Perrie & Cole LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Elizabeth A. Price, Daniel F. Diffley Alston & Bird LLP, and Charles E. Leonard, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A1656

    The defendant was released from his guaranty on a note because a subsequently-executed agreement materially changed his oblig and constituted a nov

  • EHCA Dunwoody LLC v. Daniel

    Publication Date: 2006-03-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James C. Grant and Derin B. Dickerson Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brent S. Hudspeth, Christopher J. McFadden, Decatur, Heber Simmons III and Chris Henderson Simmons Law Group PA, Jackson, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A2141

    The plaintiff developed severe interstitial cystitis IC from use of a latex catheter, which the medical center inserted into her while she was under its care, even though she informed the medical ce

  • Thompson v. Scientific Atlanta Inc.

    Publication Date: 2005-10-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joshua A. Millican, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Oscar N. Persons, Susan E. Hurd, Kelly C. Wilcove Alston & Bird, Atlanta, and Gerald Davidson Jr. Davidson & Tucker LLP, Duluth, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A1447

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the shareholder's belated oral request to conduct discovery before dismissing his derivative suit pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 14-

  • September 30, 2005 |

    2nd Circuit

    eToys Bankruptcy Raises Scrutiny Of IPO Underwriters

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