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Ferrari v. Am. Home Prod. Corp.
Publication Date: 2011-09-16Practice Area:Industry:Court: Court of AppealsJudge: Smith, George T.Attorneys:For plaintiff: Lanny B. Bridgers, Atlanta, for appellant.For defendant: . Paul L. Fields Jr., Alissa C. Malone Fields Howell Athans & McLaughlin LLP, Lori G. Cohen, Christiana C. Jacxsens Greenberg Traurig LLP, Leslie J. Suson Thompson Hine LLP, Atlanta, Daniel J. Thomasch Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, N.Y., and Marcy H. Greer Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Austin, Texas, for appellees. Other party representation: Glenn A. Delk Lightmas & Delk, Robert D. Hays Jr., Michael R. Powers, Matthew S. Harman King & Spalding, Lowell S. Fine Alembik Fine & Chandler PA, George R. Neuhauser, Kenneth P. McDuffie Nall & Miller LLP, William H. Major III, David H. Wilson Hawkins & Parnell, Atlanta, and Joseph F. Archer, Houston, Texas.Case number: A07A0306
Ferrari v. American Home Products Corp., 286 Ga. App. 305 2007 Ferrari I, rev
Landmark Am. Ins. Co. v. Khan
Publication Date: 2011-02-11Practice Area:Industry:Court: Court of AppealsJudge: Doyle, John J.Attorneys:For plaintiff: Jeffrey A. Kershaw and Michael J. Athans Fields, Howell, Athans & McLaughlin LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.For defendant: Glen A. Loewenthal, Atlanta, for appellee.Case number: A10A1668
The trial court properly granted the plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment on to his breach of duty to defend claim because the allegations in his complaint sufficiently triggered the insu
Georgia State Fin. & Inv. Comm'n v. XL Speciality Ins. Co.
Publication Date: 2010-04-23Practice Area:Industry:Court: Court of AppealsJudge: Blackburn, G. AlanAttorneys:For plaintiff: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Denise E. Whiting-Pack, Assistant Attorney General, and George C. Reid Autry Horton & Cole LLP, Atlanta, for Georgia State Fin. & Inv. Comm. William R. Wildman, Kent W. Collier Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP, John C. McManus, George W. Warlick McManus & Graham, Alexander Yusupov Hays & Potter PC, John V. Burch, Marc H. Bardack, Christina A. Craddock Bovis, Kyle & Burch LLC, Charles B. Marsh Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP, Ronald J. Garber Shapiro, Fussell, Wedge & Smotherman, Atlanta, and Jefferson B. Slagle Thompson, Slagle & Hannan PC, Duluth, for XL Specialty Ins. Co. Marc H. Bardack, John V. Burch and William R. Bryant Bovis, Kyle & Burch LLC, Atlanta, for Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. Alan S. Lowe, Ellen Schoolar Alan S. Lowe & Assocs. PC, Savannah, David R. Cook Jr. and George C. Reid Autry Horton & Cole LLP, Atlanta, for Bonitz.Other party representation: Jerald R. Hanks Hanks Brookes LLC, Lloyd B. Hedrick Jr., Stacey K. Hydrick Hedrick Law LLC, James T. Budd Mabry & McClelland LLP, Robert P. Marcovitch, Andrew K. Susong Gaslowitz Frankel LLC, Stephen M. Schatz, Fredric W. Stearns Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP, Melinda L. Moseley Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough LLP, William R. Wildman, Kent W. Collier Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP, Ronald J. Garber Shapiro, Fussell, Wedge & Smotherman, Jerald R. Hanks, Brandon G. Day Hanks Brookes LLC, James T. Budd Mabry & McClelland LLP, Michael J. Athans, Matthew A. Barrett Fields, Howell, Athans & McLaughlin LLP, Kenneth Sisco Hawkins & Parnell, Edward H. Lindsey Jr., David M. Abercrombie Goodman McGuffey Lindsey & Johnson, Atlanta, Robert D. Steinberg, Dewitte Thompson Jr. Thompson, Slagle & Hannan LLC, Duluth, Michael J. Classens Edenfield, Cox & Classens, Statesboro, George L. Welborn Downey, Cleveland, Parker & Williams, Jonathan D. Crumly Little & Crumly LLC, Marietta, Paul Crabtree Continental Lightning Protection Inc., Lilburn, Charlie Johnson Sprinkler Contractors Inc., Soperton, and Wendy F. Keane, Raymond L. Deluca Pepper Hamilton LLP, Philadelphia, Pa.For defendant: Case number: A10A0504, A10A0581
The trial court erred in granting summary judgment to a subcon r on an insurer's claim, because some evidence showed that subcon r negligently performed its obligations under the con
Those Certain Underwriters at Lloyds London v. DTI Logistics Inc.
Publication Date: 2009-11-20Practice Area:Industry:Court: Court of AppealsJudge: Adams, A. HarrisAttorneys:For plaintiff: Gregory L. Mast Fields, Howell, Athans & McLaughlin, Atlanta, for appellant.For defendant: James S. Strawinski and Briant G. Mildenhall Strawinski & Stout PC, Atlanta, for appellee.Case number: A09A1432
The insurer's arguments that the insured had not paid any claim for the value of the stolen cargo and that the statute of limitation barred any possible claims against the insured were irrel
Capp v. Carlito's Mexican Bar & Grill #1 Inc.
Publication Date: 2007-11-30Practice Area:Industry:Court: Court of AppealsJudge: Bernes, DebraAttorneys:For plaintiff: Thomas R. Herndon Herndon & Costner, Jeremy S. McKenzie, Brent J. Savage and Kathryn H. Pinckney Savage, Turner, Pinson & Karsman, Savannah, for Capp. Sarah B. Akins Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Bart LLP, Savannah, Gregory L. Mast, Paul L. Fields Jr. and Bradley R. Fellman Fields, Howell, Athans & McLaughlin LLP, Atlanta, for Carlito's Mexican Bar & Grill #1 Inc.For defendant: Case number: A07A1392; A07A1393
A jury question remained as to whether the plaintiff's daughter was noticeably intoxicated when the defendant's employee served her alcoholic beve
Garland, Samuel & Loeb PC v. American Safety Cas. Ins. Co.
Publication Date: 2007-08-31Practice Area:Industry:Court: Court of AppealsJudge: Blackburn, G. AlanAttorneys:For plaintiff: Williston C. White Williston C. White & Assocs. PC, Atlanta, for appellant.For defendant: . Terry R. Howell and Jonathan D. Kramer Fields Howell Athans & McLaughlin, Atlanta, for appellee.Case number: A07A1900
Professional liability insurance policies do not provide coverage for claims arising solely from contractual disputes, which do not arise from the rendering of professional services as an att
Alea London Ltd. v. Lee
Publication Date: 2007-07-27Practice Area:Industry:Court: Court of AppealsJudge: Adams, A. HarrisAttorneys:For plaintiff: Alissa C. Malone Fields, Howell, Athans & McLaughlin LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.For defendant: Mark W. Alexander Stewart, Melvin & Frost, Joseph D. Cooley III Hulsey, Oliver & Mahar PC, and J. Douglas Stewart, Gainesville, for appellee.Case number: A07A0722
CGL policy's voluntary labor exclusion did not apply to plaintiff's negligence action, since the insurance carrier failed to prove that the plaintiff was acting as a volunteer when he was in
Ferrari v. American Home Products Corp. d/b/a Wyeth
Publication Date: 2007-07-20Practice Area:Industry:Court: Court of AppealsJudge: Smith, George T.Attorneys:For plaintiff: Albert M. Pearson III Moraitakis, Kushel & Pearson, and Lanny B. Bridgers, Atlanta, for appellant.For defendant: . Paul L. Fields Jr., Alissa C. Malone Fields, Howell, Athans & McLaughlin LLP, Lori C. Cohen, Christiana C. Jacxsens Greenberg Traurig LLP, Leslie J. Suson Alembik, Fine & Callner PA, Atlanta, Daniel J. Thomasch Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY, and Marcy H. Greer Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Austin, Texas, for appellees. Other party representation: Glen A. Delk Lightmas & Delk, Robert D. Hays Jr., Michael R. Powers, Matthew S. Harman King & Spalding, Lowell S. Fine Alembik, Fine & Chandler PA, George R. Neuhauser, Kenneth P. McDuffie Nall & Miller LLP, William H. Major III, David H. Wilson Hawkins & Parnell, Atlanta, and Joseph F. Archer, Houston, Texas.Case number: A07A0306
The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Act of 1986 "Vaccine Act", 42 USC §300aa-1 et seq. did not pre-empt the plaintiffs' claims for alleged neurological damage to their son that vaccin
Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London v. Rucker Constr. Inc.
Publication Date: 2007-07-06Practice Area:Industry:Court: Court of AppealsJudge: Mikell, Charles B.Attorneys:For plaintiff: Kathleen M. Hurley and Paul L. Fields Jr. Fields, Howell, Athans & McLaughlin LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.For defendant: C. Jerome Adams, Douglas, for appellee.Case number: A07A0201
The theft of the insured's zer was not excluded under the policy's ' "Locked Vehicle Warranty," ' even though the keys were left in its ignition, since the jury was authorized to find that the
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