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  • January 24, 2013 |

    Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Chinese Drywall Coverage Action Following Virginia Supreme Court Ruling

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has affirmed a district court decision declaring that a homeowner was not entitled to coverage under his…

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  • December 13, 2012 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: December 13, 2012

    China/Hong Kong  Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Debevoise & Plimpton are advising on the $4.2 billion sale of a

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  • Mickens v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-11-27
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cerille Nassau, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tracy G. Lawson, District Attorney, and Micheal D. Thurston, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A1190

    Evidence showed that the defendant's DNA matched that of the rape victim's attacker, the defendant's DNA profile would occur in his race group once out of 200 quadrillion people, and he had committe

  • November 26, 2012 |

    Circuit Vacates Judgment for Insurers in Chinese Drywall Case and Orders Action Dismissed

    The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has vacated a judgment in favor of insurance companies in a coverage dispute involving their duty…

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  • Allen v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-11-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stanley Schoolcraft Public Defender's Office, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tracy G. Lawson, District Attorney, and Elizabeth A. Baker District Attorney's Office, Jonesboro, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A1356

    In his appeal from child molestation convictions, the defendant failed to demonstrate a reasonable probability t would not have pled guilty if his trial counsel had not disclosed to the State

  • McLean v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-11-08
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Darrell B. Reynolds Sr., Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tracy G. Lawson, District Attorney, Elizabeth A. Baker, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Tiffany C. Boulware, Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Sara K. Sahni, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S12A0930

    The trial court did not violate the defendant's Sixth Amendment Confrontation Right in allowing an officer to testify about the co-defendant's statement, since nothing in the complained-of statement

  • November 5, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    July 2012 Bar Pass List

    AARON-COOPER, MELISSA VANESSAABAEV, NISSIM ABBOTT, CHRISTOPHER JOHNABBOTT, MAXWELL ROLLERABBOTT III, CHARLES LINCOLNABDEL-ALEEM, YUSSUF SALAHABDEL-RAHMAN,

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  • Barrett v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-10-19
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher M. Foss, Assistant District Attorney, Hiawassee, John R. Martin, and Sandra L. Michaels Martin Brothers PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: William J. Langley, District Attorney, Blairsville, Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Patricia B. A. Burton, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Dana E. Weinberger, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Brian Kammer Georgia Resource Center and Richard A. Malone Prosecuting Attorney's Council, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S12P0710

    The defendant's death sentence for brutally beating and shooting the victim was not disproportionate within the meaning of Georgi

  • September 23, 2012 |

    External programs work to prepare diverse lawyers for leadership positions

    There may be hope yet on the horizon for diversity in legal departments

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  • Sabb v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-09-07
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Sheppard, Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Porter, District Attorney, and Marlene Zekser, District Attorney's Office, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A12A0904

    The evidence sufficiently established that the defendant had joint constructive possession of cocaine found in her renta