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  • July 26, 2012 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: July 26, 2012

    China/Hong KongDavis Polk & Wardwell is advising China National Offshore Oil Corp. on its $15.1 billion purchase of Canadian oil and gas company Ne

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  • 3 W. Invs. LLC v. Hamilton State Bank

    Publication Date: 2012-06-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Flint, Robert Snyder Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint LLP and Jared Heald, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Edward Hine, Rome, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A0240

    The confirmation requirement of O.C.G.A. § 44-14-161a did not apply in this case because the loan for which the plaintiff sought to recover the outstanding balance was not inextricably intertwined w

  • Lingo v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2012-05-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
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    Case Number: A12A0712

    The trial court retained jurisdiction over the dispossessory proceeding because the defendant's petition for removal to federal court was unt

  • Diplomat Constr. Inc. v. State Bank of Texas

    Publication Date: 2012-03-30
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James M. Johnson Knight Johnson LLC, and Ariel D. Zion The Bloom Law Firm LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Joshua J. Lewis, Eric J. Taylor Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP, and Paul H. Anderson Jr., Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A11A1836

    The testimony of the lender's valuation expert supported the trial court's conclusion that the auction price for the entire leasehold interest was

  • March 26, 2012 |

    In-house career changes

    Notable moves in the corporate legal world

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  • Robbins d/b/a Supermarket Specialty Products v. Supermarket Equip. Sales LLC

    Publication Date: 2012-02-10
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
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    Case Number: S11A1435; S11A1583

    The trial court undermined the exclusivity of the Georgia Trade Secrets Act GTSA by providing the appellee the same relief based on the same conduct under O.C.G.A. § 9-5-1 after finding that the mis

  • February 7, 2012 | The American Lawyer

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

    A six-lawyer real estate group has taken its practice from DLA Piper in Los Angeles to Seyfarth Shaw. The new hires include part

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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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  • 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