January 04, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Mandamus Isn't Proper Remedy in Business Owner's Pushback Against Athens DA, Attorney Says"I can't get away from [the fact that] elections have consequences," Judge Trea Pipkin said.
By Alex Anteau
6 minute read
January 03, 2024 | Daily Report Online
'If More Judges Did [This], We'd See More Cases Settled During Trial': Plaintiff's Counsel Talk Strategy and Courtroom Management in $6.4M Cobb County WinCobb County State Court Judge Jane Manning conducts her courtroom a little differently than most jurists. Here's how it played out.
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
January 02, 2024 | Daily Report Online
'Nothing to Lose': How Plaintiff's Attorneys Secured a $4M Cobb County Win After a $400K Offer of Judgment"It was essentially a no-offer case," plaintiff's attorney James Robson said.
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
December 28, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Medical-Malpractice Plaintiff Seeking $9M Moves for New Trial After Gwinnett County Defeat"We were truly shocked with the defense verdict. The trial went about as well as we could have hoped. We have a wonderful client, an excellent expert witness, and I thought we scored the points we needed to make in cross-examination of the defendant," plaintiff's attorney Robert Lamar said.
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
December 27, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Plaintiff's Attorney: Expect More Trucking Crash Mitigation Technology Failure Lawsuits After $16.6M DeKalb Win"This is one of the first cases I'm aware of where a piece of technology designed to avoid a crash actually set one up," said plaintiff's attorney Joe Fried.
By Alex Anteau
6 minute read
December 26, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Does Your Expert Witness Pass the Sniff Test? Jury Consultants Weigh In"You can have the smartest person in a particular field, but if they think they're the best thing and that comes across to the jurors, they can be completely turned off," said jury consultant Aref Jabbour.
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
December 21, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'When People Want to Participate, Cases Move Faster': Ga. Judges Focus on Public Outreach"We can't do our job if [people] don't participate. You have to have jurors," said Douglas County Superior Court Judge Cynthia Adams.
By Alex Anteau
3 minute read
December 21, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Are Jurors Angrier? Consultants Say There's More to the Story Than That"We're in a period of upheaval in terms of how we're assessing juries," consultant Tara Trask said.
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
December 20, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Judge and Jury: What Ga. Jurists Learned From Being Summoned to Jury Duty"I tell trial lawyers all the time: 'Look at the jurors.' It's shocking how many lawyers are trying cases, and don't ever look over the jury to see what's going on," former DeKalb County State Court Judge Dax Lopez said.
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
December 19, 2023 | National Law Journal
'The Northern District of Illinois v. the Internet': How Chicago Became the Center of Schedule A Trademark Infringement Litigation"There's this geopolitical-style battle taking place in the rights owner community: Are we still gonna play by the old rules or is there a new shiny option that allows us to solve all our problems and make some money along the way?" said Eric Goldman, associate dean for research and professor at the Santa Clara University School of Law.
By Alex Anteau
9 minute read
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