• Georgia Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2016-03-28
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lee M. Gillis Jr., Duke R. Groover James Bates Brannangroover LLP, Macon, and Norman S. Fletcher Brinson Askew Berry Seigler Richardson Davis LLP, Rome, for appellant.
    for defendant: Amicus Appellant: Seth M. Friedman Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard Smith, Atlanta, Mark W. Wortham Hall Booth Smith PC, Columbus, and Steven E. Leder Leder Law Group, Baltimore, MD. Charles A. Childers Childers, Schlueter Smith LLP, John D. Hadden Turkheimer Hadden LLC, Jonathan W. Johnson, Atlanta, and John L. Strauss, Covington, for appellees. Amicus Appellees: David J. Hungeling, Atlanta, Michael H. Sampson Reed Smith LLP, Pittsburgh, PA, Evan T. Knott, and Emily E. Garrison Reed Smith LLP, Chicago, IL.

    Case Number: S15G1177

    The Court of Appeals erred in holding, as a matter of first impression, that personal injury claims arising from lead poisoning due to lead-based paint ingestion were not excluded from coverage purs

  • Smith v. State

    Publication Date: 2008-04-11
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
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    Case Number: S08A0554

    Defendants convicted after a trial are not similarly situated to defendants, who plead guilty, since defendants, who plead guilty, have admitted to having committed a