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  • Hassell v. Bird

    Publication Date: 2018-07-02
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Internet Law | Product News and Reviews
    Industry: E-Commerce | Legal Services
    Court: Supreme Court, 1st District
    Judge: Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S235968

    Internet forum was immune from order directing it to remove derogatory statements published by a third party on forum's website

  • Chrysler Group LLC n/k/a FCA US LLC v. Walden et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-04-25
    Practice Area: Damages | Wrongful Death
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Grant
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Terry Otho Brantley, Mary Diane Owens, Bradley S. Wolff (Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP), Atlanta; Thomas H. Dupree Jr., Rajiv Mohan (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP), Washington, for appellant.
    for defendant: Karsten Bicknese, Robert Howard Betts (Seacrest, Karesh, Tate & Bicknese, LLP), Atlanta; James E. Butler Jr. (Butler, Wooten Cheely & Peak LLP), Atlanta; James Edward Butler III (Butler Tobin LLC), Atlanta; Cathy Cox (Mercer Law School), Macon; George C. Floyd (Floyd & Kendrick LLC), Bainbridge; Leigh Martin May (Butler, Wooten, Overby, Fryhofer), Atlanta; Michael Brian Terry, Frank Mitchell Lowrey IV (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta; David Thomas Rohwedder (Butler Wooten & Peak LLP), Atlanta, for appellee. Michael Roger Boorman (Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC), Atlanta; Brian David Boone, Kyle G.A. Wallace, Caroline M. Rawls, William Herman Jordan (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta; Christopher Randall Jordan (Hunter Maclean Exley & Dunn), Brunswick; Martin Adam Levinson (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP), Atlanta; Garret Warrington Meader (Drew ECKL & Farnham LLP), Brunswick; James Randolph Evans, Anthony Wyatt Morris (Dentons US LLP), Atlanta, for amicus appellant. Matthew Britt Stoddard (The Stoddard Firm), Atlanta, for amicus appellee. Therese S. Barnes (Georgia Supreme Court), Atlanta, for other party. Ashby K. Fox, Louis G. Fiorilla (Burr & Forman LLP), Atlanta; Forrest S. Latta (Burr & Forman LLP), Mobile; D. Victor Reynolds, John Stuart Melvin, Michael Scott Carlson, John Richard Edwards, Amelia Greeson Pray (Cobb County District Attorney's Office), Marietta, for neutral amicus.
    Case Number: S17G0832

    The Court of Appeals did not err in affirming the trial court's decision finding that the compensation of the CEO of a car manufacturing company was admissible in a wrongful death suit because the prejudicial effect of the evidence did not outweigh its probative value pursuant to Rule 403.

  • Cooper Tire & Rubber Company v. Koch et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-04-25
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Evidence | Products Liability
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Nahmias
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laurie Webb Daniel (Holland & Knight LLP), Atlanta; Reed Thomas Warburton, (Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP), Birmingham; George R. Neuhauser (Nall & Miller LLP), Atlanta; Scott Burnett Smith (Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP), Huntsville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Katherine Lee McArthur, Caleb Frank Walker, Laura K. Hinson Penn (Katherine L. McArthur LLC), Macon; Tracey Lynn Dellacona (Dellaconna Law Firm), Macon, for appellee. Ashby K. Fox, Louis G. Fiorilla (Burr & Forman LLP), Atlanta; Forrest S. Latta (Burr & Forman LLP), Mobile; Brian David Boone (Alston & Bird LLP), Charlotte; Leonard Searcy II (Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P.), Kansas City; Philip S. Goldberg (Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP), Washington, for amicus appellant. Stephen Christopher Collier (Hawkins & Parnell, LLP), Atlanta; Michael Atkinson Arndt (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young, LLP), Atlanta; George Lee Welborn (Downey, Cleveland, Parker & Williams), Marietta, for other party.
    Case Number: S17G0654

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant's motion to dismiss, or alternatively, to bar certain evidence as a sanction for spoliation of evidence, as the record supported the trial court's conclusion that litigation was not reasonably foreseeable when plaintiff destroyed the evidence.

  • De La Cruz v. The State

    Publication Date: 2018-03-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
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    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Hunstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mary Terry Benton, Derin Bronson Dickerson, Francisco Gonzalez-Burgos, Tejas Surendra Patel, Kacy Brake, Emily Catherine Hootkins, Andrew J. Liebler, Andrew M. Brown (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Mary Catherine Greaber, Elizabeth Haase Brock, Christopher M. Carr (Department of Law), Atlanta; John Allen Lawson, Richard Lowery Perryman III (Alapaha Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Nashville; Bianca Plair Goodman (Muscogee County Solicitor General's Office), Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: S17A1887

    21-Year Delay in Resolving Motion for New Trial Did Not Violate Defendant's Due Process Rights

  • City of Magnolia 4A Econ. Development Corp. v. Smedley

    Publication Date: 2017-11-06
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 16-0718

    Smedley sued Magnolia and other municipal development corporations, alleging that they were liable for damage to his property caused by construction of a new parking lot.

  • Matter of Jacobi v. Murray, 2017-6396

    Publication Date: 2017-10-31
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    Court: Supreme Court, Albany County
    Judge: Justice Patrick McGarth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for the Petitioner: James E. Long, Esq.
    for defendant: Attorney for the Respondent Linda M. Murray: Guy T. Parisi, Esq. Attorney for the Respondents Dennis Zack and Susan McGuire: John Ciampoli, Esq.
    Case Number: 2017-6396

    Challenger to Party Nomination, a Party Member and Registered Voter Had St

  • HARVEST 12708 RIATA, LLC, plf-ap, v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., ETC. def-res

    Publication Date: 2017-10-26
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    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Renwick, J.P., Kapnick, Gesmer, Kern, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 4787

    4787. HARVEST 12708 RIATA, LLC, plf-ap, v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., ETC. def-res — Lazer, Aptheker, Rosella & Yedid, P.C., Melville (Giuseppe Franzella of counsel), for ap — Alston &a

  • L. M. L. v. H.T.N., 17/7645

    Publication Date: 2017-10-20
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    Court: Supreme Court, Monroe County
    Judge: Justice Richard Dollinger
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiff: Alexander Korotkin, Esq., Rochester, NY.
    for defendant: Attorney for Defendant: Jonathan C. Trotto, Esq.,Rochester, NY. Attorney for the Child(ren), Matthew D. Nafus, Esq., Rochester, NY.
    Case Number: 17/7645

    Divorcing Spouses' Verbal Strife Sufficient To Support Eviction in Children's In

  • PEOPLE, res, v. ERIC JONES, def-ap

    Publication Date: 2017-10-16
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    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Tom, J.P., Renwick, Andrias, Singh, Moulton, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 4638

    4638. PEOPLE, res, v. ERIC JONES, def-ap — Rosemary Herbert, Office of the Appellate Defender, N k (Margaret E. Knight of counsel), for ap — Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney,

  • Vrlaku v. Plaza Construction Corp., 150192/2015

    Publication Date: 2017-09-11
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Richmond County, Part DCM 19
    Judge: Judge Philip S. Straniere
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorney for Plaintiff: James Schermerhorn, Esq., Bamundo, Zwal & Schermeerhorn, LLP.
    for defendant: Attorney for Defendant: John T. Rafter Esq., Rafter and Associates.
    Case Number: 150192/2015

    Digital Recording Of Investigator's Interview Of Co-Worker Inadmissible Due to Discrep