• Stimson v. George Laycock Inc.

    Publication Date: 2000-12-22
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles F. Peebles and Lane R. Frostbaum, Norcross, for appellant.
    for defendant: . John C. Amabile Pursley, Howell, Lowery & Meeks LLP, Atlanta, for appellant. Other party representation: William M. Akin Akin & Tate LLC, Cartersville, and James C. Clark Jr. Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford, Columbus.

    Case Number: A00A0953

    The homeowners' claims against their builder, arising out of the improper installation of synthetic stucco, were subject to the 6-year statute of limitations for simple written contracts, rather tha

  • Markowitz v. Wieland

    Publication Date: 2000-05-19
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William J. McKenney McKenny & Froelich, Robb E. Hellwig and Richard R. Hays Alston & Bird, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A99A1888, A99A1889

    Since plaintiffs chose to affirm a purchase and sale contract which included a merger clause and a disclaimer provision, they could not claim that they relied on the sellers' alleged misrepresenta

  • Sparks v. The Hosp. Auth. of the City of Bremen and County of Haralson, Ga.

    Publication Date: 2000-01-14
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Pope, Marion T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas B. Murphy Murphy, Murphy & Garner, Bremen, John H. Parker Jr. and Leo E. Reichert Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Bryan M. Cavan, Seaton D. Purdom and Christopher R. Stovall Gambrell & Stolz LLP, Atlanta, for appellees. Other party representation: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Atlanta, J. Thomas Vance and Steven T. Minor Tisinger, Tisinger, Vance & Greer, Carrollton.

    Case Number: A99A1146

    City/county hospital authority violated the Hospital Acquisition Act by transferring control over nonprofit hospital to a medical center without first disclosing the transaction to the state attorne

  • November 15, 2012 | National Law Journal

    Legal malpractice case revived against Akin Gump

    A Texas appeals court has reinstated legal malpractice claims against Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld stemming from a troubled hotel deal in San Antonio. In a reversal, the F

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  • November 16, 2012 | National Law Journal

    Legal Malpractice Case Revived Against Akin Gump

    A Texas appeals court has reinstated legal malpractice claims against Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld stemming from a troubled hotel deal in San Antonio. In a reversal, the F

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  • November 18, 2012 | National Law Journal

    Legal Malpractice Case Against Akin Gump Revived

    A Texas appeals court has reinstated legal malpractice claims against Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld stemming from a troubled hotel deal in San Antonio. In a reversal, the F

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  • November 26, 2012 | National Law Journal

    Legal Malpractice Case Revived Against Akin Gump

    A Texas appeals court has reinstated legal malpractice claims against Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld stemming from a troubled hotel deal in San Antonio. In a reversal, the 4th Cour

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  • November 20, 2012 | Texas Lawyer

    Firm again faces legal malpractice claims

    A Texas appeals court has reinstated legal malpractice claims against Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld stemming from a troubled hotel deal in San Antonio. In a reversal, the Fourth D

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  • April 30, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

    Big-Tex Firms Post Biggest Overall Revenue Increase in Five Years

    (See the 2008 Annual Report on Firm Finance.) Hap

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  • Matter of Carlson v Akin

    Publication Date: 2006-09-28
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, 3rd Dept
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 97829

    Decided and Entered: September 28, 2006 97829 ________________________________ In the Matter of the Claim of TODD CARLSON, Respondent, v