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  • November 4, 2013 | Litigation Daily

    Grudgingly, Supremes Pass on Facebook Cy Pres Challenge

    We've written frequently about cy pres class action settlements—deals in which defendants pony up funds for charities or advocacy groups instead of paying class member

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  • October 29, 2013 | The Recorder

    In Privacy Fights, Facebook 'Friends' Munger

    SAN FRANCISCO — Munger Tolles & Olson is becoming Facebook's go-to appellate counsel in big privacy class actions. Munger partners Kristin Linsley Myles and Daniel L

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  • Gayle v. Frank Callen Boys and Girls Club Inc.

    Publication Date: 2013-07-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dwight Feemster Duffy & Feemster LLC, and William Norse, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Ryburn Ratterree and Quentin Marlin Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP, Savannah, for appellee. Other party representation: Dana Braun and D. Scott Porch Callaway, Braun, Riddle & Hughes PC, Savannah.
    Case Number: A13A0084

    The Recreational Property Act precluded the plaintiffs' claims to recover for injuries, which the first plaintiff sustained during a basketball game at the defendant Boys and Girls

  • Jackson v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-06-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ray, William M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Edwards, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Larry Chisolm, Margaret Heap, District Attorneys, and Christine Barker, Assistant District Attorney, Savannah, for appellee.
    Case Number: A13A0124

    The exception to the abolition of the inconsistent verdict rule did not apply to the jury's verdict, since the record did not contain anything that made the jury's reasoning transparent for finding

  • November 27, 2012 |

    The IC Top 20: The most important news stories of 2012

    A roundup of 20 headline-making stories from the past year that in-house counsel couldnt afford to miss.

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  • Keaton v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-11-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Billy M. Grantham, Bainbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph K. Mulholland, District Attorney, and Michael L. Bankston, Assistant District Attorney, Bainbridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A1203

    The defendant did not show that his counsel was ineffective in failing to move to suppress several inconsistent statements he made about why he was present at the burglarized resi

  • October 16, 2012 |

    New York law school officials dubious about impact of state pro bono rule

    New Yorks new mandatory pro bono requirement may not pack as big of a punch as intended, law school officials in the state say.

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  • May 22, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Where Does Environmental Justice Stand?

    On May 8, Judge Louis H. Pollak passed away. I served as law clerk to Pollak at the beginning of my career. He was, to be sure, a great man — and one who loved parentheticals, including

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  • Gibson v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-04-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Boggs, Michael P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brace W. Luquire, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: Julia A. Slater, District Attorney, and Douglas L. Breault, Assistant District Attorney, Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A0195

    The evidence supported a finding that the defendant presented the check at issue, which was drawn on a closed account, in exchange for a present consideration within the meaning of O.C.G.A. § 16-9

  • White Oak Homes Inc. v. Community Bank & Trust

    Publication Date: 2012-03-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael D. Robl Spears & Robl LLC, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Joseph D. Cooley III and Jason A. Dean Hulsey, Oliver & Mahar, Gainesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A11A2191

    Nexgen Cumming LLC v. State Bank & Trust Co., A11A2170 01/26/12, 12 FCDR 271 02/03/12, adversely decided the appellant's challenge to the admissibility of a publisher's affidavit of publication