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In the Interest of J. B.

Publication Date: 2008-02-29
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
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Case Number: A07A2063

Delinquency adjudication reversed as state failed to prove venue in Liberty c

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Litigation & Arbitration

Despite some judicial interference, arbitration helps companies avoid India's black-hole courts.

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Blue Moon Cycle Inc. v. Jenkins

Publication Date: 2007-03-09
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: William R. Youngblood and Laura V. Benesh William R. Youngblood PC, Suwanee, for appellant.
for defendant: . Duane A. Jenkins, Duluth, proceeded pro se.
Case Number: S06G1136

Immunity from civil liability pursuant to the deposit account fraud statute, O.C.G.A. § 16-9-20 is not limited to cases when the action is brought by the person, who signed the

Cieplinski v. Caldwell Elec. Contractors Inc.

Publication Date: 2006-07-21
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
Attorneys: For plaintiff: John D. Steel Matthews & Steel, Atlanta, and Douglas P. McManamy, Savannah, for appellant.
for defendant: David F. Root, Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair LLP, John C. Cheshire Carr, Tabb, Pope & Freeman LLP, Atlanta, Mark W. Wortham Hicks, Casey, Barber PC, Marietta, and J. Douglas Stewart Stewart, Melvin & Frost, Gainesville, for appellees. Other party representation: Brian M. Leepson Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, Atlanta.
Case Number: A06A0596

The intervening negligence of the plaintiff's employer was the sole proximate cause of his injury and broke any legally sufficient causal connection between the third-party tortfeasor defendants' al

Patterson v. State

Publication Date: 2006-03-31
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Adams, A. Harris
Attorneys: For plaintiff: George H. Law III Whitmer & Law, Gainesville, for appellant.
for defendant: Jason J. Deal, District Attorney, Gregory E. Radics, Assistant District Attorney, Gainesville, and Lee Darraugh, District Attorney, Dawsonville, for appellee.
Case Number: A05A2100

Smith v. State, 257 Ga. App. 88, 92 4 & 5 570 SE2d 400 2002 is overruled to the extent that Smith allows an expert to give an opinion on a witness's credibility or to express an opinion on the u

Kace Invs. LP v. Hull

Publication Date: 2006-03-24
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Doyle, John J.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: William A. Trotter III, Warren D. Evans William A. Trotter III PC, William J. Williams Johnston, Wilkin & Williams, Augusta, John K. Larkins Jr. and Thomas D. Bever Chilivis, Cochran, Larkins & Bever, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: John B. Long and A. Montague Miller Tucker, Everitt, Long, Brewton & Lanier PA, Augusta, for appellees. Other party representation: Robert C. Hagler, James W. Purcell Fulcher, Hagler, Reed, Hanks & Harper, and William M. Fleming, Augusta.
Case Number: A05A2014

The defendants were entitled to amend their counterclaim, since claims remained pending after the remittitur was returned to the trial court following an appeal on cross motions for summary judgment

Turner v. State

Publication Date: 2005-07-22
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Billy L. Spruell, Marietta, for appellant.
for defendant: Jerry Rylee, Solicitor, and Larry A. Baldwin II, Assistant Solicitor, Gainesville, for appellee.
Case Number: A05A0436

Evidence that the defendant rolled down his window and shouted "you bastards" as he drove by an officer engaged in a traffic stop did not constitute fighting words under O.C.G.A. § 16-11-3

The Med. Ctr. of Central Ga. v. Landers

Publication Date: 2005-07-15
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Doyle, John J.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin B. Buice and Norah M. White Pursley Lowery Meeks LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: . Stanley H. Friedman and Janna Martin Friedman & Martin, Savannah, for appellees.
Case Number: A05A0194

A physician performing an employment medical examination cannot be liable under OSHA for failing to advise the examinee of the results of the examination, since OSHA regulations create duties only w

Brodes v. State

Publication Date: 2005-07-01
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Benham, Robert
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Henry A. Hibbert Cromwell & Hibbert, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Paul L. Howard, District Attorney, Alvera A. Wheeler and Anne E. Green, Assistant District Attorneys, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S04G2101

Reliability of an eyewitness's identification can be negatively impacted by stress or violence, so trial courts are advised to refrain from informing jurors that they may consider a witness's level

The Med. Ctr. of Central Ga. v. Landers

Publication Date: 2005-06-17
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Doyle, John J.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin B. Buice and Norah M. White Pursley Lowery Meeks LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: . Stanley H. Friedman and Janna Martin Friedman & Martin, Savannah, for appellees.
Case Number: A05A0194

A physician performing an employment medical examination cannot be liable under OSHA for failing to advise the examinee of the results of the examination, since OSHA regulations create duties only w