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September 17, 2012 |

Workers' comp exception made by Ga. Supreme Court

Justices of the Georgia Supreme Court were unanimous in resolving a workers' compensation case that had split judges of the state Court of Appeals down the middle.
7 minute read
August 09, 2004 |

Prosecutors Go Head to Head in Runoff for Judge Spot

Steven H. [email protected] L. "Pat" Jackson said she wasn't surprised when she emerged with the most votes in the July 20 election for a Fulton Superior Court seat. "Not surprised," she said. "I was shocked and amazed because I was never supposed to be a legitimate contender. I always thought I was, but nobody else thought I was.
6 minute read
January 24, 2012 |

4 make short list for DeKalb seat

Georgia's Judicial Nominating Commission has submitted a short list of four nominees, culled from 31 applications, for Gov. Nathan Deal's consideration to fill the upcoming vacancy in the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit.The spot on the DeKalb County bench arose when longtime Superior Court Judge Michael E. Hancock announced his resignation planned for the end of this month.
6 minute read
November 07, 2012 |

Governor Deal's JNC gets 75 names for appeals court

Governor Nathan Deal's Judicial Nominating Commission received 75 names of judges and lawyers to replace retiring Judge A. Harris Adams, a huge number compared with recent open seats. The nominees include, clockwise from top left: Judge Trip Self, litigator Mary Paige Adams, prosecutor Don Geary, Judge Benjamin Studdard, Judge Todd Markle and litigator Ken Shigley. Markle was Governor Deal's lawyer; the others made Deal short lists for the COA.
7 minute read
December 28, 2012 |

Court revises opinion on ER lawsuits

A recent state appeals court opinion has been revised to remove earlier suggestions that emergency room personnel defending medical malpractice suits bear the burden to prove that the defense-friendly standard of "gross negligence" applies to their cases.
7 minute read
August 17, 2010 |

Defamation Suit Against Lawyer, PR Firm Tossed

A Georgia judge has scuttled a defamation suit brought against an attorney, his former firm and a public relations company over comments the lawyer made when filing an earlier, unsuccessful suit against an energy company. Superior Court Judge T. Jackson Bedford found that the comments made by David Pardue, formerly of Hartman Simons, did not meet the standard of actual malice required to justify a defamation action by Florida-based Infinite Energy.
5 minute read
March 11, 2013 |

Doctors win defense verdict in suit over girl's blindness

An attorney for a 6-year-old girl who was left sightless by complications of her premature birth said he will appeal a defense verdict won by two doctors accused of failing to properly treat the child.
5 minute read
March 21, 2011 |

JNC vets 15 for DeKalb seats

Gov. Nathan Deal's reconstituted Judicial Nominating Commission has made a change in how it vets candidates. A JNC committee of three members reviewed nominations for two openings on the DeKalb State Court and formed a medium list of nominees that will now be interviewed by the full JNC. The 15 people under consideration are Akintunde A.
9 minute read
January 28, 2009 |

In The Trenches: McGuireWoods adds lawyers in health, mining and food law

McGuireWoods has acquired a four-lawyer health law and mining boutique, Phears Moldovan, plus a Bryan Cave-Powell Goldstein corporate lawyer, bringing the lawyer head count in its Atlanta office to 38.H. Wayne Phears and Victor L. Moldovan join the firm as partners and bring two associates, David J. Forestner and Shayna A.
5 minute read
March 23, 2011 |

JNC chooses 8 for DeKalb short list

Gov. Nathan Deal's office has released a short list of eight candidates vying for two vacant DeKalb State Court judgeships.The Judicial Nominating Commission compiled the list after a series of interviews with 15 candidates on Monday.Those who made the short list are: Akintunde A. Akinyele, senior assistant district attorney in DeKalb County ; Scott L.
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