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  • September 6, 2011 | The American Lawyer

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

    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison snagged hedge fund partner UDI GROFMAN from Schulte, Roth & Zabel for

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  • August 4, 2011 |

    Risk Management

    Discusses areas where D & O risk management practices should be applied and offers specific recommendations for reducing or eliminating some exposures.

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  • Thompson v. Floyd

    Publication Date: 2011-07-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason J. Carter Bondurant, Mixon & Elmore LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven A. Pickens, Andrew D. Stancil Mahaffey Pickens Tucker LLP, Lawrenceville, and Therese G. Franzen Franzen & Salzano PC, Norcross, for appellee.
    Case Number: A11A0283

    Reversal of grant of summary judgment to defendant in plaintiff's breach of contract and promissory estoppel action as genuine issues of material fact remained for a jury to dete

  • Palmyra Park Hosp. Inc. v. Phoebe Sumter Med. Ctr.

    Publication Date: 2011-07-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stanley S. Jones JR. and Keri F. Conley Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, Atlanta, for Palmyra Park Hosp. James M. Skipper Jr. Americus, John H. Parker Jr., David L. Fenstermacher, Thomas D. Watry Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs, Joshua B. Belinfante, June P. Veazey, Atlanta, and Richard M. Ellis Rutledge, Ecenia & Purnell, Tallahassee, Fla., for Phoebe Sumter Med. Ctr. and Phoebe Putney Mem'l Hosp. Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Isaac Byrd, Deputy Attorney General, Sidney R. Barrett Jr., Senior Assistant Attorney General, E. Tandy Menk, Alex F. Sponseller, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, for Georgia Dep't of Community Health. Other party representation: Robert C. Threlkeld Morris, Manning & Martin LLP, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A11A0730; A11A0731; A11A0732; A11A0733

    The Georgia Department of Community Health did not exceed its statutory authority in its interpretation of the legislative intent behind the Areawide Need Exception in O.C.G.A. § 31-9-42 or in its a

  • June 27, 2011 | National Law Journal

    WASHINGTON'S MOST INFLUENTIAL IN-HOUSE ATTORNEYS

    The issues these top lawyers have handled range from the momentous, such as whether the United States should go to war, to the less serious (though still notable), such as how to draft multim

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  • June 17, 2011 |

    Inside Experts: Understanding your e-discovery pain tolerance

    In the May issue of InsideCounsel, Kayleigh Roberts and Ashley Trent wrote an excellent…

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  • April 19, 2011 |

    Uninsured Motorists Requirements By State—Archived Article

    Lists the uninsured motorists requirements for each state. Includes citations to pertinent statutes and case law.

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  • Simmons v. Simmons

    Publication Date: 2011-03-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David A. Powell, Gainesville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Wanda L. Barnett, Jefferson, and David A. Webster, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10F1818

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in requiring that husband maintain life insurance for the benefit of his child in an amount that exceeded his cumulative child support obligation because

  • February 21, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

    Greener Pastures: Greater Job Security, More Deals Lead to Lateral Hiring Growth

    At the Texas offices of 19 of the 26 largest firms in the state, lateral hiring rose 10.3 percent in 2010 compared to lateral hires made by the same firms in 2009. Kevin Lashus (pictured) is a Texas

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  • Willis II v. Willis

    Publication Date: 2011-02-04
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: G. Clyde Dekle III, Atlanta, for Carl J. Willis II. Kimberly S. Willis, Atlanta, proceeded pro se.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S10F1357; S10F135

    Since the evidence showed that father had ing drugs during the child's lifetime, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in requiring that he be periodically drug t