• August 12, 2013 |

    Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Insured’s Suit Following Florida Supreme Court Ruling that PIP Recovery May Not Be Conditioned on Examination under Oath

    Following a decision by the Florida Supreme Court that an insurer could not require an examination under oath (“EUO”) as a condition to an…

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  • August 4, 2013 |

    The changing class action litigation landscape

    A large class action lawsuit is most corporations worst nightmare.

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  • July 29, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    The American Lawyer's Top 50 Innovators

    Big Law is notorious for its hidebound habits, but over the last 50 years a few dozen men and women have had an outsize impact on the profession. Our research and reporting teams spent six m

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  • Bulloch v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-06-20
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Howard J. Weintraub and Benjamin B. Alper The Law Offices of Howard J. Weintraub PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Julia A. F. Slater, District Attorney, Columbus, Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, LaGrange, Raymond C. Mayer, Assistant District Attorney, Newnan, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Deputy Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Jason C. Fisher, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Elizabeth A. Brandenburg and Marcia G. Shein Law Firm of Shein & Brandenburg, Decatur.

    Case Number: S13A0129

    Trial counsel was not deficient for calling the defendant as the only defense witness, since it was reasonable trial strategy to not present evidence in order to preserve the right to make the final

  • Ogletree v. State

    Publication Date: 2013-06-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer Trieshmann Public Defender's Office, Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Peter Skandalakis, District Attorney, Newnan, and Carter Bendinger, LaGrange, for appellee.

    Case Number: A13A0373

    The prosecutor's unanswered question to the defendant at his trial for child molestation, enticing a child for indecent purposes and sexual battery regarding his visit to a psychosexual behavior th

  • May 23, 2013 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: May 23, 2013

    Australia  Linklaters and Allens are advising China’s State Grid Corp. on on the acquisition of Australian power assets belie

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  • May 16, 2013 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: May 16, 2013

    China/Hong KongDavis Polk & Wardwell Hong Kong partners James Lin, Eugene Gregor, and Antony Dapiran have advised China’s largest offshore oil and g

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  • May 9, 2013 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: May 9, 2013

    Australia/New ZealandChapman Tripp Auckland partners Stephen Lowe, Tim Tubman, Roger Wallis, and Pip England are advising state-owned electricity supplier Mi

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  • May 2, 2013 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: May 2, 2013

    AustraliaCravath, Swaine & Moore, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, and Gilbert + Tobin have the lead roles in the proposed $3.

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  • April 17, 2013 |

    5 of the strangest lawsuits making headlines

    Garth Brooks turns down Twister, Hooters fires a waitress over her hair, and three more strange lawsuits in the news

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