February 21, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Appellate Court Upholds Dismissal of Legal-Mal Claim Against Barnes & Thornburg Lawyer"Litigation strategy can be much debated among lawyers," Leonard's attorneys, former Supreme Court Justice Keith Blackwell, Steven Collins and Meredith Kingsley of Alston & Bird, wrote in their appellee brief. "That leaves even seasoned litigators open to second-guessing, especially when their decisions are viewed in hindsight after an adverse ruling."
By Alex Anteau
3 minute read
February 20, 2024 | Daily Report Online
'I Don't See How [Your Evidence] Proves That': Judges Press Parties on Timeline and Drug Use in Negligent-Hiring Appeal"Changing this law is going to change not just staffing companies, but how physicians are able to practice if they have issues in their personal life, how pilots practice despite having issues in their personal lives," said defendant-appellee counsel Sarah Kazemian of Hall Booth Smith.
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
February 20, 2024 | Daily Report Online
East Georgia Judge Wade Padgett Appointed to Court of Appeals VacancyPadgett was chosen to fill the vacancy created by the Supreme Court's removal of Court of Appeals Judge Christian Coomer for judicial misconduct on Aug. 16, 2023.
By Alex Anteau
3 minute read
February 16, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Intermediate Court Judge 'Unimpressed' by Case Law in Spot Recovery Insurance AppealPresiding Judge Christopher McFadden, in a dispute between a car dealership and insurer, expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of case law.
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
February 15, 2024 | Daily Report Online
'We Need Clarity': Ga. House Weighs Bill to Study Impact of Tort ReformThe Republican-backed legislation would allow the State Insurance Commission to gather and track data including how many torts are filed against people holding an insurer's policy, attorney fees from those suits and the total value of the claims.
By Alex Anteau
3 minute read
February 14, 2024 | Daily Report Online
$17.3M: How a Plaintiff's Attorney Switched Tactics to Circumvent a Midtrial Apportionment Ruling"It really put me in a situation tactically that i didn't necessarily think i would be in in the moment," said plaintiff's counsel Darren Penn. "If you're in an Alston & Bird v. Hatcher situation, think about how that might play out before you get [to trial.]"
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
February 13, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Court Set to Decide Whether Insurer Must Pay for Car Dealership's LossAccording to the plaintiff-appellees, if the language of a contract is ambiguous, it needs to be strictly construed against the insurer.
By Alex Anteau
2 minute read
February 07, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Case Over Non-Economic Damages Cap Is Transferred to Ga. Supreme CourtA wrongful-death medical-malpractice case out of Macon gave rise to the issue over whether a cap is constitutionally valid.
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
February 06, 2024 | Daily Report Online
'A Win for All Sides'? Ga. Senator Hails New Tort Reform Bill 'Compromise'"I wish I could tell you it's a bill that, when I bring it up here, everybody's gonna sing 'Kumbaya' and tell you that it's great. They're not," Georgia Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, said.
By Alex Anteau
3 minute read
February 06, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Unemployable? Substance Abuse and Negligent Hiring Central in Ga. Med-Mal AppealThe plaintiff-appellants also alleged that the nurse responsible been involved in a prior incident where she tested positive for a narcotic substance and ended up breaking the jaw of an unrelated patient while administering anesthesia.
By Alex Anteau
3 minute read
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