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  • Anthem Casualty Ins. Co. v. Murray

    Publication Date: 2001-01-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel C. Hoffman Young, Thagard, Hoffman, Scott & Smith, Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Douglas L. Gibson Gibson & Spivey, Neal L. Conner Jr. Kopp & Conner PC, Waycross, Blanche R. Miller Hawkins & Parnell, Atlanta, and Joan P. Shaker Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A00A1501, A00A2304

    Given the conflicting evidence as to whether the employee was fully compensated for his catastrophic on-the-job injuries, the worker's compensation insurer was not entitled to summary judgment on it

  • Prock v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-12-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lee Sexton Lee Sexton & Assocs. PC, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, and Blair D. Mahaffey, Assistant District Attorney, McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A00A1809

    Defendant's guilty plea to a charge of selling alcohol to a minor did not bar his prosecution for possessing and selling mari

  • In the Interest of U.B. and V.B.

    Publication Date: 2000-12-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carol Bacon, Pembroke, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Shalen A. Sgrosso, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Sherri R. McDonald Newton, Smith, Durden, Kaufold & Rice, Vidalia, for appellee. Other party representation: Joseph D. McGovern, Glennville, and James L. Johnston Sr., Statesboro.
    Case Number: A00A2185

    Evidence that the children were returned to DFCS following attempted reunification on two prior occasions supported the finding that further reunification services should not be pro

  • Barbazza v. International Motor Sports Ass'n Inc.

    Publication Date: 2000-10-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frank R. McKay Sartain, McKay & Crowell, Gainesville, Leeza R. Cherniak Strongwater & Cherniak, Atlanta, Michael R. Perle and Robert J. Hantman Hantman & Assocs., New York, NY, for appellant.
    for defendant: . M. David Merritt McLain & Merritt PC, George R. Neuhauser Nall & Miller LLP, Dennis J. Webb & Eric J. Sharon Webb, Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A00A1455

    Injured race car driver's waiver of liability and indemnity agreement with defendants released defendants from liability for damages caused by negli

  • In the Interest of J.W.H.

    Publication Date: 2000-09-15
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David L. Host and Charles L. Daniel III McCamy, Phillips, Tuggle & Fordham LLP, Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Dennis R. Dunn, Deputy Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Shalen A. Sgrosso, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, Cynthia N. Johnson Waycaster, Johnson, Morris & Dean, Karen E.L. Webb and Jerry W. Moncus, Dalton, for appellee. Other party representation: Joel P. Thames, Todd L. Ray McDonald, Kinnamon & Thames, Dalton.
    Case Number: A00A1190, A00A1332

    Several factors, including the father's verifiable medical condition that prevented him from caring for his child, supported termination of the father's and mother's parental r

  • Ryland Group v. Daley

    Publication Date: 2000-09-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: F. Carlton King Jr. King & Craft, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard J. Capriola and Jett Harris Weinstock & Scavo PC, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A00A1656, A00A1657

    The builder's refusal to repair the plain home until they released money held in escrow under the construction contract supported the award of bad faith attorneys' fees to plain

  • Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Johnson

    Publication Date: 2000-07-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles W. Barrow and Christine J. Bedingfield Barrow, Sims, Morrow, Lee & Gardner PC, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Charles R. Ashman and Jeffrey W. Lasky Ashman, Lasky & Cooper, Savannah, for appellees. Other party representation: Sewell K Loggins Mozley, Finlayson & Loggins, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A00A0101

    Because the right to a jury trial does not apply to subrogation liens created under the workers' compensation statute, the workers' compensation insurer and the decedent's employer were not entitled

  • Wallace v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-06-09
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Sears, Leah Ward
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: J. Glenn Richardson Vinson, Talley, Richardson & Cable PA, Dallas, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard E. Currie, District Attorney, Waycross, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Wylencia H. Monroe, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S00A0104

    The defendant was not prejudiced by his counsel's failure to object to comments on his right to remain s

  • Sullivan v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-04-14
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Ruffin, John H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel C. Chapman III, Conyers, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, and Thomas R. McBerry, Assistant, District Attorney, McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: A99A2213

    Although th ndant contended that many people had a motive to rob the victim, the fact that the victim was a drug dealer was not admissible because it did not raise a reasonable inference that t

  • In the Interest of S.B.

    Publication Date: 2000-02-25
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Vicki E. Carter, Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tony D. Coy, Athens, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, William C. Joy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Shalen A. Sgrosso and Dennis R. Dunn, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Russell C. Gabriel University of Georgia Legal Aid Clinic, Athens, and John C. Shelton, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A00A0174

    Evidence that mother did not prevent her one-month-old daughter from being sexually molested and shaken to death supported the finding that her 16-month-old child was dep