Litigation
“Allowance of Claims Against Estate Planning Attorneys by Intended Beneficiaries of the Estate” - Jennifer Odom published
Georgia Probate News: Volume XXV Number 6
August 2008

Jennifer Devine Odom



"The Georgia’s Limitation of the 'Intracorporate Publication' Defamation Defense" - Eric Schroeder & Ann Ferebee published
LexisNexis Expert Commentaries

Ann W. Ferebee
Eric P. Schroeder



"Stormwater Issues and New Legislation"
Real Property Law Institute, Institute for Continuing Legal Education
May 2008

Marlo Orlin Leach



"False Advertising: Eleventh Circuit Makes it Harder for Franchisees to Bring Cases Against Franchisors" - Eric Schroeder published
Law Journal Newsletter's Franchising Business & Law Alert
April 10, 2008

Eric P. Schroeder



"E-discovery Business Impact: Response Plans and Insurance Coverage" - Vjollca Prroni published
Daily Report
March 17, 2008

Vjollca Prroni



"Foreclosure and Receivers in the Current Liquidity Crisis" - Keith Aurzada & Wendy Godfrey published
The Bankruptcy Strategist
November 13, 2007

Keith Miles Aurzada
Gwendolyn J. Godfrey



"The Potential Benefits of Using Settlement Counsel" - Bill Crenshaw published
Mealey's Litigation Report: Class Actions
October 4, 2007

William C. Crenshaw



TERRALEX Launches Newsletter - Tom McNeill & Pat Watson published
TERRALEX Connection
September 2007

Thomas R. McNeill
G. Patrick Watson



"No Choice but to Take the Long View," - Curtis Romig published
The YLD Review
Winter 2007

Curtis James Romig



"2005 Georgia Business Organization Case Law Developments" - Tom Richey
January 17, 2006

Thomas S. Richey

Last year produced a bumper crop of Georgia appellate decisions on issues of corporate, LLC and partnership law. Tom Richey and the Firm's Securities, Corporate and Fiduciary Litigation Group has prepared this summary of the 2005 developments in relevant Georgia business organization case - including fiduciary duties in the sale of businesses; corporate and LLC derivative action issues; nonprofit corporation dissolutions; enforceability of LLC conflict of interest waivers; oppression claims in statutory close corporations; professional corporation shareholder buy-sell agreements; publicly-filed statements of partnership; and whether a corporation can pierce its own veil and what happens if it does



Litigation Issues for Non-Profit Corporations & Charitable Organizations
Georgia Non-Profit Law Seminar Paper
April 21, 2005

Thomas S. Richey

This paper discusses litigation issues that members, directors and officers of non-profit corporations and charitable organizations should be aware of.



Falling Stock Prices?
Strategies and Considerations In Responding To a Lawsuit That May Impact Stock Prices
April 2005

Any type of lawsuit, be it a class action, a suit for discrimination or harassment damages a company's stock value disproportionately to the actual damages or relief sought by the plaintiff in its lawsuit.



State Law Securities "Holding" Claims and SLUSA Preemption
ABA, Securities Litigation Journal, Volume 15, No. 1, Fall 2004

John R. Bielema
Michael P. Carey

Article on the "holding claim", a subset of securities fraud litigation, long disfavored under federal law and until recently largely ignored under state law.



Recent Developments in Securities "Holding Claim" Cases
November 19, 2004

John R. Bielema
Michael P. Carey

"Holding claims" are getting attention in the wake of corporate governance and accounting scandals.



Architect Brings Copyright Infringement Claims Against Trump Palace and Royal Developments - Eric Schroeder & John Bush published
PoGo Communicator

John C. Bush
Eric P. Schroeder



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