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April 25, 2011 |

Georgia Tech prof reaches settlement with regents

A Georgia Tech electronics professor, who sued the Board of Regents after being suspended and arrested in connection with allegations that he conspired to funnel about $2 million in school funds to a company he co-owned, has reached a settlement with the state that will pay him all of his back pay, benefits and legal fees, and may return him to his duties as a tenured professor.
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May 29, 2012 |

Ga. Supreme Court opening draws long list of applicants

The slate of candidates for a rare vacancy on the state Supreme Court has been set.
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May 05, 2010 |

UGA settles suit against ex-prof for $20.2M

A former University of Georgia professor and researcher has reached a $20.2 million settlement with the University of Georgia Research Foundation UGARF after years of legal battles over the professor's invention of the artificial tears formula now marketed as Restasis.Renee Kaswan, a veterinary professor, originally developed her formula as a treatment for chronic dry-eye in animals.
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August 19, 2010 |

Panel lists 31 names for Court of Appeals

Gov. Sonny Perdue's Judicial Nominating Commission on Wednesday released the names of 31 Georgia lawyers in line to be considered for two vacancies on the state Court of Appeals.The commission will vet would-be successors to Judge G. Alan Blackburn, who is retiring from the court, and Judge Debra H. Bernes, who died last month after a battle with cancer.
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February 08, 2002 |

Panel Accepts 'Chinese Wall' Resolution to Client Conflict

Jonathan [email protected] a ruling that could affect how lawyers deal with client conflicts, the Georgia Court of Appeals has decided that a law firm can continue to represent a hospital even after hiring an attorney whose former client is suing the hospital. Judges John J. Ellington, John H. Ruffin Jr. and Presiding Judge Edward H.
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June 21, 2013 |

A Yen For Yoga

Bend, twist and stretch. It's those three motions that are sure to make you feel better, says attorney and yoga instructor Tony Cochran, who teaches eight yoga classes a week.
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October 26, 1999 |

Suit Alleges University Tapped Into Nurse's Medical Records

A Georgia judge will consider whether an Emory University nurse's claims of invasion of privacy outweigh alleged concerns for her coworkers' health. Cynthia Ruocco says Dr. Thomas D. Boyer, the director of Emory School of Medicine's Digestive Diseases Department, violated the law when he viewed her medical records without her permission. Boyer says he did so because he could not reach Ruocco and feared she was battling the hepatitis virus -- acquired because of her work with infected patients.
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February 14, 2013 |

Federal public defender found dead in apparent suicide

Assistant federal public defender Thomas J. "Jake" Waldrop was found dead in his car at the State Bar of Georgia parking deck. A rifle was found in the vehicle along with a handwritten note.
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November 07, 2002 |

Sutherland Hires 3, to Add Branch

Julia D. [email protected] Asbill Brennan has added three lateral attorneys and one will staff a new branch in Houston. W. Eric Dennison, former vice president and assistant general counsel for Dynegy Marketing and Trade in Houston, joined the firm's energy practice two weeks ago as counsel. And locally, the firm's intellectual property group attracted associates William R.
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August 31, 2012 |

Parading injuries, or just resting?

A case being appealed to the Georgia Supreme Court tests the limits of its recent ruling that litigants with physical or mental impairments have a right to be in the courtroom - even if their appearance may influence a jury. David Marshall (above) maintains the real issue is a trial judge's right to control her courtroom and stop his client's opposing party from parading injuries to attract jurors' sympathy.
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