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Elba Liquefaction Co., Et. Al. V. Ihi E&C Int'l Corp., Fourth Amended Case Mgmt Order, Kelly Lee Ellerbe Jun 2023

Elba Liquefaction Co., Et. Al. V. Ihi E&C Int'l Corp., Fourth Amended Case Mgmt Order, Kelly Lee Ellerbe

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Fuqua Bcde Peachtree Corners Project Owner V. Ordner Construction Co., Et. Al., Order On Defendants' Motion To Dismiss, Wesley B. Tailor May 2023

Fuqua Bcde Peachtree Corners Project Owner V. Ordner Construction Co., Et. Al., Order On Defendants' Motion To Dismiss, Wesley B. Tailor

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Alexander S. Glover, Et. Al. V. Georgia Mining Ventures, Llc, Et. Al., Order On Motions For Summary Judgment, Kelly Lee Ellerbe May 2023

Alexander S. Glover, Et. Al. V. Georgia Mining Ventures, Llc, Et. Al., Order On Motions For Summary Judgment, Kelly Lee Ellerbe

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Alexander S. Glover, Et. Al. V. Georgia Mining Ventures, Llc, Et. Al., Order On Defendants' Motion To Exclude Testimony, Kelly L. Ellerbe May 2023

Alexander S. Glover, Et. Al. V. Georgia Mining Ventures, Llc, Et. Al., Order On Defendants' Motion To Exclude Testimony, Kelly L. Ellerbe

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Company.Com, Llc V. Priority Payment Systems, Llc, Order On Motion For Interlocutory Injunction And Motion To Dismiss, John J. Goger May 2023

Company.Com, Llc V. Priority Payment Systems, Llc, Order On Motion For Interlocutory Injunction And Motion To Dismiss, John J. Goger

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Alexander S. Glover, Et. Al. V. Georgia Mining Ventures, Llc, Et. Al., Order On Motion To Withdraw Admissions, Kelly Lee Ellerbe Apr 2023

Alexander S. Glover, Et. Al. V. Georgia Mining Ventures, Llc, Et. Al., Order On Motion To Withdraw Admissions, Kelly Lee Ellerbe

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Alder Opportunity Lp, Et. Al. V. Cgc Capital Partners, Llc, Et. Al., Order On Pending Motions, Wesley B. Tailor Apr 2023

Alder Opportunity Lp, Et. Al. V. Cgc Capital Partners, Llc, Et. Al., Order On Pending Motions, Wesley B. Tailor

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


North Atlanta Vascular Clinic V. Dr. Thomas Matthews, M.D., Order On Cross-Motions For Summary Judgment, Eric A. Richardson Apr 2023

North Atlanta Vascular Clinic V. Dr. Thomas Matthews, M.D., Order On Cross-Motions For Summary Judgment, Eric A. Richardson

Georgia Business Court Opinions

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Galaxy Next Gen. V. Elhert, Order On Counterclaim Plaintiff's Motion To Compel, Kelly Lee Ellerbe Mar 2023

Galaxy Next Gen. V. Elhert, Order On Counterclaim Plaintiff's Motion To Compel, Kelly Lee Ellerbe

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Ahs International, Llc V. Assembly Atlanta, Et. Al., Order On Defendant's Motion For Leave To Amend For Attorney's Fees, Kelly Lee Ellerbe Mar 2023

Ahs International, Llc V. Assembly Atlanta, Et. Al., Order On Defendant's Motion For Leave To Amend For Attorney's Fees, Kelly Lee Ellerbe

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Tidewater Fleet Supply, Llc V. Jason L. Mccard, Et. Al., Order On Defendant's Motion To Dismiss, Kelly Lee Ellerbe Mar 2023

Tidewater Fleet Supply, Llc V. Jason L. Mccard, Et. Al., Order On Defendant's Motion To Dismiss, Kelly Lee Ellerbe

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Greensky, Llc V. Wellness Program Services, Llc Dba Trusii, Et. Al., Order And Judgment, John J. Goger Mar 2023

Greensky, Llc V. Wellness Program Services, Llc Dba Trusii, Et. Al., Order And Judgment, John J. Goger

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Galaxy Next Gen. V. Elhert, Order On Counterclaim Defendants' Motion To Dismiss, Kelly Lee Ellerbe Feb 2023

Galaxy Next Gen. V. Elhert, Order On Counterclaim Defendants' Motion To Dismiss, Kelly Lee Ellerbe

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Bernard Parks, Et. Al. V. Kelly King, Et. Al., Ordr On Defendants' Motion For Summary Judgment And Motion To Dismiss, John J. Goger Jan 2023

Bernard Parks, Et. Al. V. Kelly King, Et. Al., Ordr On Defendants' Motion For Summary Judgment And Motion To Dismiss, John J. Goger

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Galaxy Next Gen. V. Elhert, Order On Discovery Issues, Kelly L. Ellerbe Jan 2023

Galaxy Next Gen. V. Elhert, Order On Discovery Issues, Kelly L. Ellerbe

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Alexander S. Glover, Et. Al. V. Georgia Mining Ventures, Llc, Order On Plaintiff's Motion To Compel And Motion For Contempt, Kelly Lee Ellerbe Jan 2023

Alexander S. Glover, Et. Al. V. Georgia Mining Ventures, Llc, Order On Plaintiff's Motion To Compel And Motion For Contempt, Kelly Lee Ellerbe

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Alexander S. Glover, Et. Al. Georgia Mining Ventures, Llc, Order On Objection To Subpoena For Deposition, Kelly Lee Ellerbe Jan 2023

Alexander S. Glover, Et. Al. Georgia Mining Ventures, Llc, Order On Objection To Subpoena For Deposition, Kelly Lee Ellerbe

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Ruby Tuesday, Inc. V. Cede & Co., Et. Al., Order On Remand And Defendant's Motion To Reconsider Sanctions, John J. Goger Jan 2023

Ruby Tuesday, Inc. V. Cede & Co., Et. Al., Order On Remand And Defendant's Motion To Reconsider Sanctions, John J. Goger

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Artificial Intelligence And Contract Formation: Back To Contract As Bargain?, John Linarelli Jan 2023

Artificial Intelligence And Contract Formation: Back To Contract As Bargain?, John Linarelli

Book Chapters

Some say AI is advancing quickly. ChatGPT, Bard, Bing’s AI, LaMDA, and other recent advances are remarkable, but they are talkers not doers. Advances toward some kind of robust agency for AI is, however, coming. Humans and their law must prepare for it. This chapter addresses this preparation from the standpoint of contract law and contract practices. An AI agent that can participate as a contracting agent, in a philosophical or psychological sense, with humans in the formation of a con-tract will have to have the following properties: (1) AI will need the cognitive functions to act with intention and …


Stealth Governance: Shareholder Agreements And Private Ordering, Jill E. Fisch Jan 2022

Stealth Governance: Shareholder Agreements And Private Ordering, Jill E. Fisch

All Faculty Scholarship

Corporate law has embraced private ordering -- tailoring a firm’s corporate governance to meet its individual needs. Firms are increasingly adopting firm-specific governance through dual-class voting structures, forum selection provisions and tailored limitations on the duty of loyalty. Courts have accepted these provisions as consistent with the contractual theory of the firm, and statutes, in many cases, explicitly endorse their use. Commentators too support private ordering for its capacity to facilitate innovation and enhance efficiency.

Private ordering typically occurs through firm-specific charter and bylaw provisions. VC-funded startups, however, frequently use an alternative tool – shareholder agreements. These agreements, which have …


Protecting Third Parties In Contracts, Kishanthi Parella Jan 2021

Protecting Third Parties In Contracts, Kishanthi Parella

Scholarly Articles

Corporations routinely impose externalities on a broad range of non-shareholders, as illustrated by several unsuccessful lawsuits against corporations involving forced labor, human trafficking, child labor, and environmental harms in global supply chains. Lack of legal accountability subsequently translates into low legal risk for corporate misconduct, which reduces the likelihood of prevention. Corporate misconduct toward non-shareholders arises from a fundamental inconsistency within contract law regarding the status of third parties: On the one hand, we know that it takes a community to contract. Contracting parties often rely on multiple third parties—not signatories to the contract—to play important roles in facilitating exchange, …


The Domains Of Loyalty: Relationships Between Fiduciary Obligation And Intrinsic Motivation, Deborah A. Demott Jan 2021

The Domains Of Loyalty: Relationships Between Fiduciary Obligation And Intrinsic Motivation, Deborah A. Demott

Faculty Scholarship

Recent scholarly inquiry into fiduciary law predominantly focuses on whether the subject is a coherent field and not a piecemeal assortment of doctrinal detail. This Article looks to the future and to relationships between the formal domain of fiduciary law and other factors that shape conduct. These include intrinsic motivation, markets for professional services, and forces like the operation of reputation. The Article demonstrates that looking across domains, from the legal to the extralegal, casts in sharp relief the reasons why fiduciary law is distinctive. These stem from the specific qualities of relationships to which fiduciary law applies, as well …


Dr. Marye. Maida Order Denying Defendant Clerisy Corporation’S Motion For Interlocutory Injunction And Plaintiffs’ Motion For Judgment On The Pleadings, John J. Goger Dec 2020

Dr. Marye. Maida Order Denying Defendant Clerisy Corporation’S Motion For Interlocutory Injunction And Plaintiffs’ Motion For Judgment On The Pleadings, John J. Goger

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Greenlife Energy Solutions Order Granting Defendants’ Motions For Summary Judgment And Order Finding Moot Defendants’ Motion In Limine To Exclude Plaintiff’S Expert Witness, Kelly Lee Ellerbee Dec 2020

Greenlife Energy Solutions Order Granting Defendants’ Motions For Summary Judgment And Order Finding Moot Defendants’ Motion In Limine To Exclude Plaintiff’S Expert Witness, Kelly Lee Ellerbee

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Greenlife Energy Solutions Order Denying Defendants’ Motion To Strike Patterson’S Third Affidavit, Kelly Lee Ellerbee Dec 2020

Greenlife Energy Solutions Order Denying Defendants’ Motion To Strike Patterson’S Third Affidavit, Kelly Lee Ellerbee

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


United Sciences Order On Various Motions, John J. Goger Nov 2020

United Sciences Order On Various Motions, John J. Goger

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Strategic Jubilee Holdings Order On Plaintiffs’ Motion For Partial Summary Judgment, Kelly Lee Ellerbee Oct 2020

Strategic Jubilee Holdings Order On Plaintiffs’ Motion For Partial Summary Judgment, Kelly Lee Ellerbee

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


J.P. Carey Enterprises Amended Order On Cross Motions For Summary Judgment, Kelly Lee Ellerbee Oct 2020

J.P. Carey Enterprises Amended Order On Cross Motions For Summary Judgment, Kelly Lee Ellerbee

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Global Cellular Order Denying Staymobile’S Motion To Retroactively Extend The Deadline For Its Responses And Objections, Kelly Lee Ellerbee Sep 2020

Global Cellular Order Denying Staymobile’S Motion To Retroactively Extend The Deadline For Its Responses And Objections, Kelly Lee Ellerbee

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.


Greenlife Energy Solutions Order On Plaintiff’S Motion To Compel Production Of Documents, Kelly Lee Ellerbee Sep 2020

Greenlife Energy Solutions Order On Plaintiff’S Motion To Compel Production Of Documents, Kelly Lee Ellerbee

Georgia Business Court Opinions

No abstract provided.