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  • State v. Kell

    Publication Date: 2003-05-02
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Atlanta, Harrison Kohler State Health Care Fraud Control Unit, Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leonard L. Franco, Atlanta, and Thomas C. Rowsey, Cumming, for appellee in S02G0997. Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Atlanta, and Michael D. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General State Health Care Fraud Control Unit, Tucker, for appellant. James A. Yancey, Brunswick, for appellee in S02G1114.
    Case Number: S02G0997; S02G1144

    The state may prosecute Medicaid fraud cases under O.C.G.A. § 49-4-146.1 b 1 C, in any county where an act in furtherance of the crime took

  • Mercker v. Abend

    Publication Date: 2003-05-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: W. Fred Orr II and James G. Edwards II Orr & Edwards, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lori G. Baer and Jenifer N. Stephens Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A02A1832

    The trial court did not err in charging the jury on hindsight where the evidence raised an issue of whether or not the plaintiff based her claims on later acquired knowledge or on information known

  • Mercker v. Abend

    Publication Date: 2003-04-18
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: W. Fred Orr II and James G. Edwards II Orr & Edwards, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Lori G. Baer and Jenifer N. Stephens Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A02A1832

    The trial court did not err in charging the jury on hindsight where the evidence raised an issue of whether or not the plaintiff based her claims on later acquired knowledge or on information known

  • AFLAC Inc. v. Chubb & Sons Inc.

    Publication Date: 2003-04-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Eldridge, Frank M.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William U. Norwood III, John R. Bevis, Pope McGlamry Kilpatrick Morrison, James B. Finley Finley & Buckley, Atlanta, and Paul Kilpatrick Jr. Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick & Morrison LLP, Columbus, for appellant.
    for defendant: John W. Denney Denney, Pease, Allison & Kirk, Douglas C. Vassy Tisinger, Tisinger, Vance & Greer, Columbus, Joseph H. Riches, Thomas McKay III and Richard M. Mackowski Cozen & O'Connor, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees.
    Case Number: A03A0594

    The plaintiff failed to make out a prima facie claim for coverage under its property insurance policies for the cost incurred in making its computer systems Y2K comp

  • Pilzer v. The Va. Ins. Reciprocal as Subrogee of Scottish Rite Children's Med. Ctr. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2003-04-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Earl W. Gunn and Ashley P. Nichols Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Jeffrey B. Hanson and Mitchel P. House Jr. Sell & Melton, Macon, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A2217

    Since the plaintiff's contribution claim required proof of the defendant's negligence in conjunction with a 10-year-old medical malpractice suit, the 5-year statute of repose for medical malpractice

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  • Yates v. Dublin Sir Shop Inc.

    Publication Date: 2003-04-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James L. Ford Sr. Ford & Barnhart LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Francis M. Lewis Lewis & King LLC and John F. Helton Hilbun & Helton LLC, Dublin, for appellees. Other Party Representation: Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, and George S. Zier, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A02A1891

    The Court balanced the bias against finding restrictions by implication against the cardinal rule of contract construction-ascertaining the parties' intent-and found that the trial court properly g

  • Doe v. Hall

    Publication Date: 2003-04-04
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Carlton M. Bozeman, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Griffin B. Bell Jr., Thomas S. Grow Fisher & Phillips, Michael R. Hurst Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Ga. Inc., Dennis G. Lovell Jr., and Jennifer L. Snyder Carlock, Copeland, Semler & Stair, Atlanta, for appellees. Other party representation: Robert L. Goldstucker and Mark D. Lefkow Nall & Miller LLP, Atlanta.
    Case Number: A03A0587

    The trial court retained discretion under O.C.G.A. § 24-9-47 y 2, to allow the plaintiff to proceed with his wrongful disclosure of HIV status case under a pseu

  • Ball v. Bright Horizons Children Ctr. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2003-03-28
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James A. Shea Jr., Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Marvin A. Devlin and Chrisna J. Walker Devlin & Robinson PC, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A02A2176

    A 4-year-old's alleged injury due to exploratory sexual play with a 6-year-old classmate at daycare was not the result of any negligence on the part of the daycare c

  • Patton v. St. Francis Hosp.

    Publication Date: 2003-03-14
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anthony L. Cochran Chilivis, Cochran, Larkins & Bever, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Alan F. Herman, Assunta F. Deevey Hawkins & Parnell LLP, Kimberly L. Woodland and Robert P. Monyak Love & Willingham, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A03A0148

    A hospital's decision to terminate a doctor's staff privileges was based on the hospital's reasonable belief that the denial furthered quality health

  • State v. Kell

    Publication Date: 2003-03-07
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Atlanta, Harrison Kohler State Health Care Fraud Control Unit, Tucker, for appellant.
    for defendant: Leonard L. Franco, Atlanta, and Thomas C. Rowsey, Cumming, for appellee in S02G0997. Thurbert E. Baker Jr., Attorney General, Atlanta, and Michael D. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General State Health Care Fraud Control Unit, Tucker, for appellant. James A. Yancey, Brunswick, for appellee in S02G1114.
    Case Number: S02G0997; S02G1144

    The state may prosecute Medicaid fraud cases under O.C.G.A. § 49-4-146.1 b 1 C, in any county where an act in furtherance of the crime took