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  • October 5, 2010 | The American Lawyer

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

    Only five days after the official launch of SNR Denton--the result of the merger between U.S.-based Sonnenschein Nath

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  • August 16, 2010 | Daily Business Review

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    by Julie [email protected] packed courtroom of bankruptcy attorneys and a few investors turned out for the first settlement hearings in the Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler bankruptcy case, and many we

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  • Smith v. Salon Baptiste

    Publication Date: 2010-04-23
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark G. Trigg and Ryan C. Grelecki Greenberg Traurig LLP, CityplaceAtlantafor appellants. Regina S. Molden and Oni A. Holley Molden, Holley & Thompson LLC, CityplaceAtlantafor appellees.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S09A1543

    O.C.G.A. § 9-11-68-providing, inter alia, that defendant shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses of litigation from date of rejection of settlement offer through entry o

  • Schramm v. Lyon

    Publication Date: 2009-03-06
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lori G. Cohen, Thomas J. Mazziotti, John B. Merchant III and Michael J. King Greenberg Traurig LLP, Jonathan C. Peters and Jeffrey S. Bazinet Peters & Monyak LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Daniel A. Ragland Ragland & Jones, Harvey R. Spiegel, Phillip C. Henry, Wendy G. Huray Henry, Spiegel, Fried & Milling LLP, Atlanta, for appellees. Amicus appellant: Norman S. Fletcher, Robert L. Berry Jr. and Ansel F. Beacham III Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler & Richardson, Rome. Amicus appellee: J. Marcus Howard Pope & Howard PC and Lyle G. Warshauer Warshauer, Poe & Thornton PC, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S08G1391, S08G1418

    The 5-year statute of repose did not bar the plaintiff's claims, arising from her development of an overwhelming post-splenectomy infection OPSI and her resulting partial loss of

  • March 31, 2008 | National Law Journal

    Buying real estate in Mexico has become easier

    Recent years have seen many changes in the regulations and practice governing real estate acquisition in Mexico, making it easier for foreigners, including U.S. citizens, to purchase pro

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  • Ferrari v. American Home Products Corp. d/b/a Wyeth

    Publication Date: 2007-07-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Albert M. Pearson III Moraitakis, Kushel & Pearson, and Lanny B. Bridgers, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Paul L. Fields Jr., Alissa C. Malone Fields, Howell, Athans & McLaughlin LLP, Lori C. Cohen, Christiana C. Jacxsens Greenberg Traurig LLP, Leslie J. Suson Alembik, Fine & Callner PA, Atlanta, Daniel J. Thomasch Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY, and Marcy H. Greer Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Austin, Texas, for appellees. Other party representation: Glen A. Delk Lightmas & Delk, Robert D. Hays Jr., Michael R. Powers, Matthew S. Harman King & Spalding, Lowell S. Fine Alembik, Fine & Chandler PA, George R. Neuhauser, Kenneth P. McDuffie Nall & Miller LLP, William H. Major III, David H. Wilson Hawkins & Parnell, Atlanta, and Joseph F. Archer, Houston, Texas.
    Case Number: A07A0306

    The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Act of 1986 "Vaccine Act", 42 USC §300aa-1 et seq. did not pre-empt the plaintiffs' claims for alleged neurological damage to their son that vaccin

  • December 31, 2005 |

    A Rocky Start

    CAFA was supposed to reduce companies' litigation risks. It may be having the opposite effect.

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  • Jones v. Orris

    Publication Date: 2005-07-15
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert C. Koski The Koski Firm PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Sterling G. Culpepper Alston & Bird, Lori G. Cohen Greenberg Traurig LLP, Jonathan C. Peters Love & Willingham LLP, and Mary P. Tucker, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A05A0703

    The evidence in the record did not support the plaintiff's expert's opinion regarding the proximate cause of her inj

  • Weiss v. Old Republic Nat'l Title Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2003-07-25
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John G. Parker, Brady S. McFalla Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, and Nicole L. Day Greenberg, Traurig LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William B. Brown and Jacqueline Marcucci Heyman & Sizemore LLC, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A03A0247

    The plaintiffs did not waive their right to assert a claim for breach of ty of title by not filing a written objection pursuant to the terms of the sales contract because the provisions of the

  • Southern Intermodal Logistics Inc. v. D. J. Powers Co. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2001-11-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: M. Brice Ladson Ladson & Suthers LLP, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia T. Paul Oliver, Maner & Gray, Savannah, Edward D. Tolley Cook, Noell, Tolley, Bates & Michael LLP, Kim T. Stephens, Athens, Robert E. Spears Jr. Greenberg & Traurig LLP, and Michael J. King, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A01A1618

    A jury question remained as to when plaintiff discovered or should have discovered its injury from the defendants' alleged wrongful co