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  • Garza v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-11-14
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
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    Case Number: S07G1628

    The child victim's movements were of short duration and occurred as minor incidents in the course of the defendant's false imprisonment o

  • Moreland v. Austin

    Publication Date: 2008-11-14
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
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    Case Number: S08G0498

    HIPAA's privacy rule precludes defense attorneys in medical malpractice cases from interviewing the plaintiff's prior treating physi

  • Whatley v. Terry

    Publication Date: 2008-10-17
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Sears, Leah Ward
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    Case Number: S08A1076

    The defendant could not show prejudice from the state's failure to give him an audio recording of an eyewitness's statements, in which the eyewitness gave contradictory statements regarding

  • Allen v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-10-03
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
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    Case Number: S08A0889

    The defendant broke into his ex-girlfriend's home, shot his ex-girlfriend and her male companion to death, and took two minor children from the

  • Washington v. McKibbon Hotel Group Inc.

    Publication Date: 2008-07-25
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
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    Case Number: S08A0584

    The appellant's inchoate or defeasible title to property he acquired in a tax sale did not ripen by prescription into a fee simple title, despite his occasional cleanup and mowing of the propert

  • Lanier at McEver LP v. Planners and Engineers Collaborative Inc.

    Publication Date: 2008-07-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
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    Case Number: S07G1424

    Public policy did not prohibited the damages limitation clause in the parties' contract, since it constituted an indemnity under O.C.G.A. § 13-8-2 b and would entitle the defendant to reco

  • Ruffin v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-07-11
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    Judge: Sears, Leah Ward
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    Case Number: S08A0493

    Under the circumstances, the more than 2-year delay between the defendant's indictment and the denial of his motion to dismiss did not violate the defendant's constitutional speedy trial r

  • Hampton Island Founders v. Liberty Cap.

    Publication Date: 2008-03-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
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    Case Number: S07A1567

    The trial court abused its discretion in issuing an injunction that failed to maintain the parties' statu

  • Granite State Outdoor Advertising Inc. v. City of Roswell

    Publication Date: 2008-03-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
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    Case Number: S07A1885

    The plaintiff lacked standing to contest provisions of a sign ordinance, which did not cause the plaintiff an injury in

  • Mason v. Home Depot U.S.A. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2008-03-21
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    Judge: Benham, Robert
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    Case Number: S07A1486

    O.C.G.A. § 24-9-67.1 f of Georgia Tort Reform Act of 2005 "TRA" is not unconstitutional as a delegation of legislative authority and the denial of due pr