December 06, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'A Messy Breakup': Ga. Appellate Court Asked to Annul $1.7M Arbitration Award in Family Business DisputeAppellee counsel argued the appellants purposefully complicated things by going into the arbitration while one of them had a pending bankruptcy.
By Alex Anteau
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December 05, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'It Was a Total Disaster': Ga. Appellate Court Weighs Granting Pandemic Child Care Unemployment Benefits to Contingency Fee LawyerHis attorney said Wexler tried to work from home, but when he tried to participate in a hearing, "his kids were knocking on the door the entire time. He couldn't focus."
By Alex Anteau
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December 04, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'Sometimes You Feel Crazy': How This PI Firm Leveraged Potential Sanctions to Secure a $4M Settlement in DeKalbThe order specifically targeted the apartment complex owner. Defense counsel was not involved in any way with spoliation.
By Alex Anteau
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November 29, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Not 'Much Else We Could Do': Payout From $40M Bibb County Verdict Uncertain as Judge Mulls ApportionmentIf that judgment doesn't fall in the plaintiff's favor, it will create a possible avenue for them to appeal.
By Alex Anteau
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November 28, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Prosecutor Oversight Commission at Standstill Amid High Court's Refusal to Vet Rules"The Supreme Court of Georgia has just determined that there's enough constitutional issues with the statute that they will not approve any set of rules or conduct," said plaintiff's counsel challenging the commission's establishment. "From our perspective, this leads to a condition of stalemate and there's no way for them to lawfully investigate prosecutors going forward."
By Alex Anteau
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November 27, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'Should Have Been Resolved Earlier': How This Plaintiff Got Almost Everything He Asked for in a $1M Bibb County Verdict"We represent a single individual in his mid-60s who obviously was concerned about spending his entire retirement on the case and they are a multi-million dollar conglomerate of companies," said plaintiff's attorney Doug Kertscher.
By Alex Anteau
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November 22, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'Without Merit': Gwinnett Judge Rules Against Recusing DA's Office From Murder CaseThe court held that the prosecution had a right to meet with the defendant's fiancée to discuss a refused plea deal, even if they discouraged her from bringing his counsel.
By Alex Anteau
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November 21, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'I Was Extremely Nervous': How a First-Year Lawyer Secured a $1.3M Verdict at Her Second Trial"I was starting to write down what the jury's number was [when they were announcing it] and when I heard a million come out of their mouths, my jaw just dropped," Haley Kairab of Piasta Walker Hagenbush said.
By Alex Anteau
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November 20, 2023 | Daily Report Online
How the Barnes Law Group Secured a $10M Med Mal Verdict in Fulton CountyAccording to plaintiff's counsel Mark Meliski, the defense's strategy posed one of the greatest challenges throughout the litigation process—especially once their codefendant admitted negligence a couple of weeks before trial.
By Alex Anteau
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November 17, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Eleventh-Hour Hearing Fails to Check Provisional Medical Marijuana Production LicensesDerek Bauer of Baker Hostetler said a member of his client's litigation team camped outside the Superior Court of Fulton County presiding judges' courtroom in case a opposing counsel tried to get an ex parte injunction—which is exactly what happened.
By Alex Anteau
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