• Malibu Boats, LLC f/k/a Malibu Boats, Inc. et al. v. Batchelder et al.

    Publication Date: 2018-10-29
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts | Personal Injury
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Travel and Tourism
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Ray
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kenneth Jones, Ciera Locklair, (Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover), Atlanta, Robert Shannon, (Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell, LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lance Cooper, Andrew Ashby, (The Cooper Firm), Marietta, Donald Fountain, W. Keen, (Clark, Fountain, Lavista, Prather, Keen & Littky-Rubin), West Palm Beach, for appellee. Shawn Kalfus, (Stone Kalfus LLP), Atlanta, Matthew Stone, (Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP), Atlanta, Kwende Jones, Erin Howell, John Kavanagh, (Burr & Forman LLP), Atlanta, Mobile, for Other Party.

    Case Number: A18A0881

    Court Affirms Denial of Motion for Partial Summary Judgment by Boat Manufacturer Seeking To Avoid Liability for Emotional Distress Arising from Boating Accident

  • February 27, 2018 | National Law Journal

    Missouri Supreme Court Hears Venue Arguments in Talc Case

    At issue is whether the St. Louis judge overseeing the case, abused his discretion in allowing a plaintiff who originally sued in St. Louis County Circuit Court, located in Clayton, Missouri, to go to trial in the city of St. Louis.

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  • February 1, 2018 |

    Stanley v. Government Employees Ins. Co

    Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis  Stanley v. Government Employees Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia, Fourth DivisionJanuary…

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  • Goldstein, Garber Salama LLC v. J. B.

    Publication Date: 2016-02-23
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: McFadden, Christopher J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: H. Lane Young, Matthew Barr Hawkins Parnell Thackston Young LLP, Atlanta, Jonathan Freiman, and Tadhg Dooley Wiggin and Dana LLP, New Haven, CT, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jennifer Jordan Shamp Speed Jordan Woodward, William Bird Bird Law Group PC, and Michael Regas, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A15A1491

    The trial court did not err in denying the defendant dental practice's motion for directed verdict in the plaintiff's suit alleging that the defendant's negligence resulted in a certified registere

  • State v. Allen

    Publication Date: 2014-09-03
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James L. Wright III, District Attorney, Christina M. Kempter, and Jordan K. Van Matre, Assistant District Attorneys, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: William C. Puckett Jr., Conyers, and Holly W. Veal Veal and Lamar LLC, McDonough, for appellees.

    Case Number: A14A0297

    The officer impermissibly prolonged the duration of a traffic stop when he initiated a computer check of the defendants' license and identification card after completing his written wa

  • Georgia River Network v. Turner

    Publication Date: 2014-08-26
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: McFadden, Christopher J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A14A0215; A14A0272; A14A0273; A14A0274

    A buffer variance was improperly issued to a County's board of commissioners allowing the County to encroach upon the 25-foot vegetative buffer the Erosion and Sedimentation Act requires in order to

  • Ford Motor Co. v. Conley

    Publication Date: 2014-03-03
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Nahmias, David E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher S. Anulewicz, Michael J. Bowers Balch & Bingham LLP, Michael R. Boorman, Audrey K. Berland Huff, Powell & Bailey LLC, Curtis A. Garrett Jr. Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Atlanta, and Adam H. Charnes Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Winston-Salem, N.C., for appellant.
    for defendant: Robin F. Clark, Atlanta, Andrew W. Jones, Marietta, Benjamin E. Baker Jr., and Dana Taunton Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles LLC, Montgomery, Ala., for appellees. Amicus Appellant: Chilton D. Varner, Stephen B. Devereaux, Susan M. Clare King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, Robert D. Ingram, and Angela H. Smith Moore, Ingram, Johnson & Steele LLP, Marietta. Amicus Appellee: Madeline E. McNeeley and Darren W. Penn Harris Penn Lowry & Delcampo LLP, Atlanta.

    Case Number: S13A1601

    The plaintiffs were properly granted an extraordinary motion for new trial since they met the requirements of showing that they exercised due diligence in asking the defendant for its insurance info

  • February 27, 2014 |

    Ford Motor Co. v. Conley

     Click Here for FC&S Legal Expert Analysis Ford Motor Co.v.Conley2014 WL 695224Only the Westlaw citation is currently available.Supreme Court…

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  • December 2, 2013 | Daily Report Online

    Appeals Court Splits in Favor of the State on Driver Blood Test

    A criminal defense lawyer says he'll appeal a 4-3 decision by the Georgia Court of Appeals that said police had probable cause to test his client for drugs in his blood after a fatal car

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  • June 29, 2009 | National Law Journal

    THE MIDSIZE HOTLIST

    ADAMS AND REESE The shaky economy has inspired 260-attorney Adams and Reese to launch a bank loan program, earning the law firm a spot on the Midsize Hot List. The pr

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