August 25, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Where to Go on Monday? What Might Happen to Jurists and Litigants as Ga. House Mulls Moving Banks County Between CircuitsThree years ago Banks County was paying roughly $380,000 to be a part of the Piedmont Circuit, while Rabun County, which is similar in population size, was only paying about $180,000 to be a part of the Mountain Circuit.
By Alex Anteau
4 minute read
August 24, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Appellate Court Reverses Class Action Certification Denial in Case Over Patient Record Leak to LawyerDefendant-appellees have since filed a petition for certiorari with the state Supreme Court.
By Alex Anteau
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August 23, 2023 | Daily Report Online
How This Trucking Defense Lawyer Swayed a DeKalb Jury in a $2.75-4.125M Case"I didn't know what to expect going in, but it was a tough case. It could have gone the other way," defense attorney Grant Smith said.
By Alex Anteau
4 minute read
August 22, 2023 | Law.com
Behind the Scenes of a Defense Win With a Rare Secondary Insurer Settlement Offer"In situations like this, you don't often see the excess carrier, who obviously appreciated a risk, negotiation with the plaintiff's attorney," defense attorney Matt Moffett said. "Most do not make an offer until the underlying insurance carrier offered all their money."
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
August 18, 2023 | Daily Report Online
New Verdict Remittal Appeal Emerges in High-Dollar Ga. Med-Mal Wrongful Death Verdicts"This is an issue that's being raised in basically all of the recent large medical-malpractice judgments, so it seems it's going to make its way into the court of appeals on way or another in the near future," said a plaintiffs' lawyer arguing against one appeal.
By Alex Anteau
4 minute read
August 17, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Municipal Immunity Question Could Rise to Ga. Supreme CourtThe Court of Appeal's disposition the first time the case was heard could be changed by recent constitutional amendment and the state Supreme Court's ruling in Sons of Confederate Veterans v. Henry County Board of Commissioners.
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
August 16, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Meet the Fulton County Judge Assigned to Trump's Criminal Case"He handled a very difficult situation that was getting a lot of press and a lot of viewers online," said plaintiff attorneys in a suit against pro-Trump attorney L. Lin Wood, another case on the judge's docket.
By Alex Anteau
3 minute read
August 15, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Trump's Georgia Indictment 'Straightforward,' but Sets Up a Challenging Trial, Litigators Say"Indictments aren't evidence. Indictments are allegations, but I know Fani Willis well and I know Fani Willis doesn't put charges down on paper and ask the grand jury to hold them up unless she's got evidence for it," said one of the district attorney's former co-workers.
By Alex Anteau
6 minute read
August 15, 2023 | Daily Report Online
How a Ga. Firm Was Impacted by Breadth of Fani Willis' Trump InvestigationWith a South Georgia county being "bombarded" with open records requests, a law firm—even though it's untouched directly—has confronted some headaches as a result of the probe into the ex-president's alleged election interference.
By Alex Anteau
6 minute read
August 14, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Appellate Court Mulls Reach of Sovereign Immunity in State Park Premises Liability CasePresiding Judge Anne Elizabeth Barnes asked questions challenging the reasons given by the state government for not fixing a hole at a state park.
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
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