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Georgia Dep't of Human Resources v. Citibank F.S.B.
Publication Date: 2000-06-02
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
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Case number: A00A0675, A00A0676

The provider of toll-free, long distance telephone access had the right to terminate its services from pay phones when the state refused to renegotiate the service price as its contract required whe

Travelers Inc. v. Patterman
Publication Date: 2000-03-10
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Hines, P. Harris
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For plaintiff: Thomas W. Tucker Dye, Tucker, Everitt, Long & Brewton, Augusta, C.B. Rogers, Peter W. Schneider and John J. Almond Rogers & Hardin, Atlanta, for appellant.
For defendant: . David E. Hudson Hull, Towill, Norman, Barrett & Salley, John C. Bell Jr., James L. Bentley III, Pamela S. James Bell & James, Augusta, and Barry Weprin Milberg, Weise, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach, New York, NY, for appellees. Amicus appellants: Lewis E. Hassett Morris, Manning & Martin, Martin M. Wilson, Robert H. Forry Troutman Sanders, Frank C. Jones, Michael R. Powers, David J. Onorato King & Spalding, Cindy M. Swinson Cotton States Ins., Karen E. Cooper Life of Georgia, Atlanta, Joey M. Loudermilk AFLAC, Columbus, Scott J. Cipinko National Alliance of Life Cos., Rosemont, Ill., and Victoria E. Fimea American Council of Life Ins., Washington, DC.
Case number: S99G0530

Under O.C.G.A. § 33-4-1 2, plaintiffs could bring their claim that insurers used deception to convert their whole life policies to term policies in any county where at least one insurer had an

April 07, 2006 |

Case keeps copyright on insurance policy

By R. Robin McDonald, Staff Reporter The American Family Life Assurance Co. of Columbus, Ga., noted for the mascot duck that quacks its name-AFLAC-has settled a rare federal case with an agreement that upholds AFLAC's right to copyright its insurance policies.What remains unresolved are a federal judge's concerns that the defendants, insurance conglomerate Assurant Inc.
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April 10, 2006 |

Agreement Keeps Insurance Policies Under Copyright Protection

The American Family Life Assurance Co. of Columbus, Ga., noted for the mascot duck that quacks its name -- AFLAC -- has settled a rare federal case with an agreement that upholds AFLAC's right to copyright its insurance policies. What remains unresolved are a federal judge's concerns that the defendants, insurance conglomerate Assurant Inc. and its subsidiaries, "showed contempt" for civil proceedings by making misrepresentations to the court.
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April 28, 2008 |

Insurer is just ducky

Profile of Joey Loudermilk, executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary to Aflac Inc.
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May 09, 2008 |

Life for Aflac GC Is Just Ducky

Aflac Inc. GC Joey M. Loudermilk was hired 25 years ago as the first in-house attorney for the insurance giant, which counts more than 40 million insured in the United States and Japan. Some of the legal team's duties include handling the contract work for the Aflac Duck commercials, ubiquitous in the United States and in Japan -- where the duck smiles, laughs and even dances, in contrast to the more curmudgeonly American version.
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May 09, 2008 |

Life for Aflac GC Is Just Ducky

Aflac Inc. GC Joey M. Loudermilk was hired 25 years ago as the first in-house attorney for the insurance giant, which counts more than 40 million insured in the United States and Japan. Some of the legal team's duties include handling the contract work for the Aflac Duck commercials, ubiquitous in the United States and in Japan -- where the duck smiles, laughs and even dances, in contrast to the more curmudgeonly American version.
5 minute read
August 27, 2008 |

Aflac pays Goldman Sachs $825M to buy back shares

COLUMBUS, Ga. AP - Aflac Inc. said Tuesday it is paying Goldman, Sachs Co. $825 million to buy back Aflac's common shares as the health and disability insurer reaffirmed its profit outlook.Goldman Sachs Group Inc. will deliver shares to Aflac in December and January, with a final settlement in February.
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October 08, 2009 |

Deal Watch: Alston & Bird ensures Aflac's first acquisition

When, for the first time in its 54-year history, Columbus-based insurance provider Aflac Inc. decided to acquire another company, Alston Bird lawyers were on hand to help.Aflac, known for its loudmouthed duck mascot, closed on the $100 million purchase of Columbia, S.C.-based Continental American Insurance Co., or CAIC, on Sept.
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November 12, 2002 |

E-Legal: If It Quacks Like an Online Duck ...

If you thought the Bush-Gore 2000 presidential election was strange, take a look at the 2002 election for governor of Ohio. One of the major players of this recent election was a duck similar to the character used in commercials by American Family Life Assurance Co. The commercials prompted litigation by AFLAC alleging trademark dilution, copyright infringement and unfair competition.
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