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Abernathy v. Brandywine Urology Consultants, P.A.

Publication Date: 2021-02-03
Practice Area: Consumer Protection
Industry: Health Care
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Johnston
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gary M. Klinger, Mason Lietz & Klinger LLP, Chicago, IL; Gary E. Mason, David K. Lietz, Mason Lietz & Klinger LLP, Washington, DC; Jared T. Green, Seitz, Van Ogtrop & Green, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: William E. Manning, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, Wilmington, DE; Turner A. Broughton, Brendan D. O’Toole, Amanda Bird, Williams Mullen, Richmond, VA for defendant.
Case Number: D69278

Patients lacked standing to bring suit against their medical practice to recover compensation for a ransomware attack and data breach the practice had suffered where plaintiffs failed to allege their personal or financial information had been misused or there was a concrete, imminent threat of misuse.

January 27, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Emory Law's Inn of Court Renames Itself After Judge Clarence Cooper

The Inn decided last fall to retire the Lamar appellation because the namesake was a slaveholder who advocated for "Southern rights" and white supremacy in the post-Reconstruction South.

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December 29, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Justices' Supremely Trying Year

Rolling forward as hearings and oral arguments gave way to a Zoom-powered legal universe, the Georgia Supreme Court helped lower courts plot their path and still managed to deal with a plethora of issues in a pandemic-hobbled world.

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December 23, 2020 | The Recorder

How COVID-19 Changed the California Legal Community in 2020

Some legal professionals say the industry will never be the same.

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December 15, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Former Chief Justice to Serve as MARTA Board GC

"Atlanta owes its origins to mass transportation, planes, trains, etc.," former Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears said. "It was our past, and it is our future. I couldn't be more pleased, especially at this stage in my career, to assist this city continue to blossom as a significant transportation hub."

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First State Orthopaedics, P.A. v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

Publication Date: 2020-12-09
Practice Area: Insurance Law
Industry: Health Care | Insurance
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Carpenter
Attorneys: For plaintiff: John S. Spadaro, John Sheehan Spadaro, LLC, Smyrna, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: Kevin J. Connors, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, Wilmington, DE; Tiffany Powers, Andrew Hatchett, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA for defendants.
Case Number: D69214

Motion for leave to amend class claim denied where proposed relief sought had already been ordered by the court.

In Re Estate of George Thomas Cornett, Jr.

Publication Date: 2020-11-24
Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
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Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Presiding Judge Reese
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel Diffley, Marguerite Miller, (Alston & Bird, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Theodore Welch, Theodore Welch, (Stillman Welch LLC), Atlanta, Spence Johnson, (Johnson Marlowe LLP), Athens, for appellee.
Case Number: A20A0856

Court affirms removal of successor executor of an estate following probate court findings of mismanagement and dissipation of estate assets

November 13, 2020 | The Recorder

Keker Partner Among 19 Lawyers Picked for Superior Court Seats

Keker, Van Nest & Peters partner Brian Ferrall will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Charlene Kiesselbach of the San Francisco County Superior Court.

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November 13, 2020 | Daily Report Online

As Georgia Courthouses Reopen Amid COVID-19 Spike, Trial Lawyers Organize Mask Up Fundraiser

As courts other states deal with the challenges of resuming trials, Georgia lawyers are looking to reduce spread by making more masks available. The effort has raised $50,000 since September.

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Hagan et al. v. Hagan

Publication Date: 2020-10-19
Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Insurance Law
Industry: Insurance
Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
Judge: Judge Mercier
Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Hagan, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Renee Neary, (Mayoue Gray Eittreim, PC), Atlanta, John Collar, (Boyd, Collar Nolen & Tuggle, LLC), Atlanta, Douglas Scribner, William Repko, (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Eugene Chambers, Paul Duckworth, (Eugene P. Chambers, III, P.C.), Atlanta, Joseph Sullivan, (Taylor English Duma LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: A20A1480

Evidence Established Transfer of Ownership of Life Insurance Policy