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  • State Farm Fire Cas. Co. v. Moss

    Publication Date: 2016-09-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ellington, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lloyd Hedrick Hedrick Law LLC, Atlanta, for State Farm. Merlyn Dodson and Robert Katz Katz Stepp Wright Fleming LLC, Decatur, for Moss et al. and Corbin et al..
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A16A1037; A16A1038

    The trial court erred in denying the insurer's motion for summary judgment in its action seeking a declaration of its obligations under a homeowner's insurance policy, because the policy provision e

  • The Corps Group v. Afterburner Inc.

    Publication Date: 2015-12-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ellington, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sean McMahan Alston Bird LLP, Atlanta, William Nelson, Jordana Rubel, and J. Kevin Fee Morgan Lewis Bockius LLP, Washington, DC, for The Corps Group. Stephen Bauer BakerHostetler LLP, and Jeffrey Baxter Dentons US LLP, Atlanta, for Lohrenz. Stephen Dorvee, Theresa Kananen, and Lauren Gregory Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Atlanta, for Afterburner Inc..
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A15A1276; A15A1277

    The trial court erred in denying the defendants' motions for a directed verdict and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict as to the plaintiff's trademark and trade dress infringement claims under

  • Nationstar Mortg. LLC v. Brunt

    Publication Date: 2015-01-12
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ellington, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tenise Cook, Peter Lublin, and Bret Chaness Rubin Lublin LLC, Norcross, for appellant.
    for defendant: Maria Brunt, Stone Mountain, proceeded pro se. Other party representation: John Robinson, Decatur.
    Case Number: A15A0349

    Uniform Superior Court Rule 46 allows a trial court to appoint a special master in difficult cases to aid the discovery pr

  • HWA Props. Inc. v. Community & S. Bank

    Publication Date: 2013-08-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ellington, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Brooks Troutman Sanders LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Bret Thrasher and Aaron Kappler Thompson, O'Brien, Kemp & Nasuti PC, Norcross, for appellee.
    Case Number: A13A0047

    The bank was not entitled to a deficiency judgment on the note as it failed to comply with the confirmation requirements of O.C.G.A. § 44-1

  • Brooks Peanut Co. Inc. v. Great S. Peanut LLC

    Publication Date: 2013-07-30
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ellington, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nowell Berreth Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, and R. Edgar Campbell Perry & Walters, Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles Peeler Flynn Peeler & Phillips LLC, Albany, for appellee.
    Case Number: A13A0633

    A broker's written confirmation of a commodities transaction was sufficient to satisfy the Statute of F

  • State v. Al-Khayyal

    Publication Date: 2013-06-27
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ellington, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Laura Pfister, and Nels Peterson Georgia Department of Law, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Michael Brown and Angela Adams Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A13A0623

    The evidence did not establish that the technology professor had no knowledge of the presence of certain files containing sexually explicit images of young girls in his computer's trash folder while