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Oh, What a Feeling: Toyota Cases California Bound
Publication Date: 2010-04-09
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The carmaker gets its preferred venue. Santa Ana federal district court judge James Selna will oversee cases for economic damages, as well as personal injury and wrongful death cases.

March 28, 2011 |

Defendants win in two separate auto-related injury cases

A Columbia County jury found no liability on the part of the employer of a man who was talking on his company-issued cell phone when he turned abruptly in front of a motorcyclist and caused the man to wreck, resulting in serious injuries. The jurors rejected the injured biker's argument that corporate guidelines on cell phone usage were inadequate to protect the public.
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November 07, 2003 |

Golf Club Protest Swings Into 11th Circuit

The fight over admitting women into Augusta National Golf Club has morphed into an argument over free speech set to occur today at the 11th Circuit. At issue is an ordinance that says the local sheriff may deny a demonstration permit to groups whose plans present "public safety concerns." Last spring, the sheriff relied on the ordinance to deny organizations' request to congregate at the club's front gate during the Masters Tournament to protest the club's all-male membership.
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April 21, 2006 |

Litigators Predict Merck Will Stay the Course

The split verdict in the first trial of a pair of long-term Vioxx users' cases against Merck & Co. would support its strategy of battling each claim rather than settling the more than 10,000 cases, litigators say.
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August 18, 2010 |

11th Circuit side with tax preparer against IRS

Those few short years when the Internal Revenue Service tried to revamp its public image as a kinder, gentler agency is pretty much in the past. Just ask UBS and HSBC. But banks aren't the only ones being targeted by the IRS. Tax preparers also are under increasing scrutiny. Nobody knows this better than Abelardo Ernest Cruz, who found the IRS aiming to shut down his Miami tax preparation service for good.
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April 23, 2009 |

Ex-Bush counsel: Conservatives still have influence

Conservative lawyers fretting over how a Democratic White House and Senate would choose federal judges got a little pep talk Tuesday.A lawyer responsible for coordinating judicial nominations for President George W. Bush urged the local Federalist Society chapter not to give up on wielding their influence. "Think about what you might have to offer on particular vacancies," said Kathryn L.
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November 23, 2004 |

Brobeck Phleger Settlement Stalls After Objections

A U.S. bankruptcy judge delayed ruling on a proposed settlement between Brobeck Phleger & Harrison's estate and Citibank FSB after objections were raised by former Brobeck Phleger partners.
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November 07, 2012 |

Governor Deal's JNC gets 75 names for appeals court

Governor Nathan Deal's Judicial Nominating Commission received 75 names of judges and lawyers to replace retiring Judge A. Harris Adams, a huge number compared with recent open seats. The nominees include, clockwise from top left: Judge Trip Self, litigator Mary Paige Adams, prosecutor Don Geary, Judge Benjamin Studdard, Judge Todd Markle and litigator Ken Shigley. Markle was Governor Deal's lawyer; the others made Deal short lists for the COA.
7 minute read
November 21, 2008 |

Two more judge seats to open up

Local lawyers interested in a lifetime seat on a federal court have two more to pursue because the chief judge for the Northern District of Georgia and his predecessor, the first woman appointed to that bench, have announced plans to take senior status at the end of this year. Chief Judge Jack T. Camp and Judge Orinda D. Evans, both of whom turned 65 this year, have notified the White House of their intent.
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April 29, 1999 |

11th Circuit Gives Judges Bigger Knife for Punitives

A recent decision by an 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel allows trial judges to reduce punitive damages awards they find "unconstitutionally excessive" and to do so without offering plaintiffs the choice of a new trial. The 3-1 ruling in Johansen v. Combustion Engineering Inc. conflicts directly with both the 2nd and 10th Circuits, which have held that the Seventh Amendment requires plaintiffs be offered a choice of accepting a reduced amount or trying the case again.
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