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Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Loudermilk

Publication Date: 2014-07-16
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Blackwell, Keith R.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael P. Kohler, Laura E. Ashby Miller & Martin PLLC, Atlanta, Charles B. Lee Miller & Martin PLLC, Chattanooga, Tenn., James S. Watson, and David C. Joseph Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Arlington, Va., for appellant.
for defendant: Robert R. Ambler Jr. Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice PLLC, Robert R. Long IV, Elizabeth G. Greenman, Steven M. Collins Alston & Bird LLP, Jeffrey J. Swart, Atlanta, and Brian D. Boone Alston & Bird LLP, Charlotte, N.C., for appellees. Amicus Appellee: William W. Banks Jr., Senior Assistant Attorney General, Stephanie Burnham, Assistant Attorney General, Michael P. Carey, John R. Bielema Jr. Bryan Cave LLP, W. Scott Sorrels, Thomas W. Curvin, Valerie S. Sanders, Samuel J. Casey, Nkoyo-Ene R. Eiffiong Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Atlanta, Joseph J. Reilly, and Katherine B. Katz BuckleySandler LLP, Washington, D. C.
Case Number: S14Q0454

The business judgment rule generally precludes claims sounding in ordinary negligence against officers and directors of both corporations and banks for their business decisions, except to the extent

July 11, 2014 | Daily Report Online

Judges Skirt Ruling that Favors Lenders

A decision issued last summer by the Georgia Court of Appeals had the potential to make it much easier for real estate lenders to recover all of their money when loans go bad, but some trial

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Zywiciel v. Historic Westside Village Partners LLC

Publication Date: 2011-12-16
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kwame L. Townes, Tucker, for Zywiciel. Kenneth W. Muhammad The Muhammad Firm, Smyrna, for Muhammad. Ernest L. Greer, Michael J. King Greenberg Traurig LLP, Hayden R. Pace Pace Law PC, and Michael E. Ross Taylor English Duma LLP, Michael P. Froman, Atlanta, for appellees.
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Case Number: A11A1243; A11A1582

An easement existed in a section of road running between arties' properties because both properties descended from same original subdivision described on the recorded plat, despite the fact tha

Medina v. State

Publication Date: 2011-12-02
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard T. Taylor Taylor & Viers, Atlanta, for appellant. Rosanna M. Szabo, Solicitor General, Karen M. Seeley and Ramsey R. Magaro Solicitor General's Office, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
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Case Number: A11A1322

The Mexican immigrant defendant lacked standing to challenge OCGA § 40-5-20 based on its alleged inconsistency with the 1943 Convention on the Regulation of Inter-American Automotive Tr

State v. Austin

Publication Date: 2011-07-29
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Patrick H. Head, District Attorney, Amelia G. Pray, Ann B. Harris, Assistant District Attorneys, John R. Edwards and Anna G. Cross District Attorney's Office, Marietta, for appellant.
for defendant: Thomas E. Griner, Marietta, for appellee.
Case Number: A11A0601

The mere fact that the defendant was placed in handcuffs for his own protection did not, in and of itself, render involuntary his consent to show police the gun he had

Davenport v. State

Publication Date: 2011-03-18
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cinque M. Axam Axam-Roberts Legal Group, Riverdale, for Davenport. Robert L. Mack Jr. Mack & Harris PC, Stockbridge, for Walsh. Tracy G. Lawson, District Attorney, and Anece Baxter, Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, for appellee.
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Case Number: A10A1750; A10A1751

The trial judge did not err in commenting on venue and the open-container charge after both the state and defense rested because the comments were made outside the jury's presence, the case was reop

Giacomantonio v. Romagnoli

Publication Date: 2010-09-24
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
Attorneys: For plaintiff: John M. Gross and Ramsey A. Knowles Taylor English Duma LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: . Walter H. Bush Jr. and Christopher B. Freeman Carlton Fields PA, Atlanta, for appellees.
Case Number: A10A1934

The appellant could ssert that he was entitled to injunctive relief, which would maker parts of the parties' restaurant operation and supply companies' operating agreements invalid, since he di

Preval v. State

Publication Date: 2010-03-26
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sheueli C. Wang Georgia Public Defender Standards Council Appellate Division, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, Alicia C. Gant and Thomas L. Williams, Assistant District Attorneys, McDonough, for appellee.
Case Number: A09A2384

The state used the same 17.54 pounds of seized marijuana to prove that Preval both possessed a trafficking weight of marijuana and manufactur

Capital Color Printing Inc. v. Ahern

Publication Date: 2008-05-02
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
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Case Number: A07A1875

The trial court erred in ruling that the guaranty at issue did not satisfy the Statute of Frauds for its failure to adequately identify the principal d

Capital Color Printing Inc. v. Ahern

Publication Date: 2008-04-11
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
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Case Number: A07A1875

The trial court erred in ruling that the guaranty at issue did not satisfy the Statute of Frauds for its failure to adequately identify the principal d