Andy Peters
January 21, 2010 | Daily Report Online
11th Circuit will hear Ga. appeal in water caseThe 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday denied a motion by Alabama and Florida to dismiss Georgia's appeal of a federal judge's ruling that Georgia was illegally using water from Lake Lanier, according to attorneys representing Georgia.McKenna Long Aldridge partners Bruce P. Brown and R. Todd Silliman, counsel to Georgia, said they had not obtained a copy of the court's order as of Thursday morning.
By Andy Peters
1 minute read
March 08, 2007 | Daily Report Online
Bobby Lee Cook's partner dies in probable suicideL. BRANCH CONNELLY, the law partner of Summerville criminal defense attorney Bobby Lee Cook, died last week of a gunshot wound.Connelly's death is being investigated as a suicide, said Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesman John Bankhead. The investigation is ongoing. An autopsy has been completed, but the report has not been issued yet, he said.
By Andy Peters
3 minute read
February 23, 2010 | Daily Report Online
DeKalb avoids court layoffsAverting widespread layoffs that judges said would cripple the county's court system, DeKalb County officials have restored about $5 million initially slated to be slashed from key parts of the county's legal establishments.The decision is a win for the DeKalb bench, which launched a campaign to save court funds by attending budget meetings and public hearings to argue their points.
By Andy Peters
3 minute read
January 13, 2009 | Daily Report Online
U.S. justices won't take Georgia water caseThe U.S. Supreme Court has denied Georgia's chance to revive a 2003 agreement between the state and federal authorities that set aside a portion of Lake Lanier to supply drinking water to metro Atlanta.Without comment, the justices Monday let stand the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit's reversal of a lower court's approval of the 2003 pact between Georgia and the U.
By Andy Peters
2 minute read
April 02, 2009 | Daily Report Online
AG enters crowded governor's raceAttorney General Thurbert E. Baker's decision to run makes the field to replace term-limited Gov. Sonny Perdue more crowded and could invite a throng of contenders to head the state Law Department.Baker is the second Democrat to enter the race, along with Adjutant General David B. Poythress. Four Republicans have said they'll run-Lt.
By Andy Peters
2 minute read
August 08, 2007 | Daily Report Online
Delta pilots say airline owes them $100 million in pension benefitsABOUT 1,000 retired Delta Air Lines pilots asked a federal bankruptcy judge Tuesday to award them at least $100 million in pension benefits they say Delta hasn't paid them.The pilots say in filings made in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York that Delta hasn't paid the benefits because the company is misinterpreting federal tax law.
By Andy Peters
2 minute read
November 20, 2009 | Daily Report Online
State Bar takes to airwaves to warn of budget shortfallsThe State Bar of Georgia paid $650,000 for a media campaign warning state budget cuts may force courthouses to close and jails to release criminals.The television ads' three-week run ends today and radio ads begin next week."The purpose is to let the average citizen on the street understand that the closing of the courts can affect them," said State Bar president Bryan M.
By Andy Peters
1 minute read
February 20, 2008 | Daily Report Online
Documents sought in Richardson divorceAttorney Gerry Weber has filed a motion in Paulding County Superior Court, on behalf of Rome government gadfly George Anderson, to unseal court filings in the divorce case of House Speaker Glenn Richardson.Susan Richardson filed for divorce from Glenn Richardson on Feb. 6 in Paulding County, according to the court docket. The case was sealed the same day by Paulding Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge James R.
By Andy Peters
2 minute read
July 23, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Getting Back Into The BoardroomWith an era of corporate scandals in the rearview mirror, an increasing number of attorneys are deciding that the benefits of serving as directors of public companies outweigh the risks.
By ANDY PETERS
3 minute read
February 12, 2007 | Daily Report Online
District attorneys want a raise, tooLEGISLATORS WHO have proposed bumping judges' pay and watched some of Atlanta's biggest law firms offer rookie lawyers $130,000 a year have introduced a bill that would give top prosecutors a $19,995 raise.The raise would increase each DA's state-funded base salary from $107,905 to $127,900. Some DAs also receive pay supplements from their judicial circuits.
By Andy Peters
2 minute read
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