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  • MAU Inc. v. Human Techs. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2005-08-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William J. Keogh III and David E. Hudson Hull, Towill, Norman, Barrett & Salley, Augusta, for MAU Inc. Thomas W. Tucker Tucker, Everitt, Long, Brewton & Lanier, Augusta, for Human Tech. Inc.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A05A0912; A05A0962

    Plaintiff's former vice president did not breach his duty of loyalty to his former company when he left to form a similar company in an area where plaintiff had no beachhead or reasonable expectancy

  • Berry v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-07-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carol B. Miller, Pembroke, for appellant.
    for defendant: John T. Durden Jr., District Attorney, and Sandra Dutton, Assistant District Attorney, Hinesville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A0977

    The trial court did not err in communicating with the jury twice outside the defendant's presence in response to questions during their deliberations because the defendant was present and did not ob

  • Theesfeld v. Image Electrolysis & Skin Care Inc.

    Publication Date: 2005-07-15
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Douglas R. Daum, Snellville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Howard M. Lessinger McLain & Merritt PC, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A1006

    The exclusive remedy provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act did not bar the plaintiff's injury claim, since there was no evidence that she received compensation payments pursuant to the parties

  • Verlangieri v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-06-24
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald F. Samuel, William C. Lea Garland, Samuel & Loeb PC, Michael M. Hawkins and Robert W. Chestney The Chestney Hawkins Law Firm, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, Marc A. Mallon, Senior Assistant District Attorney, and Anne E. Green, Assistant District Attorney, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A0447

    The trial court properly admitted the wrong-way driver's blood-alcohol test results in his prosecution for homicide by vehicle, serious injury by vehicle and reckless dr

  • LecStar Telecom Inc. v. Grenfell

    Publication Date: 2005-06-24
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey R. Joyce and Joseph D. Young Greenlee, Young & Thrasher LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gary R. Kessler Stuart, Irvin, Stanford & Kessler, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: John K. Wells and Robert B. Tidwell Brock, Clay, Calhoun, Wilson & Rogers PC, Marietta.
    Case Number: A05A0032

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in allowing the correction of a misnomer as to the names of the defendants because there was no change of parties, no new party that had not been served

  • Brockway v. Harkleroad

    Publication Date: 2005-06-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jeffrey H. Schneider Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . David H. Flint, Lynn C. Stewart Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint LLP, William J. Mayfield, Atlanta, Gerald Davidson Jr. Davidson & Tucker LLP, Duluth, Robert J. Hulsey, Linda S. Finley McCalla, Raymer, Padrick, Cobb, Nichols & Clark LLC, Roswell, and Donald C. Suessmith Jr. McCurdy & Candler LLC, Decatur, for appellees. Other party representation: Daniel P. Leary and Larry Myerson, Plantation, Fla.
    Case Number: A05A0252

    Amendments to a subdivision's restrictive covenants, which allowed for the commercial use of all of the lots, was valid with the consent of 90-percent of the lot owners, as provided for by the recor

  • Atlanta Cas. Co. v. Gordon

    Publication Date: 2005-06-10
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Karsten Bicknese and Peter Werdesheim Seacrest, Karesh, Tate & Bicknese, LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel C. Prout Jr. Harper, Waldon & Craig, Atlanta, and Randy J. Ebersbach Kam & Ebersbach, Newnan, for appellees.
    Case Number: A03A2222

    The insurer was liable for uninsured motorist benefits under the terms of the father's policy that included family members residing in the same household, even though the minor child who was struck

  • Homer v. Board of Regents of the Univ. Sys. of Ga.

    Publication Date: 2005-04-29
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jerry Boykin Gordon & Boykin, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Bryan K. Webb, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Kimberly B. Lewis, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A0312

    The defendant complied with the university's policy regarding employment of tenured faculty by offering the plaintiff a reduced salary after eliminating his administrative pos

  • Drogan v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-04-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory A. Willis, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ralph W. Powell Jr., Solicitor General, and Diana Slocumb, Assistant Solicitor, Athens, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A0202

    Defendant's refusal to take a field sobriety test, his refusal to take the state-administered chemical test, the odor of alcohol on his person, his failure to activate his headlights during the earl

  • Byers v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-04-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mary Erickson, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: James D. McDade, District Attorney, and Paul J. Miovas Jr. Douglas County District Attorney's Office, Douglasville, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A0516

    The arresting officer had authority to detain the defendant for a reasonable amount of time following a valid traffic stop to write out a citation for spe