Alex Anteau

March 29, 2023 | Daily Report Online

State lawyers said the ban from six weeks is valid because the same federal constitution governs today as when the act was passed.

By Alex Anteau

5 minute read

March 27, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Disparities created by the division of courts fell along racial lines, as the majority of Richmond County's population is Black, while Columbia County's is white.

By Alex Anteau

5 minute read

March 24, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The plaintiff in the lawsuit, Republic Brands, said the purpose of the suit was to "safeguard the industry" by sending a message to other companies that distribute counterfeit products.

By Alex Anteau

5 minute read

March 23, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The lawyers opposing this bill broadly fall into two camps: those who represent the two companies that were awarded Class One licenses and those who represent the companies who were picked for Class Two licenses but haven't yet received them because of pending protest litigation.

By Alex Anteau

4 minute read

March 22, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Jay Sadd, the plaintiff's trial attorney, said his team's strategy was "almost the same as it always was – to demonstrate the truth of the case, which was that the doctor breached the standard of care." However, this wasn't without its challenges.

By Alex Anteau

3 minute read

March 21, 2023 | Daily Report Online

An attorney for Harris Weinstein said the cause of action would fail because he was acting in self-defense and that the plaintiff was a mutual combatant.

By Alex Anteau

3 minute read

March 20, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Robins Kaplan announced that the firm helped secure a $28 million settlement on behalf of its client, Georgia state Sen. John F. Kennedy, R-Macon, against Education Corporation of America, or ECA, for breach of fiduciary duty.

By Alex Anteau

4 minute read

March 17, 2023 | Daily Report Online

"It's a legal quagmire, a big mess," Hall Booth Smith attorney Jake Evans said, referring to the multiple lawsuits and appeals he's filed for cannabis companies protesting their application denials in Georgia's reticent licensing application process.

By Alex Anteau

5 minute read

March 16, 2023 | Daily Report Online

As a consequence of this ruling, citizens who seek a binding, statewide declaratory judgment while also seeking emergency injunctive relief against a specific official will have to file two separate lawsuits even though they share the same questions of fact and law," said plaintiff-appellee attorney Tom Church.

By Alex Anteau

4 minute read

March 16, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The measure was the subject of a tense hearing of the Georgia Legislature's Public Health Committee.

By Alex Anteau

5 minute read