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  • Georgia Dep't of Revenue v. Trawick Constr. Co. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2011-07-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Warren R. Calvert, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Lourdes Gonzalez, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert G. Brazier and Michael S. Evans Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Timothy J. Peaden Alston & Bird, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A08A2323

    The gain from a sale of one company to another was excluded from Georgia taxable income, because O.C.G.A. § 48-7-21 applies only to elections made by corporate tax payers and the § 338 h 10 electio

  • Oglethorpe Power Corp. v. Forrister

    Publication Date: 2011-06-24
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Natalie M. C. Beasman Balch & Bingham LLP, placeCityAtlantaGregory M. Cole Autry, Horton & Cole LLP, Tucker, and Hugh B. McNatt McNatt, Greene & Peterson, Vidalia, for appellants. Jason B. Sanker, Michael D. McRae and Robert T. Monroe McRae, Stegall, Peek, Harman, Smith & Manning LLP, Cedartown, for appellees. Amicus appellants: Charles T. Autry, Roland F. L. Hall Autry, Horton & Cole, Tucker, Kristin H. Dial, Steven T. Minor Tisinger Vance PC, CityCarrolltonPeter M. Degnan and Jonathan E. Wells Alston & Bird LLP, placeCityAtlanta
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S10G1244

    Because the noise emanating from the exhaust stacks resulted from the essential method of the power plant's operation, the neighbors were limited to filing one cause of action for the recovery of p

  • June 17, 2011 |

    Homeowners Exclusions

    Analyzes exclusions found in Homeowners forms that provide open perils coverage, as well as general exclusions found in the Homeowners forms. Incorporates changes made in the ISO Homeowners 2000 Program.

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  • Executive Excellence v. Martin Bros. Invs. LLC.

    Publication Date: 2011-04-15
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: McFadden, Christopher J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles H. Van and Anne E. Andrews Berman Fink Van Horn PC, Atlanta, for Executive Excellence. Frank Armstrong III and Nancy L. Richardson Stewart, Melvin & Frost LLP, Gainesville, for Martin Brothers and Southern Tradition.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A10A1745; A10A2143; A10A2144

    Statements in question were generally true and constituted expressions of opinion and hyperbole which are not actionable as defam

  • MCG Health Inc. v. Owners Ins.

    Publication Date: 2011-02-04
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert L. Allgood Enterprise Mill, David E. Hudson and Christopher A. Cosper Hull, Towill, Norman, Barrett & Salley PC, Augusta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael C. Kendall Talley, French & Kendall PC, Douglasville, Sam G. Nicholson, Harry D. Revell Nicholson Revell LLP, David B. Bell, Bell & Bell Assocs., John C. Bell Jr. and Pamela S. James Bell & Brigham, Augusta, for appellees. Amicus Appellant: Donna P. Bergson Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta. Amicus Appellee: John D. Hadden Turkheimer & Hadden LLC, Atlanta, and Jason L. Crawford Daughtery, Crawford, Fuller & Brown LLP, Columbus.
    Case Number: S10G1142

    The statutory and regulatory scheme governing TRICARE does not provide any basis for allowing contracting civilian healthcare providers to collect their treatment costs from a third-party tortfeasor/

  • Jones v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-01-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert L. Persse and Stuart H. Patray, Statesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard A. Mallard, District Attorney, Statesboro, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Jason C. Fisher, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10A1583

    The defendant failed to demonstrate the prejudice required to show ineffective assistance of counsel because the evidence of his guilt was overwhe

  • Alston & Bird LLP v. Mellon Ventures II LP

    Publication Date: 2010-12-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas W. Curvin and Amy K. Averill Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP, Atlanta, and Edward D. Tolley, Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Edwin J. Schklar, J. James Johnson, William B. Ney, Magdalena M. Heim and Michael R. Peacock Schklar, Ney & Heim LLC, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A10A1563

    The trial court properly denied appellants' motion for summary judgment because the arguments therein hinged primarily on the depositions and affidavit of a manager whose credibility appellees vigor

  • Johnson v. Leibel

    Publication Date: 2010-12-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard L. Brittain, Wendell R. Bird Bird & Assocs., Atlanta, Jenny E. Jensen and Richard E. Harris Jones, Jensen & Harris, Norcross, for Johnson. Michael J. Goldman, Christine L. Mast, Joseph H. Wieseman Hawkins & Parnell LLP, Michael J. Bowers and David J. Marmins Balch & Bingham, Atlanta, for Liebel. Other party representation: Peter H. Schmidt II Taylor, Odachowski, Sperry & Crossland LLC, St. Simons Island.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A10A1047; A10A1048

    The trial court erred in granting a new trial in a legal malpractice case, because a juror's failure to disclose during voir dire that appellant attorney represented the plaintiff in a 1992 case aga

  • Fulton County, Ga. V. T-Mobile, South LLC

    Publication Date: 2010-08-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. David Ware, County Attorney, and Jerolyn W. Ferrari County Attorney's Office, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy J. Peaden, Kristine M. Brown, Clark R. Calhoun Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0913

    The 9-1-1 charge, which the county imposed on wireless telephone service providers was a tax and a wireless telephone provider was entitled to a refund for charges paid for all of its prepaid cust

  • State v. Ivory

    Publication Date: 2010-07-23
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, and John O. Williams, Assistant District Attorney, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James W. Bryant, Public Defender's Office, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0659

    The three years and nine months delay violated the defendant's right to a speedy trial under the circumst