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  • Worley v. Winter Constr. Co.

    Publication Date: 2010-05-14
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel K. McCall, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: James T. Budd, David T. Markle and Brett A. Miller Mabry & McClelland LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A10A0620

    A construction company's service of its' motion to dismiss by e-mail offered no basis for reversal, because e-mail service is permissible and the plaintiff did not show that any statutory requiremen

  • State v. Parrish

    Publication Date: 2010-04-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph K. Mulholland, District Attorney, and William J. Hunter, Assistant District Attorney, Bainbridge, for appellant.
    for defendant: Hoyle McLendon III Public Defender's Office, Bainbridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A2173

    Defendant's wife's authority to consent to a police search did not extend to defendant's locked gun ca

  • Nelson v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-03-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Herman M. Kilgore, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Garry T. Moss, District Attorney, and Sara A. Thompson, Assistant District Attorney, Canton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A10A0023

    The state failed to prove intent sufficient to support a forgery conviction, because defendant did not attempt to use a counterfeit $100 bill and his joke that he could not be charged criminally for

  • Shivers v. State

    Publication Date: 2010-02-12
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Phyllis R. Williams, Decatur, and Jimmonique R. Rodgers Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, Leonora Grant, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Benjamin H. Pierman, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S09A1713

    The defendant killed the victim with a single gunshot to the chest, after returning to the victim's home following an arg

  • February 1, 2010 |

    Introduction: How to Use the Umbrella Book

    Overview of FCS Umbrella, including information on how articles are placed, summary comparison worksheets, illustration of claims-made issues, history of the umbrella liability insurance policy, and current issues with the coverage.

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  • Manaois v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-10-09
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Angela B. Dillon, Norcross, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, and Deborah D. Wellborn, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A1886

    Evidence that the defendant shot the unarmed victim when the victim confronted him about the defendant's ordering a third party to strike the victim's friend supported the defendant's aggravated ass

  • DeVente v. Flora

    Publication Date: 2009-09-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frederick D. Burkey, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Allen W. Bodiford, Stockbridge, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A1166

    Under O.C.G.A. § 19-7-1 c 1 & 2, the minor decedent's posthumously born child had the exclusive right to pursue a wrongful death claim for her father's hom

  • August 31, 2009 |

    Aging Workforce, Economic Crisis Create Spike in Age Discrimination Cases

    The end result of an older workforce may well be an escalation in age discrimination complaints.

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  • DuPree v. South Atlantic Conference of Seventh Day Adventists Inc.

    Publication Date: 2009-08-07
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard S. Alembik, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Donna J. Salem Salem & Wong and Wendell K. Willard, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A09A0722

    A factual questioned remained as to whether the defendant waived its right to object to plaintiff's failure to make a second earnest money deposit 10 days before the scheduled cl

  • O'Neill v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-03-20
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gary V. Bowman, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, and David E. Slemons, Assistant District Attorney, McDonough, for appellee.
    Case Number: S08G0708

    Even if statement co-conspirator uttered after the conspiracy had ended could be considered, it provided a reasonable alternative to explain the defendant's condition so as to indicate that he may h