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October 25, 2002 |

Panel Backs Rejection of Suit Over Porn Put in Film Rental

Jonathan [email protected] critic Roger Ebert called "It Takes Two," a 1995 comedy starring twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, "harmless and fitfully amusing." But Wanda Davis claimed the used copy she bought from a Morrow Blockbuster video store was neither.Upon arriving home, Davis put the tape in a VCR so her 4-year-old daughter could watch it.
5 minute read
July 01, 2003 |

Court Extends Docs' Immunity for Reporting Suspected Abuse

Jonathan [email protected] a busy Monday before the July 4 holiday, a split Georgia Supreme Court extended doctors' authority to report cases of suspected child abuse without the fear of being sued if their suspicions turn out to be wrong.The 4-3 decision reversed a precedent set last year by the Georgia Court of Appeals that, according to Chief Justice Norman S.
4 minute read
January 30, 2002 |

No Slowdown -- Yet -- in Georgia Partnership Promotions

Most law firm partners prefer to take the long view in partnership decisions. The day-to-day vagaries of a skittish economy shouldn't dictate the way a firm stocks its partner roster for the years ahead. A sampling of managing partners indicates that Atlanta firms are taking a harder look at promotions, but the economy has yet to dampen prospects for most internal partner candidates.
6 minute read
September 05, 2000 |

Insurer's Lawyer Sues Ex-Client, Says Nonlawyers Judged Output

Atlanta's Malcolm S. Murray Sr. is living the insurance defense lawyer's dream: Hes suing a former client he says wrongly slashed his bills. Murray claims Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. committed fraud, breach of contract and RICO violations. "I represented Nationwide for about 23 years. ...[S]uddenly I became a crook, and they started cutting my fees anywhere from 10 percent to 75 percent."
6 minute read
November 29, 2001 |

Victims of Day-Trader Rampage Say Industry Itself to Blame

In 1999, Mark O. Barton made headlines with his mass murder spree at two Atlanta-area day-trading firms. In the wake of the rampage, 13 suits were filed against the firms and the building owners, among others. Arguments on defense motions for summary judgment will be heard today in state court. The focus of the plaintiffs' cases is the day-trading industry itself, which they argue is a volatile and dangerous business.
9 minute read
February 19, 2007 |

Raises grab attention of mid-sized firms

ATLANTA MEGA-LAW firms have made headlines in recent weeks as they have raised associate pay on the heels of salary increases in New York and elsewhere. But the effects of the market shift doesn't stop at firms with hundreds of lawyers.Among smaller firms, leaders of both those who have matched top salaries in the past and those who have not say that they pay attention to the raises.
7 minute read
July 31, 2003 |

Family Battles Over Lost Fortune

Richmond [email protected] search for the lost fortune of a Spanish banking magnate has become a spate of litigation in state and federal court involving dozens of corporate and individual defendants. A claim under the Georgia Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act is at the center of the fight over which court will preside over the hunt for more than $700 million.
6 minute read
March 27, 2013 |

Jones Day snags health care duo

Rebekah Plowman (above right) and Kristin McDonald have taken their health care practice from Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough to Jones Day, which they join as partners.
5 minute read
October 23, 2009 |

Small Firm Has Med-Mal Winning Streak

Given the defense bar's typical embrace of the understated, it's not surprising that Georgia attorney H. Andrew Owen Jr. describes his firm's role in three medical malpractice victories in two weeks as "a little unusual." The Owen, Gleaton, Egan, Jones & Sweeney partner is quick to downplay his role in one of those cases, but he is eager to heap praise on his colleagues who helped beat back the suits, and is nearly as effusive about his opponents in the most recent trial.
8 minute read
February 12, 2002 |

Baltimore Football Player Faces New Civil Suit Over Stabbing Deaths

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 brawl after the 2000 Super Bowl. Lewis pleaded guilty during his June 2000 trial to a misdemeanor charge of obstructing a police officer in exchange for the state dropping two murder counts against him. Now, the grandmother of one victim wants monetary damages.
6 minute read

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