• Aderhold v. Lowe's Home Ctrs. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2007-04-06
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: F. Mayes Davison Davison & Davison, Royston, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kenneth M. Barre Swift, Currie, McGhee & Heirs and John M. Hamrick Holland & Knight LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A06A2081

    Res ipsa loquitur did not apply to the defendant's injury

  • McCreary v. Martin

    Publication Date: 2007-03-09
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael P. Bain, LeAnne P. Cooper and Warren R. Power Power & Cooper PC, McDonough, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert S. Highsmith Jr., Heather A. Calhoun Holland & Knight LLP, Atlanta, and Norman Smith, Barnesville, for appellees.

    Case Number: S07A0137

    A candidate, who lost a primary election, did not timely exercise his statutory right to seek a stay of the general election or petition the Court for an expedited a

  • November 30, 2006 |

    Illinois Redefines Statute of Limitations for Workers' Comp

    Workers with repetitive motion injuries get more time to file.

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  • October 31, 2006 |

    HP Probe Highlights Investigation Worst Practices

    Botched internal investigation could expose company to criminal liability.

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  • August 31, 2006 |

    Victims' Rights

    Domestic violence victims join the ranks of protected classes.

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  • August 31, 2006 |

    Victims' Rights

    Domestic violence victims join the ranks of protected classes.

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  • April 30, 2006 |

    Globe Trotter

    Church's Chicken lands adventure seeking GC.

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  • Stinchcomb v. Wright d/b/a Ray Wright Homes Inc.

    Publication Date: 2006-03-31
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Harold T. Daniel Jr., Laurie W. Daniel, Tiffani Z. Moody, Lindsey G. Churchill and Kelli S. Lott Holland & Knight LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . John C. Rogers, Johannes S. Kingma Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair LLP, Atlanta, and James E. Bischoff Bischoff & White PC, Fayetteville, for appellees.

    Case Number: A05A2253

    The trial court did not err in granting summary judgment to the plaintiff builders on the defendant real estate developer's counterclaim for breach of contract because the defendant failed to presen

  • March 17, 2006 |

    Microsoft Wins Award For Immigration Law Project

    The Corporate Pro Bono Institute (CPBO) has awarded Microsoft Corp. and a number of Seattle law firms with the annual Pro Bono Partner Award for their collaborative efforts in their public service project: Volunteer Advocates for Immigrant Justice (VAIJ). The program offers free legal assistance to detained immigrants seeking asylum...

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  • Travis Pruitt & Assocs. PC v. Hooper

    Publication Date: 2005-12-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mary A. Oakley and Lindsey G. Churchill Holland & Knight LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Kristine E. Orr and E. Wycliffe Orr Sr. Orr & Orr, Gainesville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A05A1062

    An employer can not be held liable for ratifying an employee's sexual harassment, which was not in furtherance of the employer's bus