• State v. Price

    Publication Date: 2013-07-25
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    Court: Court of Appeals
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard Mallard, District Attorney, and Joseph Black, Assistant District Attorney, Statesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas Withers Gillen Withers & Lake LLC, Savannah, and Kimberly Copeland, Jesup, for appellees.

    Case Number: A13A0212

    The time reasonably necessary to accomplish the purpose of a traffic stop includes the time necessary to run a computer check on the driver and on any passe

  • July 12, 2013 |

    6 Patton Boggs partners join Jackson Lewis

    Patton Boggs just lost six lawyers.

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  • J. N. Legacy Grp. Inc. v. City of Dallas, Georgia

    Publication Date: 2013-07-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel Starks and Elizabeth Rodger Martin & Jones PLLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Debra Haan and Harvey Gray Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A13A0729

    Some evidence supported a finding that the plaintiff's property had been subjected to repeated sewage overflow and the defendant city had notice of the problem, thus establishing a jury issue as to

  • July 9, 2013 |

    2013 could see record number of U.S. law firm mergers

    This year could be a record-breaking one for U.S. law firm mergers.

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  • Muhammad v. Massage Envy of Ga. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2013-07-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Louise Hornsby, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Cross Briskin, Cross & Stanford LLC, Alpharetta, for appellees.

    Case Number: A13A0262

    Since the plaintiff did not dismiss his previous action against the defendants, but rather the trial court granted summary judgment to the defendants and awarded attorneys' fees, the trial court err

  • Gates v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-07-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Deepa Patel, Public Defender, and Matthew Bridges Public Defender's Office, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Peter Skandalakis, District Attorney, Newnan, and Carter Bendinger, LaGrange, for appellee.

    Case Number: A13A0332

    The victim's lack of consent to the defendant's repeated texts, calls and visit to her house, along with her testimony that she feared for her safety, supported the defendant's conviction for aggrav

  • Davis v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Timika Dennis, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Pipkin, Solicitor General, and Brittany Lavalle, Assistant Solicitor General, McDonough, for appellee.

    Case Number: A13A0491

    The police officer's questioning of the passengers in the car after a traffic stop did not extend the scope of the detention nor unreasonably prolong the search, since it occurred within the timefra

  • Rivers v. K-Mart Corp.

    Publication Date: 2013-05-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Creasy, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James Strawinski and Daniel Cheek Strawinski & Stout PC, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A13A0363

    The Court remanded the plaintiff's malicious prosecution claim against a retail store for determination of whether evidence of the plaintiff's prior criminal record should be excluded because of its

  • Lakeview Behavioral Health Sys. LLC v. UHS Peachford LP

    Publication Date: 2013-05-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Adrienne Marting, Michael Bowers, and Joshua Moore Balch & Bingham LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert Threlkeld, Dana Durrett, and Holly Pierson Morris Manning & Martin LLP, Atlanta, for appellees. Other party representation: Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, and Alex Sponseller, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta.

    Case Number: A13A0612

    The defendant was entitled to an award of reasonable attorneys' fees after it successfully defended the plaintiff's challenge to a certificate of need for a new acute care psychiatric and substance

  • May 22, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Successful Bar Candidates — February 2013 Bar Examination

    Listed below are the results from the February 2013 New Jersey Bar Examination.Of the 1,084 candidates who sat for this exam, results have been mailed to 1,043 candidates. Of those, 62

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