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  • April 25, 2012 |

    Recap: The 3rd Annual Transformative Leadership Awards

    The legal community gathered in Chicago last night to celebrate empowerment and diversity at the 3rd Annual Transformative Leadership Awards, which honor general counsel and law firm partners who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing women in corporate law.

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  • April 25, 2012 |

    The 3rd annual Transformative Leadership Award winners

    Check out images from the winners of the 2012 awards dinner in Chicago

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  • Dunn-Craft v. State Farm Mut. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2012-03-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Terry D. Jackson, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: John B. Craig, Kevin P. Reardon Harper, Waldon & Craig, Christopher T. Byrd, Earl W. Gunn, McLendon W. Garrett Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial LLC, Michael J. Rust, Christopher M. Ziegler Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske LLP, Atlanta, Robert C. Harrison Downey & Cleveland LLP, Marietta, William T. Mitchell and Andrew S. Ashby Cruser & Mitchell LLP, Norcross, for appellees. Other party representation: Denise D. Hoying, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A11A2420

    The plaintiff was not entitled to stack the UM coverage provided in her boyfriend's four insurance pol

  • March 13, 2012 |

    Ensuing Loss

    Explains how ensuing loss works in the homeowners policy.

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  • Grand Master Contracting LLC v. Lincoln Apartment Management LP

    Publication Date: 2012-03-09
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allison L. Byrd Isenberg & Hewitt PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Justin D. Kreindel Fowler, Hein, Cheatwood & Williams PA, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A11A2230

    The clear terms of the Vendor Insurance Requirements Agreement provided that the management company was not liable for any services performed or materials delivered, but rather the apartment comple

  • February 9, 2012 |

    Fallen Tree and Rodents

    Discusses coverage for rodents when they enter home through hole in roof caused by covered peril.

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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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  • December 22, 2011 |

    InsideCounsel announces 2012 Transformative Leadership Award winners

    On Tuesday, InsideCounsel announced the winners of the Third Annual Transformative Leadership Awards, which honor in-house counsel and law firm partners who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing and empowering women in corporate law.

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  • Hernandez Auto Painting & Body Works Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Co.

    Publication Date: 2011-12-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mason White Brennan, Harris & Rominger, Savannah, Kyle G. Wallace Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, and Robert H. Schultz Jr. Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen PC, Edwardsville, Ill., for State Farm. Robert B. Turner, Stanley Karsman Savage, Turner, Pinson & Karsman, Christopher D. Britt Tate Law Group LLC, Savannah, for Hernandez Auto. Other party representation: William V. Custer IV Bryan Cave LLP, Atlanta.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A11A0962; A11A0963

    The trial court erred in denying the defendants' motion to dismiss the plaintiff's claim for trade libel, as Georgia does not recognize such a