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Slone v. Myers

Publication Date: 2007-10-19
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Ruffin, John H.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Debra Slone and Sonja Ebron, St. Petersburg, Fla., proceeded pro se. Ned Blumenthal, Laura S. Morris Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco PC, Atlanta, Martin C. Jones, Allen W. Bodiford, Stockbridge, and William S. Dominy, Decatur, for appellees.
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Case Number: A07A1089; A07A1406; A07A2274

The trial court erred in awarding attorneys' fees under O.C.G.A. § 9-15-14 b in the absence of evidentiary he

July 31, 2007 |

Career Stoppers

Frustrated women take employers to court over glass-ceiling issues.

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May 31, 2007 |

The Regulator Rundown

One of the greatest challenges facing general counsel is keeping up with current legal issues while anticipating future liabilities. But it's difficult to know where to turn your attention first when dealing with employee complaints, shareholder pressures, potential litigation and a host of regulatory agencies enforcing a host of constantly...

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May 31, 2007 |

The Regulator Rundown

One of the greatest challenges facing general counsel is keeping up with current legal issues while anticipating future liabilities. But it's difficult to know where to turn your attention first when dealing with employee complaints, shareholder pressures, potential litigation and a host of regulatory agencies enforcing a host of constantly...

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Reece v. Turner

Publication Date: 2007-04-06
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Bernes, Debra
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carlton L. Kell Brock, Clay, Calhoun, Wilson & Rogers PC, Marietta, for appellant.
for defendant: . Mark D. Link and Houston D. Smith III Hertz Link & Smith PC, Tucker, for appellee.
Case Number: A06A1881

Three county public school employees could not held liable in their individual capacities for a teacher's sexual molestation of a student, even though the teacher had previously sexually molested an

March 31, 2007 |

Crisis Rolodex

The Best Lawyers to Call in a Worst-Case Scenario

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March 31, 2007 |

Crisis Rolodex

The Best Lawyers to Call in a Worst-Case Scenario

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Callahan v. State

Publication Date: 2006-07-28
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Bernes, Debra
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald C. Evans Jr., Cartersville, for appellant.
for defendant: Thomas J. Campbell, District Attorney, and Mickey R. Thacker, Assistant District Attorney, Cartersville, for appellee.
Case Number: A06A0584

Defense counsel was not deficient for failing to file a futile motion to suppress the evidence found, when officers stopped the co-defendant's vehicle, since the defendant lacked a possessory intere

Brown v. Columbus Doctors Hosp. Inc.

Publication Date: 2006-02-24
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Adams, A. Harris
Attorneys: For plaintiff: John S. Taylor and Jefferson C. Callier Taylor, Harp, Callier & Morgan, Columbus, for appellant.
for defendant: . John K. Train IV Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial LLC, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: A05A2292

The trial court reversibly erred by failing to strike a prospective juror for cause, who stated that he would have a hard time being impartial, since his company had an on-going relationship with th

Chatman v. Mancill

Publication Date: 2006-02-10
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Paula K. Smith, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Stephen D. Pereira Thompson & Sweeny PC, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
Case Number: S05A1862

The rationale behind the opinion in Ryan v. Thomas, 261 Ga. 661 1991-that one member of the public defender's office could not reasonably be expected to assert or argue the ineffective assistance of