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  • Littlefield Constr. Co. v. Bozeman

    Publication Date: 2012-03-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George T. Talley and Edward F. Preston Coleman Talley LLP, Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Keenan R. S. Nix, Christopher J. Graddock Morgan & Morgan PA, Atlanta, Scott C. Crowley and Bobby L. Scott Day Crowley LLC, Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: A11A2363

    The employer did not produce uncontradicted evidence that his employee was not acting within the scope of his employment when he rear-ended the plaintiff's ve

  • September 2, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    From One Bankrupt Firm to Another: Brobeck Asks Heller For $471,000

    In the course of its nearly decade-old bankruptcy, the $470,988 settlement that Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison's estate proposed late last month won't change the course of its Chapt

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  • Radio Sandy Springs Inc. v. Allen Rd. Joint Venture

    Publication Date: 2011-08-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Francisco J. Marquez, Acworth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Deborah V. Haughton and Noel J. Cotney Jr. Wiles & Wiles, Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A11A1453.

    The Court dismissed an appeal from the grant of summary judgment to the landlord in a dispossessory action for failure to comply with the seven-day filing requirement of O.C.G.A. § 44-7-56 even tho

  • July 4, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

    The Arc Of the Covenant: Texas Supreme Court Opinion Alters Path of Noncompete Law

    The Texas Supreme Court just made it easier for employers to enforce noncompete covenants against ex-employees. In Marsh USA Inc. and Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. v. Rex Cook, a divided h

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  • Alexander v. Wachovia Bank, Nat'l Ass'n

    Publication Date: 2010-09-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christine H. Alexander, Morrow, proceeded pro se. Lewis N. Jones Jones, Morrison & Womack PC, Atlanta, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A10A1517

    The bank did not present any evidence regarding the amount of da and therefore was not entitled to judgment on the pleadings on the amount of da

  • July 31, 2010 |

    Judges Put a Hold on SOX Whistleblower's Reinstatement

    Whistleblower advocates view ruling as an attack on OSHA's power.

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  • July 31, 2010 |

    Judges put a hold on SOX whistleblower’s reinstatement

    Whistleblower advocates say 6th Circuit case is a serious attack on OSHAs powers.

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  • Stephens v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-07-30
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walter M. Britt and James R. Little Chandler, Britt, Jay & Beck LLC, Buford, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Jon W. Setzer, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0223

    The trial court lacked authority to impose any conditions upon the defendant's p

  • Lewis v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-03-12
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sharon L. Hopkins, Duluth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Stephen A. Fern, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A1626

    Trial counsel presumably acted reasonably in not calling the wi mother as a defense wi

  • Potter v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-12-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Dunn Jr. and Jad B. Johnson Public Defender's Office, Douglas R. Woodruff, Public Defender, LaFayette, for appellant.
    for defendant: Herbert E. Franklin Jr., District Attorney, LaFayette, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A2109

    The trial court did not err in admitting expert testimony on the scientific method of converting a serum alcohol reading into a whole blood alcohol concentr