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  • August 28, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Natural Gas and Zoning: The Commonwealth Court's Act 13 Decision

    CommentaryOn July 26, the Commonwealth Court decided Robinson Township v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Comm'n, No. 284 M.D. 2012, invalidating portions of the Oil and Gas Act

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

    Publication Date: 2012-07-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ellington, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven M. Kushner, Eugenia W. Iredale Fellows LaBriola LLP and John K. Larkins Jr. Chilivis, Cochran, Larkins & Bever, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Jennifer B. Moore, Mark G. Trigg and Lee B. Hart Greenberg Traurig LLP, for appellee. Other party representation: Kevin A. Maxim The Maxim Law Firm PC, Simon H. Bloom, Stephanie A. Everett The Bloom Sugarman Everett LLP, John D. Dalbey and Brian F. McEvoy Chilivis, Cochran, Larkins & Bever, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A11A0696

    A pr to answer for another's debt under the Statute of Frauds is only enforceable against a promisor if it identifies the debt, the principal debtor and the pr

  • May 22, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Where Does Environmental Justice Stand?

    On May 8, Judge Louis H. Pollak passed away. I served as law clerk to Pollak at the beginning of my career. He was, to be sure, a great man — and one who loved parentheticals, including

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  • April 10, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

    The High Court and Pre-Enforcement Review Under the Clean Water Act

    On March 21, in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court (mirabile dictu) held that regulated entities may obtain judicial review of administrative

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  • Tampa Inv. Group Inc. v. Branch Banking and Trust Co. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2012-03-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John D. Dalbey, John K. Larkins Jr. Chilivis, Cochran, Larkins & Bever LLP, Eugenia W. Iredale and Steven M. Kushner Fellows LaBriola LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Jennifer B. Moore, Mark G. Trigg and Lee B. Hart Greenberg Traurig LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S11G1728; S11G1729

    Although the guaranties at issue did not individually and specifically identify the debt guaranteed, the plain meaning of their language showed that the obligations had no temporal limitation and ap

  • American Management Services East LLC v. Fort Benning Family Communities LLC

    Publication Date: 2011-12-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Marcus B. Calhoun Jr. Page Scranton Sprouse Tucker & Ford, Columbus, Michael J. King Greenberg Traurig LLP, Atlanta, and Thomas E. Dutton Greenberg Traurig LLP, Chicago, Ill., for appellants. Jerry A. Buchanan, Lori M. Leonardo Buchanan & Land, Columbus, Jeffrey L. William, Donna M. Welch, and Daniel C. Moore Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, Ill., for appellees.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A11A0855

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in enjoining the defendants from pursuing a Virginia declaratory action suit, where eight of the nine Virginia claims either directly overlapped or indir

  • 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.
    for defendant:
    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

  • 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

  • August 17, 2011 | Law.com Corporate

    Greenberg Traurig Wins Key Method Patent Ruling at Federal Circuit

    The Supreme Court's narrow decision in Bilski v. Kappos failed to resolve the hotly contested question of whether "business methods" are patentable. Those hoping for a more forceful ruling than Bil

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  • August 17, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    Greenberg Traurig Wins Key Method Patent Ruling at Federal Circuit

    The Supreme Court's decision in Bilski v. Kappos left many in the patent bar unsatisfied. Rather than resolving the hotly contested question of whether "business methods" are patentable, the justice

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