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Marquetta Carzell Et Al., Order On Defendants' Motion To Dismiss, Or In The Alternative For Judgment On The Pleadings, John J. Goger Dec 2016

Marquetta Carzell Et Al., Order On Defendants' Motion To Dismiss, Or In The Alternative For Judgment On The Pleadings, John J. Goger

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Purchasing Power, Llc Order On Bluestem Brands, Inc.'S Motion To Dismiss The Tortious Interference And Unjust Enrichment Claims And Plaintiff's Cross-Motion To Strike References To Vacated Summary Judgment Order, Melvin K. Westmoreland Dec 2016

Purchasing Power, Llc Order On Bluestem Brands, Inc.'S Motion To Dismiss The Tortious Interference And Unjust Enrichment Claims And Plaintiff's Cross-Motion To Strike References To Vacated Summary Judgment Order, Melvin K. Westmoreland

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Dong Feng Fang Et Al. Order Denying Plaintiffs' Motion For Partial Summary Judgment As To Liability And Compensatory Damages, Melvin K. Westmoreland Nov 2016

Dong Feng Fang Et Al. Order Denying Plaintiffs' Motion For Partial Summary Judgment As To Liability And Compensatory Damages, Melvin K. Westmoreland

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Piedmont/Maple, Llc Et Al., Order On Plaintiffs' Motion For Summary Judgment On Defendant's Counterclaims, Motion To Exclude Opinion Information And Testimony, And Motion To Strike Affidavit Of David L. Eichenblatt, John J. Goger Oct 2016

Piedmont/Maple, Llc Et Al., Order On Plaintiffs' Motion For Summary Judgment On Defendant's Counterclaims, Motion To Exclude Opinion Information And Testimony, And Motion To Strike Affidavit Of David L. Eichenblatt, John J. Goger

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Equitrade International, Inc. Et Al., Order, John J. Goger Oct 2016

Equitrade International, Inc. Et Al., Order, John J. Goger

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Runzhou Zhang Et Al., Final Order And Judgment, Melvin K. Westmoreland Oct 2016

Runzhou Zhang Et Al., Final Order And Judgment, Melvin K. Westmoreland

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Uas Investments Llc Order On Uas Investments, Llc's Motion To Compel, Elizabeth E. Long Sep 2016

Uas Investments Llc Order On Uas Investments, Llc's Motion To Compel, Elizabeth E. Long

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Tin Star Development Llc Order On Motion To Partially Quash The Subpoena Directed To Community Bank Of The South, John J. Goger Sep 2016

Tin Star Development Llc Order On Motion To Partially Quash The Subpoena Directed To Community Bank Of The South, John J. Goger

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Small Business Policy Index Traction And Movement In Rankings Of States Update: 2000 To 2016, Pradip K. Shukla, Monica P. Shukla Sep 2016

Small Business Policy Index Traction And Movement In Rankings Of States Update: 2000 To 2016, Pradip K. Shukla, Monica P. Shukla

Business Faculty Articles and Research

Given the volatile economic climate faced in the United States and globally since 2015, there is a desire by politicians in 2016 to increase state economic and business growth. As small businesses are the main driver of business growth in state economies, focus is placed upon the policy environment of a state to encourage state level growth in entrepreneurial activities aimed at small business creation and survival.

The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council an advocacy and research organization dedicated to protecting small business and promoting entrepreneurship has annually prepared a “Small Business Policy Index” that ranks states according to some …


Robert L. Nix Order On Plaintiff Robert L. Nix's Motion For Partial Summary Judgment On All Of Defendant's Fraud And Misrepresentation Claims, John J. Goger Aug 2016

Robert L. Nix Order On Plaintiff Robert L. Nix's Motion For Partial Summary Judgment On All Of Defendant's Fraud And Misrepresentation Claims, John J. Goger

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Suntrust Banks, Inc., Et Al., Order On Plaintiffs' Consolidated Motion To Compel Discovery, Alice D. Bonner Aug 2016

Suntrust Banks, Inc., Et Al., Order On Plaintiffs' Consolidated Motion To Compel Discovery, Alice D. Bonner

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Hedge Fund Activism, Poison Pills, And The Jurisprudence Of Threat, William W. Bratton Aug 2016

Hedge Fund Activism, Poison Pills, And The Jurisprudence Of Threat, William W. Bratton

All Faculty Scholarship

This chapter reviews the single high profile case in which twentieth century antitakeover law has come to bear on management defense against a twenty-first century activist challenge—the Delaware Court of Chancery’s decision to sustain a low-threshold poison pill deployed against an activist in Third Point LLC v. Ruprecht. The decision implicated an important policy question: whether a twentieth century doctrine keyed to hostile takeovers and control transfers appropriately can be brought to bear in a twenty-first century governance context in which the challenger eschews control transfer and instead makes aggressive use of the shareholder franchise. Resolution of the question …


Marguetta Carzell Et Al. Order On Motion To Add Party, John J. Goger Aug 2016

Marguetta Carzell Et Al. Order On Motion To Add Party, John J. Goger

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Ainealem "Alex" Gidewon And Ag Entertainment, Inc. Order On Motion To Dissolve Claims Of Lien, John J. Goger Aug 2016

Ainealem "Alex" Gidewon And Ag Entertainment, Inc. Order On Motion To Dissolve Claims Of Lien, John J. Goger

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Dong Feng Fang Et Al. Order On Heg Defendants' Motion For Judgment On The Pleadings, Melvin K. Westmoreland Aug 2016

Dong Feng Fang Et Al. Order On Heg Defendants' Motion For Judgment On The Pleadings, Melvin K. Westmoreland

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Michael Miller, Order On Plaintiff's Motion For Summary Judgment, Elizabeth E. Long Jul 2016

Michael Miller, Order On Plaintiff's Motion For Summary Judgment, Elizabeth E. Long

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Michael Miller, Order On Defendants' Motion For Summary Judgment, Elizabeth E. Long Jul 2016

Michael Miller, Order On Defendants' Motion For Summary Judgment, Elizabeth E. Long

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Southern Casaulty Order On Third Party Defendants' Motion To Dismiss Third Party Complaint, Melvin K. Westmoreland Jun 2016

Southern Casaulty Order On Third Party Defendants' Motion To Dismiss Third Party Complaint, Melvin K. Westmoreland

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Southern Casualty Order On Motions To Dismiss, Melvin K. Westmoreland Jun 2016

Southern Casualty Order On Motions To Dismiss, Melvin K. Westmoreland

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Ainealem "Alex" Gidewon Et Al Order On Defedants' Motion For Summary Judgment, John J. Goger, John J. Goger Jun 2016

Ainealem "Alex" Gidewon Et Al Order On Defedants' Motion For Summary Judgment, John J. Goger, John J. Goger

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Homeland Self Storage Mgmt. Llc Et Al Order On Defedants' Motion For Summary Judgment, John J. Goger Jun 2016

Homeland Self Storage Mgmt. Llc Et Al Order On Defedants' Motion For Summary Judgment, John J. Goger

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Matthew Campbell Et Al Order On Campbell's Motion To Enforce Settlement Agreement, Alice D. Bonner Jun 2016

Matthew Campbell Et Al Order On Campbell's Motion To Enforce Settlement Agreement, Alice D. Bonner

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Buriva Llc Et Al Order Dismissing Case Without Prejudice, Elizabeth E. Long Jun 2016

Buriva Llc Et Al Order Dismissing Case Without Prejudice, Elizabeth E. Long

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Morris Hardwick Schneider Llc Et Al Order Denying Us's Mtn To Intervene And Stay, Melvin K. Westmoreland Jun 2016

Morris Hardwick Schneider Llc Et Al Order Denying Us's Mtn To Intervene And Stay, Melvin K. Westmoreland

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


990 Brady Ave. Llc Order On Defendant's Motion To Dismiss, Or Motion For Judgment On The Pleadings, John J. Goger Jun 2016

990 Brady Ave. Llc Order On Defendant's Motion To Dismiss, Or Motion For Judgment On The Pleadings, John J. Goger

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Matthew H. Patton Order Denying Motion For Partial Judgment On Pleadings, Melvin K. Westmoreland May 2016

Matthew H. Patton Order Denying Motion For Partial Judgment On Pleadings, Melvin K. Westmoreland

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Ncr Corp. Order On Plaintiff's Motion For Partial Summary Judgment, Alice D. Bonner May 2016

Ncr Corp. Order On Plaintiff's Motion For Partial Summary Judgment, Alice D. Bonner

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Geln W. Rollins Et Al Order On Plaintiffs' Motion To Compel, Melvin K. Westmoreland May 2016

Geln W. Rollins Et Al Order On Plaintiffs' Motion To Compel, Melvin K. Westmoreland

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Bringing Down The Temperature, Singapore Management University May 2016

Bringing Down The Temperature, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

Governments have signed the Paris Agreement to address climate change. Businesses and individuals can play their part to keep the momentum going


“Oversight Of The False Claims Act” Testimony By Professor Larry D. Thompson Before The U.S. House Of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice, Larry D. Thompson Apr 2016

“Oversight Of The False Claims Act” Testimony By Professor Larry D. Thompson Before The U.S. House Of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice, Larry D. Thompson

Presentations and Speeches

Sibley Professor in Corporate and Business Law Larry D. Thompson testifies in a U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice hearing on “Oversight of the False Claims Act.” The purpose of the hearing was to examine the act’s success and seek ways “to prevent, detect and eliminate false claims costing taxpayer dollars, while ensuring fair and just results.”