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February 17, 2003 |

Verdict in Defective Title Case Leaves All Puzzled

Trisha [email protected] Fulton State Court jury's Jan. 16 verdict against two lawyers has left all parties in the case puzzled.The case involved a defective title certification. Plaintiff Mary Cornelia Outten filed suit after she discovered she didn't get good title to the DeKalb County property she bought in 1998.
4 minute read
February 18, 2002 |

18-Year-Old Suit Reaches Trial, Draws a Top Cast

Trisha [email protected] 18-year-old suit will head to trial next week, and feature testimony from two prominent lawyers and a judge.But all that's left of Macon insurance agent Norman Tee Faircloth's suit against A.L. Williams Associates insurance company is a dispute over attorney fees.Specifically, former Court of Appeals Judge Irwin W.
3 minute read
August 17, 2010 |

Defamation suit against lawyer, PR firm tossed

A Fulton County judge has scuttled a defamation suit brought against a local attorney, his former firm and a public relations company over comments the lawyer made when filing an earlier, unsuccessful suit against an energy company.The Aug. 9 order by Superior Court Judge T. Jackson Bedford ruled that the comments made by David L.
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September 26, 2007 |

In The Trenches: A&B nabs structured finance team in Charlotte

ALSTON BIRD HAS swiped a 13-attorney structured finance practice in Charlotte, N.C., from the headquarters of local firm Kennedy Covington Lobdell Hickman. The group handles commercial mortgage-backed securities-bonds backed by commercial real estate mortgages-as well as residential mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed securities.
4 minute read
December 27, 2010 |

Woman awarded $1.2M in burn case

A Cobb County jury has awarded $1.2 million to a woman who was scalded and suffered permanent nerve damage when an improperly maintained QuikTrip cappuccino machine spewed 190 degree water on her hand. The jury award by a jury of four men and eight women Friday was followed by a confidential settlement agreement on punitive damages between the parties over the weekend.
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October 13, 2008 |

Verdicts & Settlements: Kilpatrick saves Cox from big verdict

Kilpatrick Stockton's patent litigation team leader William H. Boice and a dozen of the firm's lawyers from its Atlanta and Washington offices beat back a $404 million patent infringement suit filed against Cox Communications and several subsidiaries by rival Verizon last week, convincing a federal jury in Virginia that Cox did not infringe four of six Verizon patents and that the patents on the remaining two were not valid.
9 minute read
January 15, 2008 |

State Court Judge Newkirk named to Superior seat

Gov. Sonny Perdue has elevated Judge Henry M. Newkirk of the Fulton County State Court to the Fulton Superior bench."I'm very excited," said Newkirk on Monday. "I'm looking forward to the challenges and happy to be putting my 30 years of experience to work.Newkirk will replace Judge Stephanie B. Manis, who assumed senior status last October.
3 minute read
July 19, 2010 |

Davis, Schaeffer lead in COA funds

While partisan campaigns are peaking toward Tuesday's primary, hopefuls for statewide judicial posts have been quietly collecting contributions for their November contests.Two candidates for the Court of Appeals have each raised more than $100,000 by the end of June, when disclosure reports to the State Ethics Commission were due.
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October 10, 2012 |

Pioneer in aid to clients with breast cancer finds new role

Haley Schwartz, founder of a pioneering program at Atlanta Legal Aid Society that provides legal services to women with breast cancer, joined trusts and estates boutique Abrams, Davis, Mason & Long last week.
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