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  • Stovall v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-07-09
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sharon L. Hopkins, Duluth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, Tracie H. Cason, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Jason C. Fisher, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10A0208

    The defendant could only be convicted once for possessing a firearm during the commission of a crime under Marlowe v. State, 277 Ga. 383 2c 2003, since the incident at issue involved one continuous

  • April 19, 2010 | National Law Journal

    What the Supreme Court contenders would bring to the Court

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  • Oglethorpe Power Corp. v. Forrister

    Publication Date: 2010-04-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hugh, B. McNatt McNatt Greene and Peterson, Vidalia, and Natalie M. Christensen, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael D. McRae and Jason B. Sanker McRae, Stegall & Peek, Cedartown, for appellees. Other party representation: Charles T. Autry, Roland F. Hall Autry Horton & Cole LLP, Tucker, Peter M. Degnan, Jonathan E. Wells Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, and Steven T. Minor Tisinger, Tisinger, Vance & Greer, Carrollton.
    Case Number: A09A2015

    The issue of whether a power plant was a permanent or continuing nuisance was a jury que

  • Atlanta Oculoplastic Surgery PC v. Nestlehutt

    Publication Date: 2010-04-02
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan C. Peters, Melissa B. Johnson Peters & Monyak LLP, Thomas S. Carlock and Eric J. Frisch Carlock Copeland & Stair LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael B. Terry, Sarah M. Shalf Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP, James D. Summerville The Bird Law Group PC, Frank A. Ilardi Houck, Ilardi & Regas LLC and Rosser A. Malone, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: S09A1432

    The damage cap in O.C.G.A. § 51-13-1 unconstitutionally infringed upon the right to a jury trial, because it undermined the jury's basic function as factfinder by nullifying any portion of a jury's

  • March 31, 2010 | Alm

    Updated Special Report: Crisis on Wall Street

    As Wall Street's woes continue, Law.com presents ongoing coverage of the financial meltdown from across the globe, with updates on the firms handling the bankruptcies, the fate of in-house legal tea

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  • March 18, 2010 |

    Business Auto Form - Physical Damage Coverage - Archive

    This article lists and analyzes the BAP provisions relating to physical damage coverage for a covered auto and its equipment.

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  • Smith v. Hallum

    Publication Date: 2010-03-12
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Walter M. Britt and Luther H. Beck Jr. Chandler, Britt, Jay & Beck LLC, Buford, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nowell D. Berreth, Jay D. Bennett Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, and Ethel D. Anderson Anderson, Davidson & Tate, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S09A1790

    No clear and convincing evidence showed that modification of an irrevocable trust was warranted by a beneficiary's alleged attempt to kill the settlor's

  • Atkins v. MRP Park Lake LP

    Publication Date: 2009-12-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric C. White and Nicholas S. Papleacos Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Robert L. Shannon Jr., Mary D. Trammell Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover PC, James T. Budd Chambers, Mabry, McClelland & Brooks, and Thomas G. Tidwell The Tidwell Law Firm, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A09A2125

    The defendant's were not entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law in the plaintiff's suit to recover for the injuries she sustained from carbon monoxide poisoning due to inadequate ventilatio

  • October 28, 2009 |

    When Man and Machine Collide

    FC&S Assistant Editor Kelly Maheu discusses the application of pd coverage to when an insured vehicle strikes a pedestrian.

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  • Condra v. Atlanta Orthopaedic Group PC

    Publication Date: 2009-07-10
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Geoffrey E. Pope Pope & Howard PC, Ralph I. Knowles Jr. Doffermyre, Shields, Canfield, Knowles & Devine LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Daniel J. Huff, Camille N. Jarman Huff, Powell & Bailey LLC, Robert P. Monyak and Jeffrey S. Bazinet Peters & Monyak LLP, Atlanta, for appellees. Amicus appellant: James D. Summerville The Bird Law Group PC, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S08G1833

    O.C.G.A. § 24-9-67.1 places particular emphasis on a proffered medical expert's professional experience and practice in assessing his or her qualifications to serve as an expert witness and it would