• October 23, 2024 | Daily Report Online

    Commentary: Empower Georgia's Youth and Earn a Tax Credit by Supporting the Fostering Success Act

    Young people aging out of Georgia's foster care system face a daunting transition into adulthood. For members of Georgia's legal community, supporting this program aligns with the principles of justice and equity.

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  • June 20, 2024 | The Recorder

    Court Commissioners, MoFo Litigator Among Newsom's Latest Judicial Picks

    The governor's latest round of trial court appointments will fill six vacancies in Bay Area courts.

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  • March 12, 2024 | The Recorder

    Alameda County Judge Tara Desautels Nominated to First District Appellate Court

    Gov. Gavin Newsom also nominated Associate Justice Gonzalo Martinez of the Second District Court of Appeal to be the presiding justice of that court's Division Seven.

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  • June 22, 2023 | Law.com

    Wrongful Death Suit Against Alaska-Based Airline Can Proceed Under Washington Law, Judge Holds

    "Oltman purchased his trip from Alaska Airlines," Judge Linda Coburn wrote. "His flights were all under the name of Alaska Airlines, but Oltman ended up on the PenAir flight because of PenAir's [capacity purchase agreement] with Alaska Airlines."

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  • Gwinnett County et al. v. Netflix, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-12
    Practice Area: Communications and Media
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer Peterson, Timothy Rigsbee, Robert Ashe, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP), Atlanta, Steven Berezney, Garrett Broshuis, (Korein Tillery, LLC), St. Louis, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael French, (Wargo, French & Singer LLP), Atlanta, Rachel Gage, Richard Robbins, (Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC), Atlanta, Jean Pawlow, MARY Alexander, Robert Collins, Joseph Thomas, Peter Davis, (Latham & Watkins, LLP), Chicago, Gregory Garre, (Latham & Watkins, LLP), Washington, Stephen LaBriola, Ethan Knott, (Fellows LaBriola LLP), Atlanta, Victor Jih, Russell Kostelak, Eric Kohan, Kelly Yin, (Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati), Los Angeles, Michael French, (Wargo, French & Singer LLP), Atlanta, J. Walker, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, John Jett, Ava Conger, Kevin Sears, (Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP), Atlanta, Elba Smith, Ava Conger, (Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP), Dallas, Pantelis Michalopoulos, (Steptoe & Johnson, LLP), Washington, William Holley, Scott Zweigel, John Elliott, (Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs, LLP), Atlanta, Matthew Friedman, Pantelis Michalopoulos, (Steptoe & Johnson, LLP), Washington, Jared Butcher, (Berliner Corcoran & Rowe LLP), Washington, for appellee; Holly Pierson, (Pierson Law LLC), Atlanta, Judson Turner, (Gilbert Harrell Sumerford & Martin P.C., Brunswick, for AM.

    Case Number: A22A1172

    Court affirms dismissal of a County's complaint against streaming services for payment of franchise fees under the Consumer Choice for Television Act

  • December 27, 2022 | Daily Report Online

    Letter to the Editor: Georgia Legal Community Mourns Loss of Former Rep. Elliott Levitas

    Rep. Elliott Levitas' career in law and public service is an inspiration to all Georgia lawyers.

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  • November 4, 2022 | Daily Report Online

    Attorneys From Atlanta's Top Firms Among Donors for Carr, Jordan in Final Pre-Election Reports

    In the final campaign filing period as mandated by the state's ethics commission, incumbent Republican Chris Carr led his opponents, Democrat Jen Jordan and Libertarian Martin Cowen, both in fundraising and in the number of attorneys donating to his campaign.

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  • In the Interest of C.C. et al., Children.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-13
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Government | Health Care Law
    Industry: Health Care | State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Presiding Justice Peterson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Buell Hume, (Hume, Jaacks & Associates, LLC), Cumming, Brittani Chandler, Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ross Warren Bergethon, Shalen S. Nelson, Bryan Keith Webb, Emily Allen Harris, Christopher M. Carr, Hannah Basta, Stephen John Petrany, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Kris-Ann Poe, Hiawassee Rochelle Ann Doyle, Roswell, for appellee; Melissa D. Carter, (Emory University School of Law), Atlanta, Edward Albert Bedard, Joshua Barrett Belinfante, (Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC), Atlanta, for Neutral Amicus; Mathew K. Titus, (Titus Law LLC), Alpharetta, Victoria Cuneo Powell, (Jones Day), Atlanta, Kurtis George Anderson, (Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP), Atlanta, for Other Party.

    Case Number: S22A0584

    Juvenile Court Applied Wrong Standard in Determining Parents' Religious Objection to Vaccinating Children Was Insincere

  • In re Seroquel XR Antitrust Litig.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-19
    Practice Area: Antitrust
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals | Retail | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carmella P. Keener, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Bruce E. Gerstein, Joseph Opper, Kimberly M. Hennings, Daniel Litvin, Garwin Gerstein & Fisher LLP, New York, NY; Peter R. Kohn, Joseph T. Lukens, Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, Philadelphia, PA; David F. Sorensen, Caitlin G. Coslett, Berger Montague PC, Philadelphia, PA; Stuart E. Des Roches, Amanda Hass, Chris Letter, Dan Chiorean, Thomas J. Maas, Odom & Des Roches, LLC, New Orleans, LA; Susan C. Segura, Erin R. Leger, David C. Raphael, Jr., Smith Segura Raphael & Leger, LLP, Alexandria, LA; Russell A. Chorush, Heim Payne & Cho Rush, LLP, Houston, TX; Michael J. Barry, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., Wilmington, DE; Robert G. Eisler, Deborah A. Elman, Chad B. Holtzman, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., New York, NY; Sharon K. Robertson, Donna M. Evans, Matthew W. Ruan, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, New York, NY; Michael J. Barry, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jayne A. Goldstein, Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP, Media, PA; J. Clayton Athey, Jason Wayne Rigby, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Barry L. Refsin, Alexander J. Egervary, Caitlin V. McHugh, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, PA; Monica L. Kiley, Eric L. Bloom, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Harrisburg, PA; J. Clayton Athey, Jason Wayne Rigby, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Scott E. Perwin, Lauren C. Ravkind, Anna T. Neil, Kenny Nachwalter, P.A., Miami, FL; Heidi M. Silton, Jessica N. Servais, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN; Peter Safirstein, Safirstein Metcalf LLP, New York, NY; Archana Tamoshunas, Taus, Cebulash & Landau, LLP, New York, NY; Lee Albert, Brian D. Brooks, Glancy, Prongay, & Myrray, New York, NY; Robert J. Kriner, Jr., Tiffany Joanne Cramer, Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; Dianne M. Nast, Joseph N. Roda, Michael D. Ford, NastLaw, Philadelphia, PA; Michael L. Roberts, Stephanie E. Smith, Roberts Law Firm US, PC, Little Rock, AR for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Daniel M. Silver, Alexandrea M. Joyce, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE; John E. Schmidtlein, Benjamin M. Greenblum, Colette T. Connor, Thomas S. Fletcher, Akhil K. Gola, Williams & Connolly, Washington, DC; Arthur G. Connolly, III, Alan Richard Silverstein, Connolly Gallagher LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher J. Marino, James E. Gallagher, Davis Malm & D'Agostine, P.C., Boston, MA; Jack B. Blumenfeld, Michael J. Flynn, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Stephen J. McIntyre, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Brett J. Williamson, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Newport Beach, CA; Ben Bradshaw, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC; John W. Shaw, Karen E. Keller, Nathan Roger Hoeschen, Shaw Keller LLP, Wilmington, DE; Thomas J. Lang, Christina E. Fahmy, Peter M. Boyle, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: D69888

    Antitrust claims arising from alleged reverse payment agreements were timely under the statute of limitations where each alleged supracompetitive sale constituted a discrete act that started the limitations period for that sale.

  • August 16, 2021 | The Recorder

    Netflix, Hulu Face Battle With Local Governments in California Over a Share of Streaming Video Fees

    Netflix and Hulu claimed in separate filings that sharing revenues with municipalities would violate the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act, which bars states from imposing discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce, including the delivery of services over the internet.

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