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  • American Control Systems Inc. v. Boyce

    Publication Date: 2010-04-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph S. Bloodworth Bush, Crowley, Leverett & Leggett LLP, Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: James D. Garner Sell & Melton LLP, Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A2287

    The trial court erred in applying strict scrutiny to review a former employee's employment agreement's restrictive covenants, because the covenants were ancillary to the sale of a bus

  • Potter-Miller v. Reed

    Publication Date: 2010-01-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Savannah Potter-Miller, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bryan M. Ward Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A1929

    The appellant abandoned her enumeration of error regarding a supersedeas bond, since she provided no supporting legal auth

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    Weighty Issues: Courts Say Workers Comp Covers Weight Reduction Surgery

    Obesity epidemic raises both workers comp and ADA litigation risks for employers.

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  • Allen v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-07-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James W. Smith, Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert W. Lavender, District Attorney, Hartwell, and Leon Jourolmon, Assistant District Attorney, Elberton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A1541

    The state gave race-neutral reasons for striking six African American prospective j

  • Abdul-Malik v. AirTran Airways Inc.

    Publication Date: 2009-05-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Herald J. Alexander Alexander Law Firm PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew W. Clarke, Caitlin E. Bannigan Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP, and James T. Brieske, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A09A0396

    The plaintiff failed to provide evidence to contradict the defendants' testimony on the dispositive issue of whether they fabricated e-mails in which the plaintiff was accused of making a terroristi

  • Stryker v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-04-17
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth J. Rajotte, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles A. Spahos, Solicitor General, and Gilbert A. Crosby Solicitor General's Office, McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A08A2124

    The defendant had a friend leave in the defendant's girlfriend's car after an officer arrested the girlfriend for shoplifting and said he need to check the car's registr

  • Eason v. Troon Co. LLC

    Publication Date: 2009-03-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Judson F. Smith Jr. Smith & Cannon PC, Vidalia, for appellant.
    for defendant: Chad K. Reed and Nicole A. Scarborough Busch & Reed PC, Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A08A1945

    Jeff Davis State Court had jurisdiction over the appellee's scire facias to revive a $10,343.65 judgment against the appellant, since it rendered the original judgment and O.C.G.A. § 9-12-63 provid

  • Asset Acceptance LLC v. Wheeler

    Publication Date: 2009-01-30
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James T. Freaney Frederick J. Hanna & Assocs. PC, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Stephanie L. Wheeler, Commerce, proceeded pro se.
    Case Number: A08A2410

    The trial court properly vacated an arbitration award, which was issued into a hearing and without prior n

  • Lawson v. Entech Enters. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2008-11-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
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    Case Number: A08A1053

    The def owned no duty to the decedent, since the fatal vehicular accident between a truck belonging to the def 's subcontractor and the decedent occurred off the job site where the de

  • Schofield Interior Contr. Inc. v. Standard Bldg. Co. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2008-10-24
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
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    Case Number: A08A1026

    A negligent construction claim arises in tort and exists independently of any claim for breach of con