Pappas Restaurant, Inc. v. Welch et al.
Publication Date: 2022-01-10Practice Area:Premises Liability
Industry:Hospitality and Lodging
Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Judge MarkleAttorneys:For plaintiff: Nicole Leet, Michael Rust, (Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske), Atlanta, Laurie Daniel, Nicholas Boyd, (Holland & Knight LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.For defendant: Edward Wynn, James Sadd, (Slappey & Sadd, LLC), Atlanta, Aleksandra Bronsted, (Law Offices of Aleksandra Bronsted PC), Atlanta, for appellee; Warner Fox, Christine Mast, Elliott Ream, (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young, LLP), Atlanta, Philip Thompson, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams, LLP), Savannah, Bret Moore, (Broughton Law), Atlanta, for AM.Case number: A21A1341
Court reverses denial of summary judgment and rules in favor of property owner and security company on claims for negligence following a shooting in a parking lot
Zweigenhaft v. Pharmerica Corp.
Publication Date: 2022-01-04Practice Area:Litigation
Industry:Pharmaceuticals
Court: U.S. District Court of DelawareJudge: District Judge AndrewsAttorneys:For plaintiff: David M. Klauder, Ryan M. Ernst, Bielli & Klauder, LLC, Wilmington, DE; Thomas D. Bielli, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.For defendant: Brett D. Fallon, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeremy M. Sternberg, Holland & Knight LLP, Boston, MA; Stosh Silivos, Holland & Knight LLP, New York, NY for defendant.Case number: D69662
The court held that defendant was entitled to a grant of summary judgment being that the action was barred by res judicata.
Pharmacy Corp. of Am./Askari Consol. Litig.
Publication Date: 2021-09-22Practice Area:Civil Procedure
Industry:Pharmaceuticals
Court: U.S. District Court of DelawareJudge: District Judge AndrewsAttorneys:For plaintiff: Jeffrey S. Cianciulli, Weir & Partners, Wilmington, DE; Walter Weir, Jr., Steven E. Angstreich, Amy R. Brandt, Andrew Park, Weir & Partners, Philadelphia, PA; James Sawyer, Law Office of James Sawyer for Kaveh Askari and Onco360 Holdings parties.For defendant: Brett D. Fallon, Faergre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher G. Kelly, Stosh M. Silivos, Holland & Knight LLP, New York, NY; Jeremy M. Sternberg, Holland & Knight, LLC, Boston, MA for Pharmacy Corp. of Am.Case number: D69546
Plaintiffs did not identify any manifest error in the court's rulings or with respect to the final judgment, so they were not en-titled to amendment of the final judgment or a new trial.
Kihm v. Mott
Publication Date: 2021-09-15Practice Area:Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry:Pharmaceuticals
Court: Court of ChanceryJudge: Vice Chancellor ZurnAttorneys:For plaintiff: Joel Friedlander, Jeffery M. Gorris, Friedlander & Gorris, P.A., Wilmington, DE; R. Bruce McNew, Cooch & Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Randall J. Baron, David Wissbroecker, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, San Diego, CA; Christopher H. Lyons, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Nashville, TN; Peretz Bronstein, Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC, New York, NY for plaintiff.For defendant: A. Thompson Bayliss, April M. Kirby, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter L. Welsh, Elena Weissman Davis, Ropes & Gray LLP, Boston, MA; Timothy R. Farrell, Ropes & Gray LLP, Chicago, IL; Christian Reigstad, Ropes & Gray LLP, New York, NY; Paul D. Brown, Joseph B. Cicero, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Roger A. Lane, Courtney Worcester, Holland & Knight LLP, Boston, MA; Daniel A. Mason, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Wilmington, DE; Bruce Birenboim, Susanna M. Buergel, Christopher L. Filburn, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP, New York, NY for defendants.Case number: D69534
Post-closing fiduciary claims against directors failed where none of the alleged omissions from the board's disclosure statement to stockholders rendered the statement deficient, such that the approval of the transaction by a majority of informed, uncoerced stockholders relieved the directors from any liability for fiduciary claims arising from the sale of the company.
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. Tyler
Publication Date: 2021-08-13Practice Area:Evidence |
Personal Injury
Industry:Transportation
Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Judge PipkinAttorneys:For plaintiff: Laurie Daniel, Robert Highsmith, Matthew Friedlander, Jonathan Spital, (Holland & Knight LLP), Atlanta, for Appellant.For defendant: Melanie Eyre, (Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP), Atlanta, Michael Goldberg, (Fried Rogers Goldberg LLC), Atlanta, Anna Cross, Darren Summerville, (The Summerville Firm, LLC), Atlanta, Donald Singleton, (Singleton Law Firm LLC), Alpharetta, for Appellee.Case number: A21A0626
Court reverses jury verdict in a personal injury case because trial court issued an erroneous jury charge on spoliation of evidence
Love et al. v. Fulton County Board of Tax Assessors et al.
Publication Date: 2021-06-24Practice Area:Evidence |
Tax
Industry:Court: Georgia Supreme CourtJudge: Justice EllingtonAttorneys:For plaintiff: Wayne B. Kendall, (Wayne B. Kendall, P.C.), Fayetteville, for appellant.For defendant: Christopher M. Carr, Julie Adams Jacobs, Alex Fredrick Sponseller, John Scott Forbes,, Joseph Lawton Bearden, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Robert Sparks Highsmith, Jr., Allen Andre Hendrick, Phil James George, (Holland & Knight LLP), Atlanta, Detriss Thomas, Patrise M. Perkins-Hooker, Kaye Woodard Burwell, Cheryl Melissa Ann Ringer, (Office of the Fulton County Attorney), Atlanta, , for appellee.Case number: S21A0329
Trial Court Did Not Err in Dismissing Fulton County Taxpayers' Mandamus Claim Against Board of Tax Assessors
Appellate Division, First Department: June 15, 2021
Publication Date: 2021-06-17Practice Area:Civil Appeals |
Criminal Appeals
Industry:Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Appeals & MotionsJudge: Unsigned Attorneys:For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number: DOCKET
Appellate Division, First Department: June 15, 2021
Williams v. Harvey et al.
Publication Date: 2021-06-14Practice Area:Civil Appeals |
Civil Procedure
Industry:Construction |
Transportation
Court: Georgia Supreme CourtJudge: Justice McMillianAttorneys:For plaintiff: William A. Erwin, (Powell & Erwin, P.C.), Camilla, Frank Mitchell Lowrey, Michael Brian Terry, (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, W. Earl McCall, (McCall Williams, LLC), Albany, Henry E. Williams, (Henry Williams Law Office, LLC), Albany, Gregory Terrell Williams, (The Law Offices of Gregory Terrell Williams, LLC), Camilla, for appellant.For defendant: Laurie Webb Daniel, Matthew D. Friedlander, Jonathan Bradley Spital, (Holland & Knight LLP), Atlanta, Roger Edward Harris, Douglas Lee Clayton, (Swift Currie Mcghee & Hiers LLP), Atlanta, Bruce Wheat Kirbo, Jr., (Kirbo & Kendrick), Bainbridge, for appellee. James E. Butler, Jr., Joel O. Wooten, Jr., Brandon Lee Peak, Rory A. Weeks, (Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer LLP), Columbus, Robert Henry Snyder, Jr., (Schreeder, Wheeler, & Flint, LLP), Atlanta, for Neutral Amicus.Case number: S20G1121
Contemporaneous Objection Required When Moving Party Believes Motion in Limine Has Been Violated During Closing Argument
Timothy Franzen, Intervenor et al. v. City of Atlanta
Publication Date: 2021-04-23Practice Area:Real Estate |
Tax
Industry:Court: Georgia Court of AppealsJudge: Presiding Judge RickmanAttorneys:For plaintiff: John Woodham, (Woodham Law, LLC), Atlanta, Carranza Pryor, (LSU Health Sciences Center – Shreveport), Shreveport, for appellant.For defendant: Matthew Calvert, Laura Wagner, (Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP), Atlanta, Fani Willis, (The Law Offices of Fani T. Willis, LLC), Atlanta, Robert Highsmith, (Holland & Knight LLP), Atlanta, Paul Howard, (Fulton County District Attorney), Atlanta, Alvin Kendall, Douglass Selby, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Richard Sinkfield, (Rodgers & Hardin LLP), Atlanta, Keith Wiener, (Holland & Knight), Atlanta, for appellee.Case number: A21A0259
Trial Court Properly Agreed With the City's View That Redevelopment of an Area in Downtown Atlanta Serves a Beneficial Purpose
Hemostemix, Inc. v. Accudata Solutions, Inc.
Publication Date: 2021-04-14Practice Area:Contractual Disputes
Industry:Biotechnology
Court: U.S. District Court of DelawareJudge: District Judge AndrewsAttorneys:For plaintiff: Matthew Denn, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher Oprison, Ardith Bronson, DLA Piper LLP, Mi-ami, FL for plaintiff.For defendant: R. Karl Hill, Seitz, Van Ogtrop & Green, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jason J. Curliano, Christopher Ohlsen, Buty & Curliano, Oakland, CA; Kelly E. Farnan, Blake Rohrbacher, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Daniel Buchholz, Holland & Knight LLP, Tampa, FL for defendants.Case number: D69362
The court denied defendant's motion for a stay.
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