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  • Esso Expl. & Prod. Nigeria Ltd. v. Nigerian Nat'l Petroleum Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-14
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Mining and Resources
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellants-Cross-Appellees: Elliot Friedman, David Y. Livshiz, Shannon M. Leitner, Paige von Mehren, Christian Vandergeest, on the brief, Aaron R. Marcu, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, New York, NY; Elizabeth Anne Snodgrass, Luke Sobota, Three Crowns (US) LLP, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Appellee-Cross-Appellant: Peter R. Chaffetz, Andreas A. Frischknecht, Joshua D. Anders, David M. Berman, on the brief, Cecilia F. Moss, Chaffetz Lindsey, LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, National Trade Council, and National Association of Manufacturers: Peter B. Rutledge, Law Office of Peter B. Rutledge, Athens, GA; Steven P. Lehotsky, Jonathan Urick, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, DC; Peter Toldsorf, Erica Klenicki, Manufacturers' Center for Legal Action, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae American Petroleum Institute: Richard D. Deutsch, Andrew G. McBride, McGuireWoods LLP, Houston, TX, Washington, DC; Ben Norris, American Petroleum Institute, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae Chief Mike A.A. Ozekhome, Professor Ikponmwonsa O. Omoruyi, Professor Offornze D. Amucheazi: Alexander A. Yanos, Carlos Ramos-Mrosovksy, Raja Rana, Hanna Robbins, Alston & Bird LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Professor George A. Bermann: Lauren A. Mandell, Apoorva J. Patel, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Justice: Peter A. Sullivan, Christina G. Hioureas, Foley Hoag LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Federal Inland Revenue Service, Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning of the Federal Republic of Nigeria: Mallory B. Silberman, R. Stanton Jones, Sally L. Pei, Janine M. Lopez, Arnold & Porter Kaye LLP, Washington, DC.
    Case Number: 19-3159

    Portions of Award Viable After Nigerian Judgments Were Also Owed Comity by District Court

  • Sinyard et al. v. Georgia Power Company

    Publication Date: 2022-04-07
    Practice Area: Toxic Torts
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Buck, (Buck Law Firm), Peachtree Corners, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Droze, Jill Kuhn, Kathryn Hopkins, Katarzyna Hebda, (Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; Eric Hawkins, David Marshall, (Hawkins & Parnell), Atlanta, Jennifer Burbine, Richard Beaulieu, (McGuireWoods LLP), Atlanta, Lee Anand, (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP), Atlanta, William Massey, Ronnie Gosselin, (Alston & Bird, LLP), Atlanta, James Hollis, (Balch & Bingham LLP), Atlanta, Frances Spinelli, (Evert Weathersby Houff), Atlanta, Ivan Gustafson, (Law Office of Ivan Gustafson), McDonough, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A1424

    In mesothelioma lawsuits, court affirms in part and reverses in part summary judgment for one defendant, reverses as to a second, and affirms as to a third

  • Georgiacarry.Org Inc., et al. v. The Atlanta Botanical Garden, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-16
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Monroe, (John Monroe Law, P.C.), Dawsonville, for appellant.
    for defendant: David Carpenter, James Grant, (Alston & Bird, LLP), Atlanta, Omari Crawford, (The DeKalb County Law Department), Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A1479

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of an entity's right to bar firearms from its property, concluding that the entity's lease created an estate for years and not a usufruct

  • Georgia CVS Pharmacy, LLC v. Carmichael

    Publication Date: 2021-12-01
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laurie Daniel, Matthew Friedlander, (Holland & Knight, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Naveen Ramachandrappa, Michael Terry, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP), Atlanta, Peter Law, Brian Kaplan, (Law & Moran), Atlanta, Brian Trulock, Carrie Moss, (Bendin Sumrall & Ladner, LLC), Atlanta, James Rice, (James A. Rice, Jr., P.C.), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0677

    Court affirms $42,750,000 jury verdict in a premises liability action where the plaintiff was shot in the defendant's parking lot that was known to be unsafe

  • ALR Oglethorpe, LLC et al. v. Fidelity National Title Insurance Company

    Publication Date: 2021-10-22
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathryn Pinckney, Brent Savage, (Savage Turner & Pinckney PC), Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Dana Diment, (Diment Carroll LLP), Carrollton, Robert Lovett, (FisherBroyles, LLP), Savannah, Samantha Gunnison, (Diment Porterfield LLP), Carrollton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A21A0989

    Court affirms summary judgment for title company and against a developer in a matter involving a title abstract that omitted to identify the beneficiary of an easement

  • Union Carbide Corporation v. Brannan et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-07-27
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Catherine Payne, William Massey, Philip Sandick, (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, for Appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Buck, (Buck Law Firm), Peachtree Corners, Brian Kinsley, Greensboro, for Appellee
    Case Number: A21A0143

    Court affirms denial of motion to dismiss personal injury claims of a decedent's estate where prior pending claims doctrine did not bar the refiling

  • Application of the Fund v. AlixPartners LLP

    Publication Date: 2021-07-23
    Practice Area: Discovery | Dispute Resolution | International Law
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Jose Cabranes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky, Rajat Rana, Robert Poole, on the brief, Alexander A. Yanos, Alston & Bird LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Third-Party Defendants-Appellants: Joseph T. Baio, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 20-2653-cv

    Russian Firm 'Interested' in Foreign Arbitration Granted Discovery Under 28 USC §1782

  • Woodstone Townhouses, LLC v. Southern Fiber Worx, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-25
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Phipps
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kermit Dorough, (Kermit S. Dorough, Jr., LLC), Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Douglas Dean, (Lawson & Reid), Cordele, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1857

    Court variously affirms and denies multiple summary judgment orders in a dispute over property rights, easements, and trespass by contractor at an apartment complex

  • Grand Canyon Education, Inc. v. Ward

    Publication Date: 2021-03-18
    Practice Area: Class Actions | Dispute Resolution | Education Law
    Industry: Education
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Derin Dickerson, Kristen Bromberek, (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
    for defendant: G. Lemond, Edward Webb, (Webb, Klase & Lemond, LLC), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A1894

    Federal Regulations Prohibited Enforcement of Arbitration Clause in Online College's Enrollment Agreement

  • North Walhalla Properties, LLC v. Kennestone Gates Condominium Association, Inc et al.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-03
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ira McKee, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Rebecca Drube, (Weissman Nowack Curry & Wilco PC), Atlanta, Sean Keenan, Sunshine Nasworthy, (Cruser Mitchell Novitz Sanchez Gaston & Zimet LLP), Norcross, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1838

    Court affirms summary judgment for condominium complex operator based on owner's lack of standing and remands case for dismissal of owner's complaint