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  • Hawkins v. DeKalb Med. Ctr. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2011-12-09
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Q. Bird, William B. Drummond Bird Law Group PC, James D. Summerville The Summerville Firm LLC, John W. Crongeyer Crongeyer Law Firm PC, M. Gino Brogdon Pope McGlamry Kilpatrick Morrison, and Lee T. Wallace The Wallace Law Firm, Atlanta, for Hawkins. Timothy H. Bendin, Kristin L. Hiscutt Bendin, Sumrall & Ladner LLC, Erica S. Jansen and Daniel J. Huff Huff, Powell & Bailey LLC, Atlanta, for DeKalb Medical Center, Inc. Other party representation: Rolfe M. Martin, Mark D. Meliski, Philippa V. Ellis Owen Gleaton Egan Jones & Sweeney LLP, Paul E. Weathington, Lindsay A. Forlines The Weathington Firm PC, Simuel F. Doster Jr. Allen Weathington & Reeves PC, Jason E. Bring Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, and Thomas E. Lavender III Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A11A1006; A11A1007

    The plaintiff failed to adduce expert evidence giving rise to a triable issue on the specialized medical question of whether her daughter was brain dead prior to apnea testing and termination of ven

  • October 21, 2011 | The American Lawyer

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

    Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr has nabbed government attorney MOLLY BOAST for its antitrust and competitive pr

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  • April 30, 2011 |

    Can Companies Really Recover from C-Suite Scandals?

    An indicted executive can jeopardize an organization's future.

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  • March 31, 2011 |

    Greenhouse Gas Emissions Case Heads to Supreme Court

    Plaintiffs in Connecticut v. American Electric Power allege that six utilities' emissions are a public nuisance.

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  • December 31, 2010 |

    Corrupt Executives Who Flee are Trouble for Companies

    Fugitives can complicate investigations and defense.

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  • Baker v. Wellstar Health Sys. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2010-11-12
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason R. Manton The Manton Law Firm LLC, Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Henry D. Green Jr. and Mary P. Adams Green & Sapp LLP, Atlanta, for appellees. Amicus Appellants: Traci G. Courville Oates & Courville, Columbus, and J. Marcus E. Howard Pope & Howard PC, Atlanta. Amicus Appellees: Thomas S. Carlock, Eric J. Frisch Carlock, Copeland & Stair LLP, Brian W. Looby, Donald J. Palmisano Jr. Medical Ass'n of Ga., Simuel F. Doster Jr. and Hunter S. Allen Jr. Allen, McCain & O'Mahoney PC, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S10A0994

    The qualified protective order granted in this case was too broad, because the order should have limited the defendant's inquiry to matters relevant to the plaintiff's medical condition, which are a

  • Baker v. Wellstar Health Sys. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2010-06-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton, Harold D.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason R. Manton The Manton Law Firm LLC, Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Henry D. Green Jr. and Mary P. Adams Green & Sapp LLP, Atlanta, for appellees. Amicus Appellants: Traci G. Courville Oates & Courville, Columbus, and J. Marcus E. Howard Pope & Howard PC, Atlanta. Amicus Appellees: Thomas S. Carlock Eric J. Frisch Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair LLP, Brian W. Looby, Donald J. Palmisano Jr. Medical Ass'n of Ga., Simuel F. Doster Jr. and Hunter S. Allen Jr. Allen, McCain & OMahoney PC, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S10A0994

    O.C.G.A. § 24-9-40 a provides that a plaintiff waives his right to privacy with regard to medical records only insofar as they are relevant to a medical condition, which the plaintiff places at iss

  • March 31, 2010 | Alm

    Updated Special Report: Crisis on Wall Street

    As Wall Street's woes continue, Law.com presents ongoing coverage of the financial meltdown from across the globe, with updates on the firms handling the bankruptcies, the fate of in-house legal tea

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  • Rasnick v. Krishna Hospitality Inc.

    Publication Date: 2010-02-26
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James M. Poe Warshauer, Poe & Thornton, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . David F. Root and Hugh M. Ruppersburg Carlock, Copeland & Stair LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A2259

    A hotel owner had no duty to comply with the plaintiff's requests to check on, and possibly attempt a rescue of her husband, because the hotel owner did not create the peril and Georgia courts have

  • November 30, 2009 |

    Top 20 Stories of 2009 the In-House Bar Couldn't Afford to Miss

    The Year in Review

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