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  • Moore v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-05-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sanford Wallack Wallack Law PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James McDade, District Attorney, and James Dooley, Assistant District Attorney, Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A13A0096

    The trial court properly concluded that the officer did not unreasonably prolong the traffic stop, since the officer was permitted to continue the defendant's detention while he verified the defenda

  • April 29, 2013 | Texas Lawyer

    The Texas 100 - 2013

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  • April 26, 2013 |

    “Long Waits” for Insurance Authorizations are Turning ERs into de Facto Psych Wards, Researchers Assert

    Long waits for insurance authorization allowing psychiatric patients to be admitted to the hospital from the emergency department waste thousands of hours…

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  • April 25, 2013 |

    Circuit Vacates Preemption Ruling in NFL Owners and Players Worker’s Comp Battle

    In the continuing battle over worker’s compensation payments to National Football League players, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit…

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  • April 10, 2013 |

    NFL Players May Not Pursue Worker’s Comp in California, Court Confirms

    A federal district judge in Missouri has confirmed an arbitrator’s award barring former players for the National Football League’s Kansas City…

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  • March 26, 2013 | FC&S Insurance

    Insurance Appraisals Can Resolve Disputed Property and Business Interruption Claims

    Insurance Appraisals Can Resolve Disputed Property and Business Interruption ClaimsBy Timothy P. Law and Anthony B. CrawfordThe authors suggest that the…

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  • Villanueva v. First Am. Title Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2013-03-20
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hugh C. Wood Wood & Meredith LLP, Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Amicus Appellant: James R. Evans McKenna, Long & Aldridge LLP, and Robin F. Clark, Atlanta. Frederic S. Beloin and Charles W. Brown Beloin, Brown, Blum & Wise LLC, Atlanta, for appellee. Amicus curiae: Kenneth L. Shigley Chambers, Aholt & Rickard LLP, Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, Patrick T. O'Connor, and Robert B. Lingle Oliver Maner LLP, Savannah.
    Case Number: S12G0484

    A legal malpractice claim for financial loss, involving solely the right of property, is assig

  • Garner & Glover Co. v. Barrett

    Publication Date: 2013-03-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Boggs, Michael P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles Cole and Derrick Bingham Owen, Gleaton, Egan, Jones & Sweeney LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Akin and S. Lester Tate III Akin & Tate, Cartersville, for appellees. Amicus curiae: Brenton Bean Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A12A2443

    An insurance producer owes no duty to notify an excess carrier of a lawsuit brought against an additional insured based solely upon its status as an additional insured under the p

  • Sharon Thurber v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., 12-370-cv (Lead)

    Publication Date: 2013-03-15
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Wesley, Hall, Lynch, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant: For Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee. Lisa Ball, Christen Archer Pierrot, Andrew P. Fleming, on the Brief, Chiacchia & Fleming, Hamburg, NY. For Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant and Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants. Michael H. Bernstein, John T. Seyberg, on the Brief, Sedgwick LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 12-370-cv (Lead)

    Cite as: Sharon Thurber v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., 12-370-cv (Lead), NYLJ 1202592120199, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided March 13, 2013)Before: Wesley, Hall, Lynch,

  • Silliman v. Cassell

    Publication Date: 2013-02-20
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Martha A. Miller Schulten Ward & Turner, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Eric E. Thorstenberg, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S12Q1936

    The single-premium fixed annuity at issue was of the type intended to come within the bankruptcy exemption O.C.G.A. § 44-13-100 a 2 E pro