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  • Meacham v. Franklin-Heard County Water Authority

    Publication Date: 2010-01-15
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel B. Greenfield, Bremen, for appellant.
    for defendant: Phillip E. Friduss Landrum & Friduss LLC, Woodstock, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A2055

    The trial court erred in excluding the plaintiff's expert witness solely on basis of the expert's alleged interest in the outcome of the

  • Bradley v. Johnston

    Publication Date: 2009-11-20
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lawrence A. Stockton Jr., Clayton, for appellant.
    for defendant: G. Roger Land and James T. Johnston Jr., Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A09A1422

    The trial court erred in converting attorneys' fees under the parties' fee contract to a cash judgment when the terms of the contract provide that the client could elect to pay attorneys' fees thro

  • Jordan Jones and Goulding Inc. v. Newell Recycling of Atlanta Inc.

    Publication Date: 2009-08-07
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph C. Staak and Robert O. Fleming Jr. Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: H. Fielder Martin and Stephen G. Lowe Shapiro, Fussell, Wedge, Smotherman & Martin, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A09A1397

    The applicable 4-year statute of limitation period for professional malpractice claims barred the plaintiff's breach of contract suit for defects in an automobile shredding facility, which the defen

  • Old Republic Nat'l Title Ins. Co. v. Attorney Title Servs. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2009-06-26
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Blackburn, G. Alan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tania T. Trumble Dickenson Gilroy LLC, Alpharetta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thomas R. Mock Jr. Hawkins & Parnell LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A09A0999

    Insurer's contract with attorney and his corporation to provide title examination ser was one for professional, legal ser

  • Georgia Pub. Defender Standards Council v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-03-20
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Carley, George H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Judson H. Turner Turner, Bachman & Garrett LLC, Griffin, Mark D. Johnson and Taylor H. Haley Gilbert, Harrell, Sumerford & Martin, Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Craig, District Attorney, and John B. Long Tucker, Everitt, Long, Brewton & Lanier, Augusta, for appellees. Amicus appellant: Emmet J. Bondurant and Michael A. Caplan Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S09A0379

    Both the statutory language of the Georgia Indigent Defense Act of 2003, OCGA § § 17-12-1 et seq., and its underlying policy compelled the conclusion that, in this case, the Georgia Public Defender

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  • Stone v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-03-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael R. McCarthy, Public Defender, and Benjamin D. Goldberg, Assistant Pub. Defender, Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kermit N. McManus, District Attorney, and Benjamin B. Kenemer, Assistant District Attorney, Dalton, for appellees.
    Case Number: A08A1587

    The defendant's right to counsel attached at his initial appearance, when he appeared with a public defender before a magis

  • Nesbit v. Nesbit

    Publication Date: 2009-02-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Fred R. Slotkin Jr. Slotkin Law Firm PC, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Adam S. Jaffe Adam S. Jaffe & Assocs. LLC, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Ann J. Herrera Russell & Herrera PC, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: A08A2242

    The mere fact that the defendants made their original request for fees in the form of a counterclaim did not bar them from orally moving for a fee award after they prevailed at

  • Stone v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-02-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael R. McCarthy, Public Defender, and Benjamin D. Goldberg, Assistant Pub. Defender, Dalton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Kermit N. McManus, District Attorney, and Benjamin B. Kenemer, Assistant District Attorney, Dalton, for appellee.
    Case Number: A08A1587

    The defendant's right to counsel attached at his initial appearance, when he appeared with a public defender before a magis

  • Nash v. Studdard

    Publication Date: 2008-12-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
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    Case Number: A08A1273; A08A1274

    The trial court erred in denying the former attorney's motion to dismiss any breach of contract claims involving the exercise of his professional judgment and skill, since the client did not at

  • Olarsch v. Newell

    Publication Date: 2008-12-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
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    Case Number: A08A1278

    Fowler Props. v. Dowland, 282 Ga. 76 2007, ruled that retroactive application of an attorneys' fee and costs award pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 9-11-68 during the time frame at issue here was un