April 27, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Plaintiff Appeals Class Action Denial in Case Over Leak of Patient Records to LawyerPlaintiff-appellants argue liability here does not turn on highly individualized questions of fact—"a very far cry" from previous case law.
By Alex Anteau
4 minute read
April 26, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Kemp Has Increased Concentration of Big Law Alumni on Ga.'s Top Courts, Report ArguesA paper from a left-leaning group said disparities are glaring in the Georgia Supreme Court, where all but two justices have backgrounds in either criminal prosecution or corporate defense.
By Alex Anteau
7 minute read
April 25, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Court of Appeals to Eye Patient Records Breach and $24M in Attorney Fees DisputeDecisions regarding sovereign immunity and restrictive covenants are also on the docket.
By Alex Anteau
6 minute read
April 24, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Judicial Salaries Seen as Unfair to All, Study Indicates"While I am not unhappy with my compensation, I also see the irony in presiding over motions hearings where seven to eight lawyers are involved in the case, and while I am tasked with making the final decision, I am also the lowest compensated person in the room," wrote one superior court judge in their survey response.
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
April 21, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Here's What You Missed at Friday's Georgia Judicial Council Meeting"Moving [the case backlog] ... is the predominant concern we have," said Georgia Supreme Court Justice Nels Peterson.
By Alex Anteau
3 minute read
April 20, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Toxic Tort Surge Against Owners of Augusta, Ga. Plant Alleges Cancer Link and RICO ConspiracyCases were originally filed in Gwinnett County before the defense removed the cases to the Northern District in April.
By Alex Anteau
4 minute read
April 19, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Court of Appeals Eyes Consumer Protection Statute Impact on Housing Accommodations"You don't get to give the accommodation for the first six months of the year, stop for three months, then go back to doing it and then claim you didn't violate the Fair Housing Act," plaintiff-appellant attorney Ralph Goldberg said.
By Alex Anteau
4 minute read
April 18, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'We Covered the Waterfront': Ga. Court of Appeals Hears Arguments for Attorney Fees in $7.2M JudgmentAttorney J. Matthew Dwyer said that currently there is no existing case law or appellate authority to this point, which requires looking at the language of the statute itself.
By Alex Anteau
4 minute read
April 17, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'If I Were the Applicant, I'd Sue': Hall Booth Smith to Represent Athens, Ga., Church in a Property Rights DisputeThe petition of certiorari the church filed in the Athens-Clarke County Superior Court states that: "The intent behind this blatant and wrongful constitutional right violation is targeted and discovery may show discriminatory."
By Alex Anteau
4 minute read
April 14, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'Why Is That Not Good Enough?' Ga. Court of Appeals to Decide on Expert Testimony in Death From Rare Disease"A medical examiner whose job literally is to determine what caused [a death] and what happened would not be able to testify on causation in Georgia under the trial court's interpretation because they don't have live patients," Plaintiff-appellant attorney Darren Summerville said.
By Alex Anteau
4 minute read
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