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  • May 31, 2007 |

    The Regulator Rundown

    One of the greatest challenges facing general counsel is keeping up with current legal issues while anticipating future liabilities. But it's difficult to know where to turn your attention first when dealing with employee complaints, shareholder pressures, potential litigation and a host of regulatory agencies enforcing a host of constantly...

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  • April 30, 2007 |

    Costco Challenges Washington's Alcohol Regulations

    Costco Wholesale Corp. thinks Washington state is drunk with power. In a case before the 9th Circuit, the retailer claims the state's alcohol regulations are overly restrictive and anti-competitive. The feud began in 2003 when John Sullivan, Costco's deputy general counsel for litigation, started researching why the company was paying...

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  • Aderhold v. Lowe's Home Ctrs. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2007-04-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: F. Mayes Davison Davison & Davison, Royston, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kenneth M. Barre Swift, Currie, McGhee & Heirs and John M. Hamrick Holland & Knight LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A06A2081

    Res ipsa loquitur did not apply to the defendant's injury

  • McCreary v. Martin

    Publication Date: 2007-03-09
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael P. Bain, LeAnne P. Cooper and Warren R. Power Power & Cooper PC, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert S. Highsmith Jr., Heather A. Calhoun Holland & Knight LLP, Atlanta, and Norman Smith, Barnesville, for appellees.
    Case Number: S07A0137

    A candidate, who lost a primary election, did not timely exercise his statutory right to seek a stay of the general election or petition the Court for an expedited a

  • November 30, 2006 |

    Illinois Redefines Statute of Limitations for Workers' Comp

    Workers with repetitive motion injuries get more time to file.

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  • October 31, 2006 |

    HP Probe Highlights Investigation Worst Practices

    Botched internal investigation could expose company to criminal liability.

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  • August 31, 2006 |

    Victims' Rights

    Domestic violence victims join the ranks of protected classes.

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  • August 31, 2006 |

    Victims' Rights

    Domestic violence victims join the ranks of protected classes.

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  • April 30, 2006 |

    Globe Trotter

    Church's Chicken lands adventure seeking GC.

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  • Stinchcomb v. Wright d/b/a Ray Wright Homes Inc.

    Publication Date: 2006-03-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Harold T. Daniel Jr., Laurie W. Daniel, Tiffani Z. Moody, Lindsey G. Churchill and Kelli S. Lott Holland & Knight LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . John C. Rogers, Johannes S. Kingma Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair LLP, Atlanta, and James E. Bischoff Bischoff & White PC, Fayetteville, for appellees.
    Case Number: A05A2253

    The trial court did not err in granting summary judgment to the plaintiff builders on the defendant real estate developer's counterclaim for breach of contract because the defendant failed to presen