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  • September 26, 2011 |

    Policy Terms and Conditions

    Analyzes typical terms and conditions found in umbrella and excess liability coverage forms. Included are terms and conditions such as arbitration, other insurance, inspection and audit, definitions, and persons insured.

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  • September 13, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

    EDWARD WOODS, a founding partner of Los Angeles litigation boutique Browne Woods George, left for Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &

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  • Koldewey v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-07-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert L. Crowe, Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jacquelyn L. Johnson, District Attorney, and David A. Peterson District Attorney's Office, Brunswick, for appellee.
    Case Number: A11A0190

    The purpose of defendant's threats against a was for diagnosis and treatment at a mental health facility and not for the purpose of terrorizing the

  • July 21, 2011 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: July 21, 2011

    Sullivan & Cromwell and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius team up on BHP Billiton's mega-bid for a Texan oil company; Linklaters advises Malaysia on its Islamic sovereign bond; and Allens Arthur Robin

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  • Williams v. Booker

    Publication Date: 2011-07-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lee P. Gutschenritter and Wade K. Copeland Carlock, Copeland & Stair LLP, Atlanta, for Williams. Wilson R. Smith Smith & Jenkins, Vidalia, for Booker. John C. Daniel III, Richard A. Epps Jr. and Stuart E. Walker Martin Snow LLP, Macon, for Meadows Regional.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A11A0634; A11A0635

    Trial court erred by inferring doctor was under the influence of alcohol while performing su from evidence that the doctor drank the weekend before the su

  • In the Matter of Robbie M. Levin

    Publication Date: 2011-05-06
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jenny K. Mittelman State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Colette R. Steel, Atlanta. Dean C. Bucci Plumley & Bucci LLC, Dallas.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S11Y0598

    An attorney, who pled guilty to misdemeanor distribution of obscene material and criminal attempt to commit interference with custody, was suspended for 24 months with conditions on reinstat

  • In the Matter of Robert D. Ortman

    Publication Date: 2011-04-29
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jonathan W. Hewett, Assistant General Counsel State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Robert D. Ortman, Atlanta. Anthony B. Askew, Review Panel Chairperson King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, and Andrew C. Hall Hall, Hirsh & McDaniel, Decatur.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: S11Y0222

    Attorney, who entered an Alford plea to aggravated battery under the First Offender Act, was suspended for 12 m

  • Miller v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-02-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James K. Luttrell, Canton, for appellant. David L. Cannon Jr., Solicitor General, and Carrie A. McCurdy Solicitor General's Office, Canton, for appellee.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A10A2269

    The trial court did not err in refusing to give the defendant's req jury charge on opinion evidence because the given charge as a whole substantially covered the principles contained in the re

  • Kemp v. Neal

    Publication Date: 2010-12-17
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas A. Nash Jr. Nash Law Firm PC, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Grady K. Reddick, Sylvania, and Brenda C. Youmas Edwards & Youmas LLC, Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: S10A0724

    The Court may not rely on doctrinal concerns or ecclesiastical principles when deciding disputes between chu

  • Johnson v. Leibel

    Publication Date: 2010-12-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard L. Brittain, Wendell R. Bird Bird & Assocs., Atlanta, Jenny E. Jensen and Richard E. Harris Jones, Jensen & Harris, Norcross, for Johnson. Michael J. Goldman, Christine L. Mast, Joseph H. Wieseman Hawkins & Parnell LLP, Michael J. Bowers and David J. Marmins Balch & Bingham, Atlanta, for Liebel. Other party representation: Peter H. Schmidt II Taylor, Odachowski, Sperry & Crossland LLC, St. Simons Island.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A10A1047; A10A1048

    The trial court erred in granting a new trial in a legal malpractice case, because a juror's failure to disclose during voir dire that appellant attorney represented the plaintiff in a 1992 case aga