October 11, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'The Jury Was Told to Award a Nuclear Verdict': Ga. Appellate Court Considers New Trial in Appeal of $10.1M Verdict"We're talking to people from different backgrounds and walks of life," plaintiff-appellees argued. "If we're suddenly hemmed into saying only one type of word, I think that's a slippery slope."
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
October 10, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Ga.'s First Federal Accountability Court Benefits Jurists and Taxpayers, US Judge SaysWhile big cities like Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia have federal accountability courts, Federal Magistrate Judge Catherine Salinas said they are a relative rarity in the South.
By Alex Anteau
4 minute read
October 09, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'The Death Rattle of a Once-Great Firm': Inside the Split Between Drew Eckl and Burke Moore Law GroupBurke and Moore contend they are just two of "a continuing exodus of partners and other attorneys" leaving Drew Eckl & Farnham because of inequitable compensation, according to court papers.
By Alex Anteau | Thomas Spigolon
6 minute read
October 06, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'A Pretty Big Deal for Plaintiff's Lawyers': Ga. Appellate Court Clears Up Preponderance Standard in Civil CasesPlaintiff's attorney Ben Broadhead said the old pattern charge "has almost certainly caused countless cases to be decided incorrectly."
By Alex Anteau
6 minute read
October 05, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'How Is That Not Illegal?': Ga. Appellate Court Eyes Class Certification in Fulton County Tax Dispute"I've done a lot of class action work and I've never seen a case better suited for class certification. We were shocked when we got the court's email," plaintiff-appellant counsel said.
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
October 04, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'If You Don't Participate, Do You Have the Right to Complain?': Party in Default Asks Ga. to Reapportion $25M Judgment"You're asking us to do something no court has ever done before," Judge Trea Pipkin said. "[If we do this] we are incentivizing a party to not show up [and] not participate in the system."
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
October 03, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Appellate Court Holds There's No Exception for Deadline Confusion—Even During the Pandemic"When we were in the midst of COVID, every case was different," said defendant-appellee counsel. "In all candor, I never was sure if I was calculating the deadlines correctly."
By Alex Anteau
4 minute read
October 02, 2023 | Daily Report Online
11th Circuit Set to Mull Questions of Qualified Immunity and Excessive Force in Central Ga. Civil Rights Case Appeal"The deputies in this case made a conscious decision—they could either explain to [my client] why they needed him to get out of the car or they could scare the shit out of him. They chose to scare the shit out of him," plaintiff's counsel said.
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
September 28, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Why Northern District of Georgia Case Terminations Soared in 2022What federal data tells us about trends in Georgia's district courts.
By Alex Anteau
4 minute read
September 27, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'The Recording Speaks for Itself': Judge Weighs Recusing DA's Office in Gwinnett County Murder Trial"In more than 15 years of criminal defense practice across four states, I have never encountered this kind of attempt by a prosecutor to communicate with a represented person or to undermine the attorney-client relationship," defense counsel said.
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
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