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  • Young v. Williams

    Publication Date: 2002-03-22
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas S. Chambless, Dawn G. Benson and Charles K. Wainright II Watson, Spence, Lowe & Chambless LLP, Albany, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Frank J. Klosik Jr. and Robert J. McCune Greer, Klosik & Daugherty, Atlanta, for appellee. Neutral Amicus Representation: Antoinette D. Johnson Smolar & Assocs., Atlanta. Amicus Appellant: H. Andrew Owen Jr., Roger E. Harris Owen, Gleaton, Egan, Jones & Sweeney LLP, David A. Cook, William T. Clark, Atlanta, Temple Sellers, Decatur, and Marilyn J. Allen, Marietta.
    Case Number: S01G0589

    The 2-year statute of limitation for medical malpractice claims does not provide for the commencement of the limitation period upon the termination of a health care provider's treatment of a p

  • Mangum v. State

    Publication Date: 2001-12-07
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bruce S. Harvey and David S. West, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, George W. K. Snyder Jr., Senior Assistant District Attorney, Elizabeth A. Baker, Assistant District Attorney, Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Adam M. Hames, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S01A0592

    The trial court improperly limited defendant's cross-examination of several of the state's juvenile witnesses as to whether they had pending adjudications that would affect their credib

  • Mitchell v. Mitchell

    Publication Date: 2001-12-07
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: C. Robert Melton Haygood, Lynch, Harris & Melton LLP, Forsyth, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Karen K. Martin Martin & Martin, Barnesville, for appellees.
    Case Number: S01A1177

    The trial court chose the most equitable solution to a conflict involving five children and five lots when the trial court awarded defendants the property upon which their house was located, even th

  • Bruce v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2001-10-19
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven L. Sparger Jackson & Schiavone, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Wylencia H. Monroe, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S01A0623

    An issue of state procedural law which was decided in a subsequent case could not be the basis for a collateral attack, such as defendant's petition for habeas r

  • Glover v. State

    Publication Date: 2001-09-28
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas E. Stewart, Stockbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, James L. Wright III, Blair D. Mahaffey, Assistant District Attorneys, McDonough, Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, and Tammie J. Philbrick, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S01A0987

    Defendant failed to show that the jury foreman lied about his prior law enforcement experience on voir

  • In re Wood

    Publication Date: 2001-06-08
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William P. Smith III, General Counsel, and K. Gene Chapman State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. M. Kirby Wood, Cordele. Althea L. Buafo, Chairperson Review Panel, Macon.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S01Y0713

    Attorney who blamed an associate after falsely representing that he had refiled a client's personal injury case was disb

  • July 11, 2007 | Daily Report Online

    Money matters at Georgia Supreme Court

    THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS aren't the only ones gearing up earlier than ever. Despite no announced opposition, the two members of the state Supreme Court up for re-election in 2008 are buildi

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  • July 15, 2002 | Daily Report Online

    Justices Split on Dram Shops, Roswell Billboard Feud

    Jonathan Ringel [email protected] Bartenders and others who serve alcohol may need to be more careful to avoid liability-or at least a trial-if their guests become drunk

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  • October 27, 2006 | Daily Report Online

    Hunstein hits Wiggins with ad about his family trouble

    THE SIMMERING RACE for a seat on the Supreme Court of Georgia grew white-hot this week, as Presiding Justice Carol W. Hunstein released a television advertisement that challenger J. Michael W

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  • April 28, 2011 | Daily Report Online

    Lawyer Who Sent Lewd Pictures of Himself to Teen Feels Blindsided by Two-Year Suspension

    The Supreme Court of Georgia on Tuesday suspended for 24 months the law license of Robbie M. Levin, who in 2010 pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors related to his sending webcam ima

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