• McRae v. Arby's Restaurant Group Inc.

    Publication Date: 2011-12-29
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lawrence T. Clements and Bruce P. Johnson Clements & Sweet, Atlanta, for appellant. James H. Chandler, Andrew J. Hamilton Hamilton, Westby, Antonowich & Anderson, Atlanta, Thomas A. Eaton, Athens, for appellee. Other party representation: Delece Brooks State Bd. of Workers' Compensation and Todd K. Maziar, Atlanta.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A11A1021

    Nothing in the Workers' Compensation Act requires an employee to authorize her treating physician to talk to her employer's lawyer ex parte in exchange for receiving benefits for a compensable i

  • November 30, 2011 |

    20 top news stories of 2011

    A slideshow of the events, people and stories that affected the in-house bar this year.

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  • November 4, 2011 |

    The AAIS Home-Based Business Coverage Form - Liability

    Discusses liability coverage under AAIS home-based business coverage endorsement ML-450 that may be attached to homeowners, farm, or mobile homeowners policies.

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  • November 2, 2011 |

    Best law firms named by U.S. News & World Report

    U.S. News & World Report recently released the 2011-2012 U.S. News - Best Lawyers report, and this year, the report designates one Law Firm of the Year in each of the 75 practice areas it ranks nationally.

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  • 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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  • October 18, 2011 |

    Litigation down in 2011, study says

    Fulbright & Jaworski recently released its eighth annual Litigation Trends Survey to some surprising results.

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  • First Media Group Inc. v. Doe

    Publication Date: 2011-10-07
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David H. Flint, Mark W. Forsling Schreeder Wheeler & Flint LLP, and Jay D. Bennett Alston & Bird, Atlanta, for appellant. Lance A. Cooper, Marietta, and Robert K. Finnell, Rome, for appellee.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A11A1248

    Because the p ff did not have actual notice of the trial court's intended disposition of the defendant's summary judgment motion, she was entitled to voluntarily dismiss her comp

  • September 26, 2011 |

    Policy Terms and Conditions

    Analyzes typical terms and conditions found in umbrella and excess liability coverage forms. Included are terms and conditions such as arbitration, other insurance, inspection and audit, definitions, and persons insured.

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  • September 20, 2011 |

    ISO Home-Based Business Coverage - Liability

    Discusses liability coverage in the ISO home-based business coverage form HO 07 01.

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  • September 13, 2011 | The American Lawyer

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

    EDWARD WOODS, a founding partner of Los Angeles litigation boutique Browne Woods George, left for Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &

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