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	<title>The Buckley Brown Blog</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Pain Is Not Enough!</title>
		<link>http://buckleybrown.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/pain-is-not-enough/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An employee who complained of pain from loading heavy crates of chickens for long hours is not entitled to compensation benefits, as held in Herman Miller v. Tip Top Poultry.  There, the Administrative Law Judge ruled in favor of the employer, despite the employee’s claim that the cumulative effect of his work caused a gradual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When is an Employee Not Entitled to Unemployment Benefits?</title>
		<link>http://buckleybrown.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/when-is-an-employee-not-entitled-to-unemployment-benefits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Buckley Brown, P.C.</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Employment Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Employers can terminate employees for any reason, except for illegal grounds, in “at-will employment” states such as Georgia.  However, whether an employee is entitled to unemployment benefits is a separate question.  
 
In general, employees who are terminated without cause (through no fault of their own) are entitled to unemployment benefits.  But employees are not entitled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update:  Supreme Court Expands Law for Employees’ Race Retaliation Claims</title>
		<link>http://buckleybrown.wordpress.com/2008/06/16/update-supreme-court-expands-law-for-employees%e2%80%99-race-retaliation-claims/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
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On May 27, 2008, the United States Supreme Court ruled that race retaliation claims are allowable under 42 U.S.C. § 1981.  See CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries, __ S.Ct. ___, 2008 WL 2167860 (May 27, 2008).  While lower circuit courts have held § 1981 allows retaliation claims, this is the first decision from the U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court Extends Privacy Protection to Employee Personnel Information</title>
		<link>http://buckleybrown.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/supreme-court-extends-privacy-protection-to-employee-personnel-information/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Buckley Brown, P.C.</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Employers should keep their employees’ personnel file information private from those who have no reason to have the information, including statements related to terminations.  Such statements may constitute defamation, according to the Supreme Court of Georgia in the case of Scouten v. Amerisave Mortgage Corp., 283 Ga. 72 (2008).  
 
In Scouten, the Court held that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Advantages of Trademark Registration</title>
		<link>http://buckleybrown.wordpress.com/2008/05/23/the-advantages-of-trademark-registration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 15:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Buckley Brown, P.C.</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Intellectual Property]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Patent and Trademark Office (&#8221;PTO&#8221;) offers two federal trademark registers - the Principal Register and the Supplemental Register. Marks may be registered on the Principal Register if they are shown to distinguish the applicant&#8217;s goods and services. Marks may be registered on the Supplemental Register if they pass the more moderate test [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Workers’ Compensation Cover the Willful Acts of Third Persons?</title>
		<link>http://buckleybrown.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/does-workers%e2%80%99-compensation-cover-the-willful-acts-of-third-persons/</link>
		<comments>http://buckleybrown.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/does-workers%e2%80%99-compensation-cover-the-willful-acts-of-third-persons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 17:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Buckley Brown, P.C.</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, April 25, 2008, a secretary with an Atlanta downtown law firm was shot and killed by a co-worker during lunch.  This was a tragic event that will be investigated by the authorities.  Along with her unfortunate loss, her employer will also have to address the question of whether her death is compensable under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Fuss About Fair Use</title>
		<link>http://buckleybrown.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/the-fuss-about-fair-use/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Buckley Brown, P.C.</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Copyright]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Intellectual Property]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[These days, authors, artists, and photographers are likely to find one or more of their creative works used without permission.  One defense to the purported infringement is often that it is a “fair use.”  The challenge is determining whether the unauthorized use is an infringement or fair use.  While only a court of law can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defendant&#8217;s Superior Knowledge of Hazard Required in Slip and Fall Cases</title>
		<link>http://buckleybrown.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/defendants-superior-knowledge-of-hazard-required-in-slip-and-fall-cases/</link>
		<comments>http://buckleybrown.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/defendants-superior-knowledge-of-hazard-required-in-slip-and-fall-cases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a slip and fall case, the plaintiff must show that the defendant had actual or constructive knowledge of the hazard that caused the injury in a slip and fall case.  But if the plaintiff&#8217;s knowledge was equal to or greater than that of the defendant, then the case will be dismissed.
Accordingly, the Court of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buckley Brown to Chair Municipal Liability Seminar for State Bar of Georgia</title>
		<link>http://buckleybrown.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/buckley-brown-to-chair-municipal-liability-seminar-for-state-bar-of-georgia/</link>
		<comments>http://buckleybrown.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/buckley-brown-to-chair-municipal-liability-seminar-for-state-bar-of-georgia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Buckley Brown, P.C.</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Municipal Liability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On April 24, 2008, several Buckley Brown attorneys will join a distinguished panel of speakers for a one day seminar addressing issues related to Municipal and Governmental Liability claims.  Among the scheduled speakers are United State Magistrate Judge Alan J. Baverman, University of Georgia School of Law Professor Thomas A. Eaton, and Bryan A. Downs, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposal Seeks to Modify and Clarify Rules Regarding Expert Testimony</title>
		<link>http://buckleybrown.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/proposal-seeks-to-modify-and-clarify-rules-regarding-expert-testimony/</link>
		<comments>http://buckleybrown.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/proposal-seeks-to-modify-and-clarify-rules-regarding-expert-testimony/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Buckley Brown, P.C.</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Evidence]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Experts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Georgia State Bar has recommended changes to the Georgia Evidence Code that will affect the introduction of expert testimony at trial.  This proposal comes in response to several concerns about the existing statute on the admissibility of expert testimony at § 24-9-67.1.

Prior to March 2005, Georgia’s law on the screening of scientific expert testimony [...]]]></description>
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