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Seven Finalists Vie for Juvenile Court Post
Steven H. [email protected] field of candidates seeking to fill the open Fulton County Juvenile Court judgeship created by Nina R. Hickson's resignation in April has been whittled down to seven. According to the Atlanta Judicial Circuit court administrator, Judy A. Cramer, the committee charged with selecting nominees for the shortlist considered 46 candidates.Ex-Army hospital nurse accused of stealing painkillers, infecting 15 patients with hepatitis
EL PASO, Texas AP - At least 15 military service members or their relatives are believed to have been infected with hepatitis by a nurse suspected of stealing their painkillers during surgery.The nurse, retired Army captain Jon Dale Jones, was arrested this month in Miami on federal charges of assaulting three of those patients and possession of a controlled substance by fraud.Deputy Suspended After Leaving Gun in Court's Public Restroom
Steven H. [email protected] Fulton County deputy who left a loaded gun in a public restroom at the county's Juvenile Court will be suspended without pay for 30 days and reassigned to the jail."This happening after the March 11 incident, it is very upsetting," said Sgt. Nikita Hightower, a spokeswoman for the Fulton County Sheriff's Office.Investors shouldn't fear the 'three Gs'
The stock market has made no progress for three weeks. Traders blame the "three Gs," Greece, Goldman Sachs and the Gulf of Mexico. Greece, teetering on the brink of default on its sovereign debt, was bolstered by a financial-aid package cobbled together by European governments. Many investors still worry that Greece will be unable to service its debt, and they have plenty of doubts about shaky finances in Portugal, Spain and Italy.Between Practice, High Court, White Was a Key Figure at DOJ
In The Trenches: Carlton Fields in hiring mode
Carlton Fields has added five litigators and a corporate lawyer to its Atlanta office, including three partners: litigators David M. Leonard and Walter H. Bush, as well as corporate attorney Jeffrey D. Cunningham.The six new hires give the office a total of 29 lawyers. Carlton Fields launched its Atlanta office after making Wayne Shortridge the local managing partner in mid-2004, but did not start recruiting attorneys until January 2005.Legalized restraint of trade raises its ugly head again in Ga.
The obscure subject of employee non-compete covenants has received press attention in the Daily Report in recent weeks. The 2010 session of the Georgia General Assembly passed HB 173 granting power to corporate employers to restrain its employees from the post-employment right to earn a living in their chosen fields. The bill was signed by Gov.US growth predicted despite European fears
Rising confidence, fewer firings and gains in holiday sales show the U.S. economy is picking up, defying a slowdown in Europe and much of the rest of the world. The divergence will become even starker in 2012 as the world's largest economy accelerates, the 17-member euro area sinks into a recession and growth in emerging markets cools, according to economists like Maury Harris of UBS Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc.Appeals court restricts challenges to asset freezes
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has sided with prosecutors on a key asset forfeiture issue that has divided courts across the country.In an April 26 ruling, the court said defendants can't point to weaknesses in the government's case as a means to fight prosecutors' attempt to freeze their assets after indictment but before trial.Trending Stories
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