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June 26, 2006 | Daily Report Online

THE ATLANTA BRAVES may have more problems than poor relief pitching, absent clutch hitting and one of the worst records in the National League. If the team cannot rebound from its sudden collapse this month, a loss in the franchise's value could jeopardize Time Warner Inc.'s plans to sell the Braves to Liberty Media Corp.

By Andy Peters

5 minute read

November 04, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Sam Olens, who won a resounding election for attorney general, said Wednesday he plans to meet "as soon as possible" with the man he will replace, Thurbert E. Baker, and with Baker's top deputy.Olens declined to reveal his plans for staffing the state Law Department, but he reiterated some of his campaign themes when asked how he plans to run the 130-lawyer office.

By Andy Peters

6 minute read

December 03, 2007 | Daily Report Online

If an Open Records Act request is submitted in Georgia and the records sought no longer exist, has somebody broken the lawPowell Goldstein associate Katherine V. Hernacki says yes. Hernacki is representing a Middle Georgia animal-rendering company in litigation filed against the Georgia Department of Agriculture. The company, Griffin Industries Inc.

By Andy Peters

9 minute read

July 18, 2007 | Daily Report Online

WITH 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.Scandals in the early part of the decade-Enron, HealthSouth, WorldCom-prompted Congress to pass a new law expanding the liability exposure of public company board members, especially for claims of conflicting interests.

By Andy Peters

5 minute read

October 16, 2007 | Daily Report Online

YOU MAY THINK you're a coffee snob, but you haven't truly reached coffee elitism till you've downed a latte made from a $9,400 espresso machine. Such heights of coffee nirvana can be reached at a select few coffee shops in New York City.While in New York, and after your brain and stomach have processed your caffeine fix, stand in line at the Shake Shack, an outdoor burger stand in Madison Square Park.

By Andy Peters

7 minute read

September 26, 2005 | Daily Report Online

Andy [email protected] state legal agencies have asked for budget increases that go way beyond the 4 percent limit demanded by Gov. Sonny Perdue.The overall judicial branch budget is in line with Perdue's limit. But the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council and DA offices around the state asked for a 21 percent increase, raising their overall budget $9.

By Andy Peters

4 minute read

July 28, 2009 | Daily Report Online

By Andy Peters

5 minute read

October 17, 2007 | Daily Report Online

AS LAWNS AND SHRUBS across metro Atlanta get browner and Lake Lanier's water level gets lower, attorneys continue to fight in three federal courthouses about how Georgia's increasingly limited water will be managed.Water levels at Lake Lanier, the primary water source for metro Atlanta, have plummeted and only about three months' worth of water remains, according to the U.

By Andy Peters

8 minute read

January 03, 2008 | Daily Report Online

McKenna Long Aldridge said its partners Robert E. Tritt and Steven J. Labovitz are advisers to Cousins Properties Inc. on the redevelopment of the Fort Gillem Army base. Cousins and its business partners were selected by the city of Forest Park last month as master developer of the base.Fort Gillem, in Clayton County, was selected for closure by the Base Realignment and Closure BRAC Commission.

By Andy Peters

4 minute read

October 10, 2006 | Daily Report Online

ATTORNEY GENERAL THURBERT E. Baker has extended his fundraising lead over his Republican challenger, Perry J. McGuire.Baker, the Democratic incumbent, out-raised McGuire nearly three to one, according to documents filed Oct. 6 with the State Ethics Commission. Baker raised $449,875 in the third quart er of 2006, while McGuire raised $154,660.

By Andy Peters

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