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  • Bithoney v. The Fulton-DeKalb Hosp. Auth.

    Publication Date: 2011-12-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel M. Klein Buckley & Klein LLP, Atlanta, for appellant. Richard H. Sinkfield, Catherine M. Bennett Rogers & Hardin LLP, Charles S. Johnson III, Robert S. Highsmith Jr., and Joshua I. Bosin Holland & Knight LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A11A0934

    The trial court did not clearly err in applying the rule in Prophecy Corp. v. Charles Rossignol, Inc., 256 Ga. 27 1986, to hold that the statute of frauds barred enforc of an oral severance agre

  • November 1, 2011 |

    MF Global’s customer account discrepancies spur regulatory probe

    MF Global Holdings Ltd. collapsed into bankruptcy yesterday after a potential buyer discovered a major money problem at the securities company and halted negotiations.

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  • October 31, 2011 | National Law Journal

    The Minority 40 Under 40

    The lawyers profiled here were all born in the 1970s, a decade when law schools and law firms were just beginning to welcome minorities in significant numbers. The

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  • Bailey v. Moten

    Publication Date: 2011-10-28
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Vernon M. Strickland Holland & Knight LLP, Atlanta, for appellant. Ronald H. Harwell Harwell, Brown & Harwell PC, Orville Shepherd and Graylin C. Ward, Newnan, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S11A01260

    The deed upon which the appellant relied in her quiet title suit did not convey an interest in the property in question, because the deed's description and the referenced plat included only her hous

  • October 3, 2011 |

    7 transformative leaders in the legal profession

    Women of influence discuss how they've mentored and advanced women lawyers.

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  • September 29, 2011 |

    Getting to know the 2011 Transformative Leadership winners

    Sometimes a profile just isn't enough. InsideCounsel asked each of our 2011 Transformative Leadership Award winners to talk to us about their trials and tribulations over the course of their careers.

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  • Clark v. Atlanta Indep. Sch. Sys.

    Publication Date: 2011-08-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert D. Feagin Martenson, Hasbrouck & Simon LLP and John F. Woodham Woodham and Assocs. LLC, Atlanta, for Clark. Lemuel H. Ward City of Atlanta Law Dep't, Charles S. Johnson III, Joshua I. Bosin, Sarah L. Zampell Holland & Knight LLP, Matthew C. Welch, Atlanta, and Norman S. Fletcher Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis LLP, Rome, for Atlanta Independent School System. Lemuel H. Ward, Jeffrey S. Haymore City of Atlanta Law Dep't, William S. Sams Fulton County Attorney's Office, Charles S. Johnson III, Joshua I. Bosin, Sarah L. Zampell Holland & Knight LLP, Matthew C. Welch, Atlanta, and Norman S. Fletcher Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis LLP, Rome, for city of Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A11A0549; A11A0550; A11A0551

    The Court dismissed for lack of jurisdi an appeal from an order construed as an amendment of an order granting an interlocutory injun

  • Boston Men's Health Ctr. Inc. v. Howard

    Publication Date: 2011-08-12
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sarah L. Zampell and Laurie W. Daniel Holland & Knight, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James G. Edwards II Orr & Edwards, Tucker, David Krugler and Alwyn R. Fredericks Cash, Krugler & Fredericks LLC, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A11A0485

    The trial court erred in instructing the jury on the physici ient confidential relationship and a physician's duty to disclose, since no physician remained in the case so as to establish physic

  • Boston Men's Health Ctr. Inc. v. Howard

    Publication Date: 2011-07-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sarah L. Zampell and Laurie W. Daniel Holland & Knight, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James G. Edwards II Orr & Edwards, Tucker, David Krugler and Alwyn R. Fredericks Cash, Krugler & Fredericks LLC, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A11A0485

    The trial court erred in instructing the jury on the physici ient confidential relationship and a physician's duty to disclose, since no physician remained in the case so as to establish physic

  • City of Atlanta v. Benator

    Publication Date: 2011-07-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laurance J. Warco, John H. Fleming, Allegra J. Lawrence-Hardy Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, Laura Sauriol-Gibris City of Atlanta Law Dep't, John M. Parsons and Amanda M. Conley Parsons Law Group, Atlanta, for the city of Atlanta. Edward A. Webb, Matthew C. Klase Webb, Klase & Lemond, John M. Parsons and William L. Pratt, Atlanta, for Benator. Alfred B. Adams III, Vernon M. Strickland Holland & Knight LLP and Rodney K. Strong Griffin & Strong PC, Atlanta, for K & V Meter Automation. Rodney K. Strong Griffin & Strong PC, Atlanta, for Metals & Materials Engineers. Other party representation: Kimberly R. Ward Holland & Knight, Theodore Freeman, T. Bart Gary, Jacob E. Daly Freeman, Mathis & Gary LLP, William L. Pratt, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A11A0769; A11A0770; A11A0771; A11A0772

    In a case of first impression, the Court held that ante litem notice must be provided separately for each named plaintiff in a class action la