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October 01, 2001 | Law.com

High Court Vacates Six Flags' $257M Damages Award Against Time Warner

On its first day in session, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow to Six Flags Over Georgia investors when it vacated a $257 million punitive damages award against Time Warner Entertainment. The Court remanded the case to the Georgia Court of Appeals for reconsideration in light of an earlier Supreme Court decision that requires state appellate courts to scrutinize punitive damages to assure their constitutionality.
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October 12, 2009 | Law.com

1st Circuit: Individual Parties Must Be Named for D&O Coverage to Apply

The 1st Circuit ruled Thursday that companies cannot recover the cost of fighting lawsuits or administrative cases alleging wrongful director or officer conduct unless the cases name the individuals as parties. Judge Bruce Selya wrote that directors and officers policies exist to protect corporate directors and officers, not corporations, from personal liability from lawsuits, and that the position advanced by the company in the case "would if accepted transmogrify D&O policies into comprehensive corporate liability policies."
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January 29, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judges Cast Skeptical Eyes On Southern Co. Race Suit

Before oral arguments earlier this week, one might have thought Atlanta's federal appeals court wasn't very interested in a high-profile race discrimination suit against Southern Co. and three subsidiaries, including Georgia Power Co.
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September 15, 2005 | Law.com

Bankruptcy Filing Launches Delta Fight With Workers

Now that Delta Air Lines has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the carrier will have a legal fight on its hands from employees and retirees seeking to protect their benefits, legal experts said, which could mean additional work for some Atlanta law firms. The filing comes after repeated warnings from Delta's CEO that higher fuel costs and lower demand have crippled the airline. Northwest Airlines also joins Delta in the large fleet of U.S. airlines in bankruptcy woes.
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January 13, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Attorneys' Bonuses Increase With Profits

Associates at several big law firms across the country welcomed the new year with hefty bonuses that were moderately higher than the year before, a reflection of the legal industry's recent prosperity.
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August 22, 2005 | New York Law Journal

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June 04, 2007 | Law.com

New Braves' GC Ready to Play Ball

Greg J. Heller grew up a Chicago Cubs fan. But when the Cubs face the Atlanta Braves, there's no question who he wants to win. "Braves," said Heller, who on May 21 was named the general counsel for the franchise, a result of its recent sale from Time Warner to Liberty Media. Heller, who has aimed for a job in sports management since college, is more than familiar with his client. Since 2000, he has served as assistant team counsel for the Braves.
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November 19, 2009 | Law.com

$281 Million Rides on Judges' View of Turner Broadcasting Deal

A Georgia appeals court considered on Tuesday whether a sports deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars could have been sealed without the parties signing on the dotted line. At issue is Turner Broadcasting System's sale of the Atlanta Hawks and the Atlanta Thrashers. Turner is fighting a jury verdict that found Turner breached an oral contract to sell Texas businessman David McDavid the sports teams and awarded $281 million to McDavid -- an award that Turner calls the largest compensatory verdict in Georgia history.
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October 15, 2009 | National Law Journal

High Court Justices Doubt Lawyers Should Be Paid Extra for Winning

All the Supreme Court justices are lawyers, but most showed little empathy for their fellow attorneys on Wednesday as they debated whether legal fee awards can be enhanced for superior performance or exceptional results under a federal fee-shifting statute. Civil rights groups assert that the prospect of enhanced fees is necessary to attract quality representation in the litigation they pursue. But several justices seemed more worried about high legal fees than encouraging lawyers to do public-minded work.
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November 10, 1999 | Law.com

New Firm: An Ethical Accounting

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