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December 21, 2016 | Daily Report Online

Man's Fall Through Balcony a Tough Case for All Involved

A man who fell three stories when a balcony railing gave way and was shot a few months later by home invaders at the same apartment was awarded a post-apportioned verdict of $4 million by a federal jury on Friday.
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Cooper Tire Rubber Co. v. Koch
Publication Date: 2016-12-20
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: McMillian, Carla W.
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For plaintiff: Clinton Fletcher, George Neuhauser Nall Miller LLP, Atlanta, Reed Warburton Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Birmingham, AL, and Scott Smith Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Huntsville, AL, for appellant.
For defendant: Katherine McArthur, Laura Hinson, Caleb Walker Katherine L. McArthur LLC, and Tracey Dellacona Dellacona Law Firm, Macon, for appellees. Other party representation: Stephen Collier Hawkins Parnell Thackston Young LLP, Atlanta, and George Welborn Downey, Cleveland, Parker Williams, Marietta.
Case number: A16A1219

The court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant's motion to dismiss, or alternatively, to bar certain evidence as a sanction for spoliation of evidence, as the record supported th

CertainTeed Corp. v. Fletcher
Publication Date: 2016-12-13
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
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For plaintiff: Erin E. Shofner, David C. Marshall Hawkins Parnell Thackston Young LLP, and Michael K. Wolensky Schiff Hardin LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
For defendant: Amicus Appellant: William V. Custer IV, Edwin M. Cook Bryan Cave LLP, Atlanta, Leonard Searcy II Shook, Hardy Bacon LLP, Kansas City, MO, Mark Behrens, and Cary Silverman Shook, Hardy Bacon LLP,Washington, DC. Robert C. Buck and Juliana Y. Sleeper Buck Law Firm, Atlanta, for appellee.
Case number: S15G1903

Manufacturer of asbestos-containing cement water pipe had no duty to warn daughter of man who worked with those pipes about the possible hazards associated with inhaling asbestos dust from its pro

December 02, 2016 | Daily Report Online

Carlock Taps Sprinkle as First Female Leader

Carlock, Copeland & Stair, one of Atlanta's largest litigation firms, has chosen Shannon Sprinkle as its first female managing partner since the firm was founded in 1970, before she was even born.
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City of Atlanta v. Atlanta Indep. Sch. Sys.
Publication Date: 2016-12-01
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Melton, Harold D.
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For plaintiff: Emmet J. Bondurant II, David G. H. Brackett, Robert L. Ashe III Bondurant, Mixson Elmore LLP, Robert S. Highsmith Jr. Holland Knight LLP, and Joseph D. Young, Atlanta, for City of Atlanta. Phillip S. McKinney, Richard H. Sinkfield, and Timothy J. Fitzmaurice Rogers Hardin LLP, Atlanta, for Atlanta Indep. Sch. Sys.. Other party representation in Case No. S16X1105: Christine L. Mast and Kimberly D. Stevens Hawkins Parnell Thackston Young LLP, Atlanta.
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Case number: S16A1103; S16X1105

The Court vacated the trial court's judgment in city's declaratory judgment action involving the potential effects on the territory of school systems and the ownership of school property emanating f

December 01, 2016 | Daily Report Online

High Court Grants Woman With Lung Disease Right to Sue Asbestos Pipe-Maker

The Georgia Supreme Court has given a woman suffering from a fatal lung disease the right to continue with her lawsuit against the company that made the asbestos-containing pipe she claims caused her illness.
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October 21, 2016 | Daily Report Online

Spurned Client Might Get Last Laugh in Legal-Mal Suit

Terry Hodges is accusing Gordon & Rees of mishandling his case against Chris Tucker and Netflix.
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October 12, 2016 | Daily Report Online

Carlson Rejoins Baker Donelson—And Other 'On the Move' News

After a stint as general counsel for a local tech company, he's back in a newly created position to oversee the firm's law department.
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July 15, 2016 | Daily Report Online

Destroyed Evidence a Factor in Asbestos Defense Win

Following a two-and-a-half week trial, a Sebring, Florida, jury took about an hour and a half to rule for the defense in an asbestos case involving a man who died of mesothelioma in 2009, more than 40 years after he was purportedly exposed to asbestos in a cement irrigation pipe.
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Scapa Dryer Fabrics Inc. v. Knight
Publication Date: 2016-07-12
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Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Blackwell, Keith R.
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For plaintiff: William D. Barwick Duane Morris LLC, M. Elizabeth O'Neill, H. Lane Young II Hawkins Parnell Thackston Young LLP, Atlanta, J. D. Smith, Gainesville, and Robert B. Gilbreath Hawkins Parnell Thackston Young LLP, Dallas, TX, for appellant.
For defendant: Amicus Appellant: William V. Custer IV Bryan Cave LLP, Atlanta, Mark W. Wortham Hall Booth Smith PC, Columbus, and William Anderson Crowell Morning LLP, Washington, DC. Robert C. Buck Buck Law Firm, Atlanta, and Denyse F. Clancy Kazan, McClain, Satterley Greenwood, Oakland, CA, for appellees. Amicus Appellees: J. Phillip Boston, Athens.
Case number: S15G1278

The trial court abused its discretion in admitting certain expert testimony in a toxic tort suit, because the opinion the expert offered did not fit the legal standard for

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