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  • Justice v. Georgia Department of Public Safety

    Publication Date: 2023-08-17
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Doyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Batson, (Attorney at Law), Augusta, John Czura, (Attorney at Law), Evans, McCracken Poston, (Attorney at Law), Ringgold, Jeffrey Peil, (Huggins Peil, LLC), Evans, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr, (Attorney General), Atlanta, Katherine Stoff, (State Law Department), Atlanta, Mary Greaber, (Georgia Law Department), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A23A0160

    Court reverses dismissal of a state trooper's breach of contract action, finding that correspondence created a written contract waived sovereign immunity

  • General Motors, LLC v. Buchanan et al.

    Publication Date: 2022-06-23
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Consumer Protection | Products Liability | Wrongful Death
    Industry: Automotive | Manufacturing
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keith Robert Blackwell, Cari Katrice Dawson, Jamie S. George, (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, Laurie Webb Daniel, (Webb Daniel Friedlander LLP), Atlanta, Charles B. Marsh, Myrece R. Johnson, (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP), Atlanta, Brian Patrick Kappel, Michael Lester Bell, Rachel McCulley Lary, Christopher Cameron Yearout, (Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC), Birmingham, Jonathan Bradley Spital, (Holland & Knight LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick Alan Dawson, Lance Alan Cooper, (The Cooper Firm), Marietta, James Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Anna Green Cross, (The Cross Firm, LLC), Decatur, for appellee; Richard B. North, Jr., Christopher Shaun Polston, Steven H. Campbell, (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP), Atlanta, Nicole A. Saharsky, Minh Nguyen-Dang, (Mayer Brown LLP), Washington, Charles Haake, David Edward Bright, (Alliance Of Automobile Manufacturers), Washington, Alexander Bunnen Feinberg, Mary Kathryn Mangan, John Cowles Neiman, Jr., (Maynard Cooper & Gale P.C.), Birmingham, Leah Ward Sears, Edward H. Wasmuth, Jr., (Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP), Atlanta, William V. Custer, IV, Christian James Bromley, (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP), Atlanta, Rocco Eugene Testani, Lee Alexander Peifer, (Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP), Atlanta, Philip S. Goldberg, Anna Sumner Pieschel, (Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP), Atlanta, Andrew Thomas Bayman, Chilton D. Varner, Billie Barker Pritchard, Paul Alessio Mezzina, (King & Spalding LLP), Washington, Christopher M. Carr, Drew F. Waldbeser, Stephen John Petrany, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant; Darren Wade Penn, Kevin M. Ketner, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, Jonathan Andrew Pope, (Hasty Pope Davies, LLP), Gainesville, Nkosi John Bey, (American Association for Justice), Washington, Christopher Dean Glover, (Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.), Atlanta, Lindsay Alexandra Forlines, (Forlines Law, LLC), Atlanta, Stephen Roberts Chance, (Watkins, Lourie, Roll & Chance, PC.), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee.
    Case Number: S21G1147

    Corporate Defendant Had Burden of Persuasion to Show High-Ranking Executive Was Entitled to Protection From Deposition

  • Labbee v. The State

    Publication Date: 2022-03-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Monte Davis, (Attorney at Law), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Oliver Browning, (District Attorney), Cedartown, for appellee.
    Case Number: A22A0246

    Court affirms denial of defendant's plea in bar based on his constitutional right to a speedy trial

  • February 18, 2022 | Litigation Daily

    Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs

    Runners up this week include teams at Boies Schiller, Ballard Spahr, Cooley, and Kirkland.

    5 minute read

  • February 8, 2019 | Daily Report Online

    Pak Names 13 New Assistant US Attorneys

    "These outstanding assistant U.S. attorneys have proven they are committed to excellence in their service to our country, and the citizens of the Northern District of Georgia," said U.S. Attorney Byung J. "BJay" Pak.

    7 minute read

  • April 10, 2018 | National Law Journal

    Covington, McGuireWoods Partners Among New Slate of Judicial Nominees

    The White House offered up 20 new names this week as it looks to fill judicial vacancies around the country.

    1 minute read

  • October 2, 2017 | National Law Journal

    Litigators Take Center Stage in Our October Issue

    The 20 lawyers spotlighted in this year's Winning Litigators special report fought high-stakes battles in court and emerged victorious for clients across the globe. They did so through relentless preparation, adaptability and skill.

    1 minute read

  • November 16, 2016 | Daily Report Online

    Appeals Court OKs $40M Wrongful Death Judgment Against Chrysler

    Chrysler has lost its bid to overturn a $40 million judgment in the South Georgia Circuit over an exploding Jeep gas tank that killed a 4-year-old boy. The Georgia Court of Appeals Tu

    1 minute read

  • August 9, 2016 | Daily Report Online

    JNC Releases Final List of Ga. Supreme Court Nominees

    The state Judicial Nominating Commission released a final list Tuesday of the 130 individuals put forth for consideration for three seats on the Georgia Supreme Court. Two of the jobs

    1 minute read

  • November 2, 2015 | Supreme Court Brief

    Advocates Switch Gears for Last-Minute Issue Raised by Justices

    Stephen Bright was making last-minute preparations on Oct. 30 for his U.S. Supreme Court argument Monday in Foster v. Chatman when a surprise letter arrived via email from Scott Har

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