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June 18, 2010 |

'A-Plus Damages Case' Lost in 'Perry Mason' Style

A plaintiffs lawyer in what one of the defense lawyers called an "an A-plus damages case" was confident about his multiple-vehicle injury case. Then his client took the stand. Despite years of preparation and hours of going over testimony, the client wound up being rattled by defense attorneys and "just started agreeing to everything [the defense] said," according to his lawyer. "It was like 'Perry Mason,' where the guy jumps up and starts yelling, 'I did it! I did it!' It was like nothing I've ever seen."
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June 18, 2010 |

Lawyer: 'A-plus' damages case lost in Augusta

Throughout most of the trial, John F. Daugherty was more than confident. He and law partner Robert J. McCune of Greer, Klosik, Daugherty, Swank and McCune represented a man suing four truckers and their employers for severe injuries he suffered in a multi-vehicle highway accident, and the trial was going well."We killed the defense on cross-examination, and we just knew we were going to get a big verdict.
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June 20, 2008 |

Holland & Knight lawyer makes bid for appeals court seat

Holland Knight partner Sara L. Doyle has confirmed she plans to run for the Georgia Court of Appeals. The 40-year-old civil litigator said she will run for the seat of Judge John H. Ruffin Jr., who is not seeking re-election. Doyle joins five other candidates who have announced they will run-Atlanta lawyer Bruce M.
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March 06, 2003 |

Three Former Littler Partners Open Firm

Julia D. [email protected] Littler Mendelson partners have left the firm and joined an immigration attorney who was part of a group Littler axed three weeks ago. J. Roy Weathersby and Charles K. Howard formed Weathersby, Howard Kuck with Charles H. Kuck, Littler's only local immigration partner until he and five other attorneys in the firm's immigration group were let go.
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February 20, 2003 |

Littler Axes Local Immigration Group

Julia D. [email protected] Mendelson has booted its local immigration group in favor of creating a joint venture with an Arizona immigration boutique. Last week, Wendy L. Tice-Wallner, the managing director of San Francisco-based Littler, flew to Atlanta and gave 30-days notice to Charles H. Kuck, the only local immigration partner.
7 minute read
February 14, 2006 |

2005 Change in Tort Law Loses at High Court

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April 12, 2002 |

If Only the UGA Dean Had Sat Down After Hello

Jonathan [email protected] the remark an innocent attempt at humor or maybe a sign of how far we've come-but it's likely the dean of the University of Georgia law school would like to call it back.It happened when Dean David E. Shipley offered his welcome to a three-judge panel of the Georgia Court of Appeals that heard oral arguments in the law school's courtroom on April 5.
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December 17, 2004 |

Tort ReformCould DivideHospitals, MDs

Greg [email protected] with their newfound political prosperity, tort reform advocates didn't waste any time in filing a bill for the coming session. With the House rid of the Democratic majority that quashed previous attempts at tort reform, squabbling over this year's bill may come from an unexpected quarter-within the tort reform camp itself.
7 minute read
February 13, 2002 |

Lewis Faces Civil Suits Over Buckhead Stabbing Deaths

R. Robin [email protected] Baltimore Raven Ray Lewis could face a second trial in Atlanta, this time in a civil suit that seeks to hold him responsible for the deaths of two men stabbed in a street brawl after the 2000 Super Bowl. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court here by the grandmother of one of the victims, names as defendants Lewis, Joseph L.
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September 17, 2002 |

Georgia Appeals Court Hears `Wrongful Abortion` Case

The Georgia Supreme Court ruled three years ago that state law did not allow for medical malpractice suits claiming wrongful births - cases brought by parents who would have terminated pregnancies had doctors warned them of foreseeable birth defects.
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