• Hughey v. Gwinnett County

    Publication Date: 2004-12-10
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen E. O'Day, Andrew M. Thompson Smith, Gambrell & Russell and Justine I. Thompson, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Isaac Byrd, Deputy Attorney General, John E. Hennelly, William R. Phillips, Assistant Attorneys General, Lee A. DeHihns III. Daniel N. Esrey and William B. Carver Alston & Bird, Atlanta, for appellees. Amicus appellant: Paul E. Andrew Andrew, Merritt, Reilly & Smith, Lawrenceville, Harry L. Cashin Jr., Mary M. Asbill, D. Lee Biola, Atlanta, Clyde Y. Morris Jr., Alpharetta, and Iryna A Kwasny, Oakland, Calif. Amicus appellee: Patricia L. Barmeyer and Lewis B. Jones King & Spaulding, Atlanta.

    Case Number: S04G0873

    Georgia's anti-degradation rules require a permittee to utilize the highest and best level of treatment practicable under existing techn

  • BDO Seidman LLP v. Mindis Acquisition Corp.

    Publication Date: 2003-03-21
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter J. Anderson, Steven L. Polk, Rebecca L. Burnaugh, Todd E. Ratner and Deborah M. Danzig Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Nisbet S. Kendrick III Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice LLC, John H. Goselin II and Oscar N. Persons Alston & Bird, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S02G0788

    The proper damages standard for a negligent misrepresentation claim is the traditional negligence standard and the amount of damages awarded for negligent misrepresentation is measured by an "out-of