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  • Smith v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-11-19
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton, Harold D.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edwin J. Wilson, Snellville, for Sonya Smith. Samuel J. Harris, Cookeville, Tenn., for Joseph Smith. Patrick H. Head, District Attorney, John R. Edwards, Eleanor A. Dixon, Assistant District Attorneys, Marietta, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Jason C. Fisher, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S10A1281; S10A1282

    The evidence authorized the jury to conclude that the defendants committed non-felony acts of abuse that inadvertently led to their son's death as well as felony acts which could serve as the underl

  • Jennings v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-11-12
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton, Harold D.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel F. Little Jr. Little & Crumply LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, Leonora Grant, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Daniel J. Quinn, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Benjamin H. Pierman, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10A1089

    The state is not required to specify in the indictment that it is charging the defendant as a party to the

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    Government Contractors Must Inform Employees of Right to Unionize

    Under new DOL rules, companies must post notices that inform employees of their rights to organize.

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  • September 30, 2010 |

    Strategic Alliances in Brazil

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    Laying a Foundation with China

    Brazil's relationship with fellow BRIC country China is blossoming.

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  • July 31, 2010 |

    Canadian Supreme Court shortens time to collect foreign arbitration awards

    Ruling makes it tough to enforce awards.

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  • July 31, 2010 |

    Canadian Supreme Court Limits Collection of Arbitration Awards

    Yugraneft v. Rexx Management Corporation ruling could alter Canada's arbitration-friendly reputation.

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  • April 30, 2010 |

    Euronext Cross-Listing Offers Benefits to U.S. Companies

    U.S.-listed public companies may benefit from cross-listing in the eurozone.

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  • April 30, 2010 |

    Speedy Listing

    David Freedman, a securities partner at Baker & McKenzie who has considerable experience with Euronext's Fast Path process, has the following suggestions for companies wishing ...

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  • Williams v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-04-09
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rebecca A. Wright, District Attorney, and Charles R. Sheppard, Assistant District Attorney, Augusta, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Reggie A. Lampkin, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S10A0461

    The trial court did not err in denying defendant's motion for a change of venue, since he failed to show bias on the part of any individual juror and did not make a substantive showing of the likeli