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  • Stripling v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-08-26
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton, Harold D.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David T. Wooten, George P. Word, Georgia Capital Defender, Atlanta, Mitchell D. Raup, David M. Gossett and Carl J. Summers Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C., for appellant.
    for defendant: James D. McDade, District Attorney, Jeffrey L. Ballew, James A. Dooley and W. Thomas Weathers III, Assistant District Attorneys, Douglasville, for appellee. Amicus Appellee: Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Deputy Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Sabrina D. Graham, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S11A0474

    The trial court erred in ruling that it was unconstitutional to place the burden on defendants to prove their mental retardation beyond a reasonable

  • Cotton v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2011-07-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Randolph A. Mayer and Mark Harper Payer & Harper LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kenneth D. Jones and Kevin A. Leipow Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover PC, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A11A0390

    The trial court erred in holding that a school official's duties related to the release of children from school were discretionary, not minist

  • March 7, 2011 | National Law Journal

    D.C. CALENDAR

    Tuesday, March 8 Discovery: The District of Columbia Bar's Continuing Legal Education program and 11 sections present "Dealing With Annoying an

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  • September 27, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

    Summaries of the High Courts' 2009-2010 Cases and Controversies

    A list of opinions issued by the Texas Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeals in their 2009-2010 terms. The list contains summaries of the cases and is organized by practice

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  • Resource Life Ins. Co. v. Buckner

    Publication Date: 2010-07-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frank C. Jones, Cater C. Thompson Jones, Cork & Miller, Macon, and Benjamin A. Land Buchanan & Land, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: James E. Butler Jr., Joel O. Wooten Jr., Brandon L. Peak Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer LLP, Gregory S. Ellington Hatcher, Stubbs, Land, Hollis & Rothschild, Samuel W. Oates Jr., Columbus, Michael B. Terry and Frank M. Lowrey IV Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A10A1197

    The trial court did not err in certifying the two classes at issue: 1 insureds, whose loans terminated early, but who did not receive a refund of unearned premiums and 2 all current and former owner

  • Kim v. Municipal Market Co.

    Publication Date: 2010-04-09
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas G. Tidwell The Tidwell Law Firm, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jerald R. Hanks, Brandon G. Day Hanks Brookes LLC, and Mark Harper Mayer and Harper, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A1673

    A market was entitled to summary judgment in it's tenant's negligence suit, because the tenant Summary had equal knowledge of the hazard created by leaking water, which formed a puddle in the market

  • Kennedy v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-07-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph W. Jones Jr. Public Defender's Office, Newnan, for appellant.
    for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, and Raymond C. Mayer, Assistant District Attorney, Newnan, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A0430

    The trial court did not err in admitting evidence of the October 2005 burglary as a similar transaction, since both incidents involved smash and grab burglaries of Chevron Stations in which cigarett

  • May 27, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Defying Criticism, High Court Pick Stays on 'Real World' Message

    Within minutes of President Barack Obama's announcement Tuesday that he will nominate Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the 2nd Circuit to the U.S. Supreme Court, conservative groups vowed opposition or toug

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  • May 4, 2009 | National Law Journal

    Souter's Retirement Sets Stage for Nomination Fight

    Within hours of the first leaks about Supreme Court Justice David Souter's retirement plans, forces were lining up for battle, with female nominees -- Judges Sonia Sotomayor and Diane Wood, and Soli

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  • December 31, 2008 |

    No Class Relief for TILA Mortgage Rescissions

    In September the 7th Circuit held that class recovery is never available for TILA rescission claims.

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