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  • April 17, 2014 | Daily Report Online

    Cobb Jury Takes Just 12 Minutes to Acquit Driver in Fatal Crash

    It took 12 minutes for a Cobb County State Court jury to acquit a Florida long-haul truck driver of vehicular homicide last week. "Justice demanded that verdict and the jury did

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  • Ratliff v. McDonald

    Publication Date: 2014-03-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas Mondelli Jarrard & Davis, Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: Deborah Dance and Lauren Bruce Cobb Cnty. Attorney's Office, Marietta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A13A1906

    Sovereign immunity barred the iff's respondeat superior claim against the sheriff in his official capacity, as well as the claims against the deputies in their official capacities, because the

  • March 3, 2014 | Daily Report Online

    The Hows And Whys of Judicial Elections in Georgia—A Citizens' Primer

    One of the Atlanta Bar Association's stated goals is "To enhance the reputation of lawyers, judges, and the legal system." Toward that, the Atlanta Bar's Reputation and the

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  • Jenkins v. State

    Publication Date: 2014-02-27
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan P. Lockwood, Public Defender, Jesup, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jacquelyn L. Johnson, District Attorney, Woodbine, Andrew J. Ekonomou District Attorney's Office, Brunswick, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, and Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S13A1387

    The defendant's re for two murders and related crimes would not violate the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy or his constitutional right to a speedy

  • Peruta v. County of San Diego

    Publication Date: 2014-02-14
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    Date Filed: 2014-02-13
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Before: O'SCANNLAIN, THOMAS, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul D. Clement, Bancroft PLLC, Washington, D.C., argued the cause for the plaintiffs-appellants. Carl D. Michel, Michel & Associates, P.C., Long Beach, California, filed the briefs for the plaintiffs-appellants. With him on the opening brief were Glenn S. McRoberts, Sean A. Brady, and Bobbie K. Ross, Michel & Associates, P.C., Long Beach, California. With him on the reply brief were Glenn S. McRoberts, Sean A. Brady, and Bobbie K. Ross, Michel & Associates, P.C., Long Beach, California, and Paul Neuharth, Jr., Paul Neuharth, Jr. APC., San Diego, California.
    for defendant: James M. Chapin, Senior Deputy Attorney for County of San, San Diego, California, argued the cause and filed the brief for the defendants-appellees. With him on the brief was Thomas E. Montgomery, County Counsel for County of San Diego, San Diego, California.
    Case Number: No. 10-56971

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 1524 EDWARD PERUTA; MICHELLE LAXSON; JAMES DODD; LESLIE BUNCHER, D

  • January 2, 2014 |

    HDI-Gerling Am. Ins. Co. v. Morrison Homes, Inc.

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis HDI-Gerling Am. Ins. Co.v.Morrison Homes, Inc. 701 F.3d 662United States Court of Appeals,Eleventh…

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  • December 12, 2013 |

    Roberts v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

     Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis Robertsv. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.2013 WL 1233268Only the Westlaw citation is currently available.United…

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  • Weaver v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-12-09
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Boggs, Michael P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Bonner and Jimmonique R. S. Rodgers Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Julia Slater, District Attorney, and Michael Craig, Assistant District Attorney, Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: A13A1610

    The State's proffer showing that the victim suffered a burning sensation in his eyes and face, was in a great deal of pain and was temporarily blinded after the defendant sprayed him with pepper spr

  • October 28, 2013 | Daily Report Online

    Settlement is Payday Refund for Borrowers

    A payday lending company has agreed to pay up to $36 million to settle a nine-year suit brought by borrowers at its Georgia stores who claimed they were victims of usury and racketeer

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  • J. N. Legacy Grp. Inc. v. City of Dallas, Georgia

    Publication Date: 2013-07-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel Starks and Elizabeth Rodger Martin & Jones PLLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Debra Haan and Harvey Gray Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A13A0729

    Some evidence supported a finding that the plaintiff's property had been subjected to repeated sewage overflow and the defendant city had notice of the problem, thus establishing a jury issue as to