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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.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.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.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.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.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.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.$293k awarded in botched organ surgery
A Forsyth County Superior Court jury has awarded $293,000 for an injury incurred during gall bladder removal surgery.Attorneys for both sides acknowledged that the doctor mistakenly clipped the common bile duct during a laparoscopic gall bladder surgery. The plaintiff contended the doctor should have looked at the patient's anatomy before cutting.Creating a Culture of Compliance
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