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  • August 2, 2012 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: August 2, 2012

    CORRECTION, 8/6/12: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the roles of French law firms Darroi

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  • July 26, 2012 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: July 26, 2012

    China/Hong KongDavis Polk & Wardwell is advising China National Offshore Oil Corp. on its $15.1 billion purchase of Canadian oil and gas company Ne

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  • Bearden v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-06-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John Nuckolls Nuckolls & Nuckolls LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patrick H. Head, District Attorney, and Anna G. Cross, Assistant District Attorney, Marietta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A0753

    The defendant received almost $55K in checks to begin construction of two families' modular and then abandoned the projects without accomplishing any task towards completion of the

  • Ellis v. Johnson

    Publication Date: 2012-06-08
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George P. Donaldson III and Richard W. Fields Perry & Walters LLP, Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kermit S. Dorough Jr., Albany, and Jesse G. Bowles III, Cuthbert, for appellees.
    Case Number: S12A0315

    O.C.G.A. § 15-9-120 2—defining probate court as ' "probate court of a county having a population of more than 96,000 persons according to the United States decennial s of 1990 or any future suc

  • May 16, 2012 |

    Liquor Liability

    Provides a general discussion of the liquor liability exclusion and related issues.

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  • April 16, 2012 |

    Liquor Liability

    Provides a general discussion of the liquor liability exclusion and related issues.

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  • Diplomat Constr. Inc. v. State Bank of Texas

    Publication Date: 2012-03-30
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James M. Johnson Knight Johnson LLC, and Ariel D. Zion The Bloom Law Firm LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Joshua J. Lewis, Eric J. Taylor Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP, and Paul H. Anderson Jr., Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A11A1836

    The testimony of the lender's valuation expert supported the trial court's conclusion that the auction price for the entire leasehold interest was

  • Roberts v. Deal

    Publication Date: 2012-03-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Elliott B. Watkins, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Charles L. Bachman Jr., Judson H. Turner, Robert L. Fortson Turner, Bachman & Garrett LLC, Marietta, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, and Stefan E. Ritter, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: S11A1515

    The Governor was without authority to remove the elected members of a county board of education under O.C.G.A. § 45-10-4 for their alleged violations of O.C.G.A. § 45

  • Allen v. Sea Gardens Seafood Inc.

    Publication Date: 2012-03-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Craig T. Jones Page Perry LLC and Robert B. Jackson IV, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Adam S. Poppell III, Darien, James A. Chamberlin Jr., Brunswick, and Mary J. L. Volkert, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S11A1912

    Even if the purported consent judgment could be construed as an order enforcing the parties' settlement agreement, the trial court impermissibly modified the permit provision by eliminating its func

  • Clay v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-03-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph W. Vigneri, Atlanta, and Jason R. Clark, Georgia Capital Defender, Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jacquelyn L. Johnson, District Attorney, Woodbine, Jonathan R. Miller III, Assistant District Attorney, Brunswick, Andrew J. Ekonomou The Lambros Firm LLC, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Deputy Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S11A1956

    The trial court erred in concluding that the defendant's audio-recorded custodial interview was admissible in the state's case-in-chief even though it was obtained in violation of Mi