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  • Daimler Chrysler Motors Co. v. Clemente

    Publication Date: 2008-10-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
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    Case Number: A08A0870; A08A0871; A08A0872

    Agreement between automobile manufacturer and an authorized dealer stated that neither was the other's

  • July 24, 2008 |

    Care, Custody, or Control Exclusion

    The following pages are a summary of selected court cases that have considered applications of the care, custody, or control exclusion contained in general liability forms.

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  • June 26, 2008 |

    Preface

    Historical overview of directors and officers liability insurance, as well as instruction on using FCS D & O. Contributing editors are identified.

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  • LeMon v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-03-14
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: A07A1752

  • Walker v. Williams

    Publication Date: 2007-10-05
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Assistant Attorney General, and Chad E. Jacobs Drew, Eckl & Farnham LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lucy J. Bell, Thomson, for appellee.
    Case Number: S07A0880

    The trial court's jury charge violated Edge v. State, 261 Ga. 865 1992-disapproving of sequential charges, which instruct the jury to consider voluntary manslaughter only if they have considered an

  • Atlantic Title Ins. Co. v. Aegis Funding Corp.

    Publication Date: 2007-09-14
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Aaron P. Tady Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Monica K. Gilroy Dickenson Gilroy LLC, Alpharetta, John P. O'Brien, Lisa A. Frank Thompson, O'Brien, Kemp & Nasuti PC, Norcross, Mark A. Kelley and Stephen V. Kern Kitchens Kelley Gaines PC, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A07A1455

    The title insurance policies in question were intended to guard against defects in title, the policies required the insurer to pay or otherwise cure title problems in the event of such defects, defe

  • State v. Stewart

    Publication Date: 2007-07-06
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carmen D. Smith, Solicitor General, Oliver E. Murray and R. Leon Benham, Assistant Solicitors General, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Monte K. Davis, Roswell, for appellee.
    Case Number: A07A0232

    Drivers are entitled to be advised of their rights under the implied consent law; however, the law does not require the arresting officer to ensure that the driver understands the implied consent n

  • King v. Brock

    Publication Date: 2007-06-15
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John G. Parker, William K. Whitner, Nathan L. Coppernoll Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, Atlanta, and Roy E. Barnes The Barnes Law Group LLC, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Taylor W. Jones, Jenny E. Jensen, Richard E. Harris Jones, Jensen & Harris, John K. Larkins Jr. and David M. Stewart Chilivis, Cochran, Larkins & Bever LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S06G1657

    An award of nominal damages in a contract action is sufficient to confer prevailing party status under a contractual fee-shifting prov

  • State v. Hunter

    Publication Date: 2007-05-25
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Melton, Harold D.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Deputy District Attorney, Ayana C. Curry, Assistant District Attorney, and Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: L. David Wolfe and Michael J. Antoniolli L. David Wolfe PC, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S07A0139

    Officer's affidavit provided a substantial basis for the magistrate to determine that probable cause existed to justify issuing a warrant to search the defendant's suspected home for evidence relat

  • Rackoff v. State

    Publication Date: 2006-12-08
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert W. Chestney The Chestney-Hawkins Law Firm, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gerald N. Blaney Jr., Solicitor General, Gary S. Vey, Assistant District Attorney, Jeffrey K. Kwiatkowski, Robert A. King, Rosanna M. Szabo and Lisa M. Moultrie, Assistant Solicitors General, Lawrenceville, for appellee.
    Case Number: S06G0357

    The DUI defendant was not entitled to consult with an attorney before deciding whether to submit to a breath