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Airport bidder wins $17.5 million verdict
A federal jury on Monday returned a $17.5 million verdict in favor of Corey Airport Services in a suit that accused the city of Atlanta of engaging in political favoritism to maintain a long-running advertising contract at the Atlanta airport. The jury, which began deliberating on Friday, awarded $8.5 million in compensatory damages shortly after lunch Monday.Stocks surge on effort to ease Europe debt crunch
NEW YORK AP - Stocks rocketed higher and bond prices fell around the world Monday after a nearly $1 trillion plan to contain Europe's debt crisis reassured investors.The Dow Jones industrial average rose about 345 points in afternoon trading but pulled off its highs of the day. The Dow and broader indexes all climbed more than 3 percent.GOP tries to pair wage increase with tax cut
WASHINGTON AP - Republicans muscled the first minimum wage increase in a decade through the House early Saturday after pairing it with a cut in inheritance taxes on multimillion-dollar estates.Combining the two issues provoked protests from Democrats and was sure to cause problems in the Senate, where the minimum wage initiative was likely to die at the hands of Democrats opposed to the costly estate tax cuts.Two firms tapped to assist with Braves' sale
By Andy Peters Time Warner is relying on two of its veteran outside law firms to handle its sale of the Atlanta Braves and Turner South cable television network.Cravath, Swaine Moore, based in New York, has been hired as the lead legal adviser and Troutman Sanders is acting as sub-adviser, said Greg Hughes, a spokesman for Turner Broadcasting System Inc.Georgia to court: Revisit history
On the cover sheet of the brief Georgia's water-wars lawyers filed in federal court last year was a 1940s photo of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' sign at Lake Lanier's construction site. Clearly displayed on the sign, just below the words "Buford Dam" and "U.S. Army" are these words: "Primary Purposes: Flood Control-Power-Water Supply-Increased Flow for Navigation.Panel: 8-year delay violated speedy trial right
A state Court of Appeals panel has upheld the dismissal of child molestation charges, holding that an eight-year delay in bringing the case to trial in Fulton County Superior Court violated the defendant's constitutional right to a speedy trial. In its opinion, the appeals court cited a finding by Fulton Superior Court Judge T.
Court Sides With Company Seeking Fees In Hospital Battle
A recent ruling by the state Court of Appeals may deter some competitors' challenges to the opening of new health care facilities in the state.Full 11th Circuit Will Hear Satan Worshipper's Arson Case
Jonathan [email protected] took 16 months, but federal prosecutors finally got what they wanted from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals: a second chance.The full 11th Circuit last week agreed to rehear a case in which a split panel tossed the arson convictions of a Satan worshipper who set fire to five North Georgia churches during the 1998 Christmas and New Year's holidays.Consumer confidence falls to lowest since February
NEW YORK AP - Americans' confidence in the economy eroded further in July amid worries about a still-stagnant job market. The report raised concerns about the economic recovery and the back-to-school shopping season.The Conference Board, a private research group, said Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index slipped to 50.Long Conn. standoff ends with husband's surrender
SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. AP - An advertising executive who snatched his ex-wife from a parking lot, held her hostage for hours during a standoff with police and then refused to leave their burning home finally surrendered when flames made their way to the basement where he was hiding, authorities said.Richard Shenkman was taken by ambulance away from the gutted remains of the South Windsor home early Wednesday, police Cmdr.Trending Stories
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