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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

  • Littlefield Constr. Co. v. Bozeman

    Publication Date: 2012-03-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George T. Talley and Edward F. Preston Coleman Talley LLP, Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Keenan R. S. Nix, Christopher J. Graddock Morgan & Morgan PA, Atlanta, Scott C. Crowley and Bobby L. Scott Day Crowley LLC, Columbus, for appellee.
    Case Number: A11A2363

    The employer did not produce uncontradicted evidence that his employee was not acting within the scope of his employment when he rear-ended the plaintiff's ve

  • March 6, 2012 |

    Policy Excludes Coverage for Losses Arising from Suits by Former Directors and Officers

    Connecticut district court finds no coverage under D&O policy for losses arising from lawsuits brought by corporation's former directors and officers.

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  • February 3, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

    Davis Polk & Wardwell has bolstered its white-collar criminal defense practice with the hire of GREG ANDR

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  • January 27, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan continues to boost a href="http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2011/09/quinn-emanuel-op

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  • American Management Services East LLC v. Fort Benning Family Communities LLC

    Publication Date: 2011-12-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Marcus B. Calhoun Jr. Page Scranton Sprouse Tucker & Ford, Columbus, Michael J. King Greenberg Traurig LLP, Atlanta, and Thomas E. Dutton Greenberg Traurig LLP, Chicago, Ill., for appellants. Jerry A. Buchanan, Lori M. Leonardo Buchanan & Land, Columbus, Jeffrey L. William, Donna M. Welch, and Daniel C. Moore Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, Ill., for appellees.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A11A0855

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in enjoining the defendants from pursuing a Virginia declaratory action suit, where eight of the nine Virginia claims either directly overlapped or indir

  • Villanueva v. First Am. Title Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2011-12-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: McFadden, Christopher J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hugh C. Wood Wood & Meredith LLP and Derick C. Villanueva, Atlanta, for appellants. Frederic S. Beloin and Charles W. Brown Beloin & Assocs. LLC, Atlanta, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A11A1344

    In a case of first impression, the Court held that a legal malpractice claim for financial loss, involving solely the right of property, was assig