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  • McDowell v. Regions Bank

    Publication Date: 2011-09-23
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: McFadden, Christopher J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph N. Smith, Charles S. Conerly and Randall C. Parian Smith Conerly LLP, Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Sean A. Gordon Greenberg Traurig LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A11A1480

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in ordering the resale of foreclosed-upon property because the bank did not act in bad faith and the property failed to sell for its true market

  • Ferrari v. Am. Home Prod. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2011-09-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lanny B. Bridgers, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Paul L. Fields Jr., Alissa C. Malone Fields Howell Athans & McLaughlin LLP, Lori G. Cohen, Christiana C. Jacxsens Greenberg Traurig LLP, Leslie J. Suson Thompson Hine LLP, Atlanta, Daniel J. Thomasch Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, N.Y., and Marcy H. Greer Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Austin, Texas, for appellees. Other party representation: Glenn A. Delk Lightmas & Delk, Robert D. Hays Jr., Michael R. Powers, Matthew S. Harman King & Spalding, Lowell S. Fine Alembik Fine & Chandler PA, George R. Neuhauser, Kenneth P. McDuffie Nall & Miller LLP, William H. Major III, David H. Wilson Hawkins & Parnell, Atlanta, and Joseph F. Archer, Houston, Texas.
    Case Number: A07A0306

    Ferrari v. American Home Products Corp., 286 Ga. App. 305 2007 Ferrari I, rev

  • Legacy Communities Group Inc. v. Branch Banking & Trust Co.

    Publication Date: 2011-07-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steve M. Kushner and Eugenia W. Iredale Fellows LaBriola LLP, Atlanta, for Legacy Tampa Investment. Jennifer B. Moore, Mark G. Trigg and Lee B. Hart Greenberg Traurig LLP, Atlanta, for Branch Banking. Other party representation: Kevin A. Maxim The Maxim Law Firm PC, Simon H. Bloom, Stephanie A. Everette The Bloom Law Firm LLP, John D. Dalbey, Brian F. McEvoy Chivilis, Cochran, Larkins & Bever LLP, Atlanta, and Helen D. Chaltman Becker & Poliakoff LLP, New York, N.Y..
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A11A0696; A11A0697

    The bank's foreclosure of property did not prevent it from pursuing claims based on the underlying notes where the bank never consummated the foreclosure procee

  • Battle Properties Inc. v. Branch Banking and Trust Co.

    Publication Date: 2011-07-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Phillip R. Green and John A. Christy Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Sean A. Gordon Greenberg Traurig LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A11A0753

    Trial court did not error by accepting on valuation expert's appraisal method because the foreclosure confirmation statute did not mandate a method of appraisal and the other expert did not account

  • Atreus Comunities of Am. LLC v. Keybank Nat'l Ass'n

    Publication Date: 2011-02-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James M. Johnson and Stephanie A. Everett The Bloom Law Firm LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Russell J. Rogers, David L. Pool Thompson Hine LLP, and Sean A. Gordon Greenberg Traurig LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A1957

    Foreclosure sale confirmed because the appraiser based the estimated costs on personal and profession experience, including that of a colleague who assisted in the preparation of the appraisal and w

  • Pendley v. Southen Reg'l Med. Sys. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2010-12-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald W. Johnson The Johnson Law Firm, Fayetteville, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Lori G. Cohen, R. Scott Campbell Greenberg Traurig LLP, Paul E. Weathington and Stanley P. Riepe The Weathington Firm, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0869

    No evidence showed that the decedent's attending doctor was anything other than an independent contractor working for the defendant hos

  • Capitol Infrastructure LLC v. The Plaza Midtown Residential Condominium Ass'n Inc

    Publication Date: 2010-12-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ernest L. Greer and Michael J. King Greenberg Traurig LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Brendan R. Hunter and John T. Lueder The Lueder Law Firm LLC, Alpharetta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A1193

    O.C.G.A. § 44-3-101 c provides that certain telecommunications agreements executed by or on behalf on an association ' "shall be subject to cancellation and termination at any time during the 12 mon

  • Greenwood Homes Inc. v. Regions Bank

    Publication Date: 2010-03-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John A. Christy and Philip R. Green Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jennifer B. Moore and Michael J. C. Shaw Greenberg Traurig LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A1631

    An appraiser's limited consideration of two non-market transactions did not invalidate his valuation of certain real property, because he adjusted the price upwards for those transactions and placed

  • Diallo v. American Intercontinental Univ. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2009-12-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sarah N. Walsh and David M. Pernini Wargo & French LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ernest L. Greer and Michael E. Ross Greenberg Traurig LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A09A1510

    The named plaintiffs failed to meet the predominance requirement for class certification in their suit alleging that the defendants made false representations in order to fraudulently induce thousan

  • Ferrari v. American Home Products Corp. d/b/a Wyeth

    Publication Date: 2007-07-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Albert M. Pearson III Moraitakis, Kushel & Pearson, and Lanny B. Bridgers, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Paul L. Fields Jr., Alissa C. Malone Fields, Howell, Athans & McLaughlin LLP, Lori C. Cohen, Christiana C. Jacxsens Greenberg Traurig LLP, Leslie J. Suson Alembik, Fine & Callner PA, Atlanta, Daniel J. Thomasch Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY, and Marcy H. Greer Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Austin, Texas, for appellees. Other party representation: Glen A. Delk Lightmas & Delk, Robert D. Hays Jr., Michael R. Powers, Matthew S. Harman King & Spalding, Lowell S. Fine Alembik, Fine & Chandler PA, George R. Neuhauser, Kenneth P. McDuffie Nall & Miller LLP, William H. Major III, David H. Wilson Hawkins & Parnell, Atlanta, and Joseph F. Archer, Houston, Texas.
    Case Number: A07A0306

    The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Act of 1986 "Vaccine Act", 42 USC §300aa-1 et seq. did not pre-empt the plaintiffs' claims for alleged neurological damage to their son that vaccin