May 18, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Trial Opens for Ex-PI Lawyer Charged With Mother's Murder in DeKalb Superior CourtRichard Merritt was a personal injury attorney in Cobb County before complaints that he was stealing from his clients surfaced several years ago.
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
May 17, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Jury Awards $4.5M in Medical-Malpractice Suit After Defendant Admits Fault on the Stand"He volunteered that information," Plaintiff attorney Robert "Bart" Turner said. "He thought that, by volunteering and saying [the incorrect placement of the device] didn't cause her any harm, he would mitigate his problem."
By Alex Anteau
4 minute read
May 12, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Defense Attorney Scores Summary Judgment in Lawsuit Alleging Tainted Salsa"There was no way that a jury was going to be able to conclude that this salsa was the cause," said defense attorney Martin Levinson.
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
May 11, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'Right to Not Procreate' Is Central Issue in Georgia Divorce Appeal Over Frozen EmbryoCase law that the trial court cited concerned disputes of monetary value, as opposed to "the significant ramifications of forcing a person into parenthood with a woman to whom he was not married," said a lawyer in the case.
By Alex Anteau
4 minute read
May 10, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Gwinnett Delta-8 Raids Challenged in State Court of Appeals"I wish it was an oversimplification, but literally the state's position is, if you have a vial of concentrated delta-8 and you put it on a sandwich, that sandwich is now a controlled substance," plaintiff-appellant lawyer Tom Church said.
By Alex Anteau
4 minute read
May 09, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Court of Appeals to Eye Delta-8 Confiscation, Embryo Property Rights, Vaccinated Juror SelectionThe state Court of Appeals will hear six oral arguments this week. Here's a look at some of the most noteworthy ones.
By Alex Anteau
6 minute read
May 04, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Appeals Court Eyes Row Between Nestle and Georgia Power Over Energy for Factory"By conflating these two definitions of destroy and dismantle, Georgia Power effectively eliminated the dismantle option from the statute," intervenor-appellant attorney Curtis Romig argued.
By Alex Anteau
4 minute read
May 03, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Court of Appeals Mulls Jury Award Apportionment in Dental-Malpractice Case"You're asking us to do something for the first time ever," Judge John "Trea" Pipkin said "Yes, but it's the right outcome," defendant-appellant attorney Austin Atkinson replied.
By Alex Anteau
4 minute read
May 02, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Court of Appeals Mulls Local Business Establishment's Duty to Prevent Crime"The city's put in a position, often as governments are, of being damned if you do, and damned if you don't," Chief Judge Brian Rickman said. "If you don't address this, the community's outraged. If you do address it, the business is. It is a textbook example of a horrible situation."
By Alex Anteau
4 minute read
May 01, 2023 | Daily Report Online
'Bringing Order Out of Chaos': Judicial Council Committee Explores Funding Solutions for Ga. JudgesJustice Charles Bethel described his proposal as a "blue sky" idea of what just one future model for what state superior court funding in Georgia might one day look like.
By Alex Anteau
7 minute read
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