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  • June 30, 2007 |

    Trademark Wars

    Court's failure to uphold famous marks doctrine jeopardizes U.S. interests overseas.

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  • Jones v. State

    Publication Date: 2007-03-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason R. Clark, Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: John T. Durden Jr., District Attorney, and Melissa L. Poole, Assistant District Attorney, Hinesville, for appellant. Other party representation: Leigh S. Schrope Georgia Public Defenders Standards Council, Atlanta, and James C. Bonner Jr. Georgia Indigent Defense Council, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A06A2388

    The state denied the defendant her constitutional right to a speedy

  • January 31, 2007 |

    Employees Sue for Birth Control Coverage

    The proverbial last straw snapped for Jackie Fitzgerald when she found herself short of cash and debating whether to fill her car's fuel tank or her birth control prescription in 2001. Fitzgerald, a trainman for Union Pacific Railroad Co. (UP), spent her last $40 to buy gas to get to...

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  • Baker v. Sweat

    Publication Date: 2006-11-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sherry S. Harrell, Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard B. Eason, David S. Crawford Eason, Kennedy & Assocs., Atlanta, Wade H. Coleman Coleman, Talley, Newbern, Kurrie, Preston & Holland, Valdosta, and Charles R. Reddick, Homerville, for appellees.
    Case Number: A06A0892

    The defendant lacked standing to maintain a wrongful death action for his adult daughter, since he failed to support, visit or establish a relationship with her during her lif

  • Carey v. State

    Publication Date: 2006-10-27
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel J. Cahill, Danielsville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert W. Lavender, District Attorney, Carnesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A06A1754

    The defendant took a substantial step toward molesting his daughter's cousin when he solicited her interest in photographs of naked women and raised the subject of masturbation wit

  • King v. Goodwin

    Publication Date: 2006-01-27
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Craig N. Cowart Miller, Cowart & Howe LLP, Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: John C. Wolfe Chambliss, Higdon & Carson, and Oliver W. Horne III Reynolds, McArthur & Horne, Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A1595

    The administer of the decedent's estate lacked standing to assert a wrongful death claim under O.C.G.A. § 51-4-2 a, since the decedent had a son over the age of 21, who failed to bring such an actio

  • September 30, 2005 |

    New FASB Rule Spurs Brownfield Spin-Offs, Write-Downs

    Disclosure Rules Presage 'Environmental Enron'

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  • Oswell v. Nixon

    Publication Date: 2005-09-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John C. Wise, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Edward H. Wasmuth Jr. Smith, Gambrell & Russell, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A1410

    Georgia law does not recognize a private cause of action for the alleged unauthorized practice o

  • Johnson v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-08-26
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Orin L. Alexis, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Spencer Lawton Jr., District Attorney, and Ronald M. Adams, Assistant District Attorney, Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A1369

    The defendant placed the topic of his parole revocation hearing at issue when he asked the testifying officer about it, so the state was entitled to clarify the m

  • Railey v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-06-24
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Scott A. Drake, Grayson, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and John A. Steakley, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A0108

    The trial court did not err in admitting certified copies of the defendant's prior convictions at his resentencing following the state's failure to produce admissible evidence of his recidivist stat