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Villanueva v. First Am. Title Ins. Co.

Publication Date: 2011-11-11
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: McFadden, Christopher J.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Derick C. Villanueva, Atlanta, for appellants. Frederic S. Beloin and Charles W. Brown Beloin & Associates LLC, Atlanta, for appellee.
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Case Number: A11A1344

In a case of first impression, the Court held that a legal malpractice claim for financial loss, involving solely the right of property, is assig

Williams v. Cobb County Farm Bureau Inc.

Publication Date: 2011-11-04
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
Attorneys: For plaintiff: George H. Connell Jr. Dennis, Corry, Porter & Smith, Atlanta, for appellant. Duke R. Groover, Marty K. Senn James, Bates, Pope & Spivey LLP, Macon, Joseph C. Parker and Kelley E. Webb Downey & Cleveland LLP, Marietta, for appellees.
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Case Number: A11A0904

To support a claim of age discrimination, a plaintiff must show that, but for his age, he would not have been fired, and the plaintiff's former employers testified that their sole consideration for

Nix v. State

Publication Date: 2011-10-28
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: McFadden, Christopher J.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: G. Richard Stepp, Lawrenceville, for appellant. Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Robby A. King District Attorney's Office, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
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Case Number: A11A1577

The defendant was legally detained when the officer requested consent to search the car immediately after giving the defendant a verbal warning and instructing him to repair an inoperative head

Williams v. Williams

Publication Date: 2011-10-28
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: McFadden, Christopher J.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: A. James Rockefeller The Rockefeller Law Center, Warner Robins, for appellant. Howard Z. Simms, District Attorney, and Carmel W. Sanders, Macon, for appellee.
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Case Number: A11A2184

OCGA § 19-8-18 e provides that adoption decrees are not subject to any judicial challenge filed more than six months after entry of the decree and the biological mother, who was incarcerated at the

Butler v. State

Publication Date: 2011-10-21
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lyle K. Porter, Lawrenceville, for appellant. Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and William C. Akins, Assistant District Attorney, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
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Case Number: A11A1301

Evidence that the defendant previously pled guilty to offenses arising from his contact with an undercover officer posing as a 14-year-old girl in an internet chat room was admissible and relevant t

Blackmore v. Blackmore

Publication Date: 2011-10-21
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: McFadden, Christopher J.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nancy I. Jordan Brock, Clay, Calhoun & Rogers PC and Debbie C. Pelerose, Marietta, for appellant. Stephen C. Steele Moore, Ingram, Johnson & Steele LLC, Marietta, for appellee.
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Case Number: A11A1277; A11A1526

Because the mother's increased visitation did not exceed the time of cu allowed to the father, it did not amount to a de facto change of cu

October 20, 2011 |

Successor Liability

Chart presents state-by-state policy on successor liability with case law citations. Most jurisdictions acknowledge the general rule of successor liability, but there are exceptions that are illustrated here on a jurisdictional basis.

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State v. Woods

Publication Date: 2011-09-16
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: McFadden, Christopher J.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Marc A. Mallon, Senior Assistant District Attorney, and Kenya K. Johnson, Assistant District Attorney, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Larry D. Wolfe and Dennis C. Francis Jr., Atlanta, for appellees.
Case Number: A11A1199

Both defendants had a reasonable expectation of privacy in the motel room in question and the safe where police found crack co

Nunnally v. State

Publication Date: 2011-09-16
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: McFadden, Christopher J.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jon C. Rhoades, LaGrange, for appellant.
for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, and Lynda S. Caldwell, Assistant District Attorney, LaGrange, for appellee.
Case Number: A11A1159

The trial court erred in denying the defendant's motion to quash his indictment, as the plain language of O.C.G.A. § 17-7-50.1 mandated the transfer of his case to the juvenile court because he was

Gillespie v. State

Publication Date: 2011-09-02
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Gillespie, Buford, proceeded pro se. Patrick H. Head, District Attorney, Samuel K. Barger, Assistant District Attorney, and John R. Edwards District Attorney's Office, Marietta, for appellee.
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Case Number: A11A1040

The defendant's life sentence for armed robbery did not conflict with former versions of the state's general sentencing statute and was within the statutory l