October 20, 2023 | Daily Report Online
U.S. Judge Unseals Plea Agreement of Key Defendant in a Federal Terrorism and Kidnapping CaseThe documents were made public Thursday, just days after a jury convicted four other family members in what prosecutors had called a "sick end-of-times scheme."
By Susan Montoya Bryan | The Associated Press
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October 20, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Sterigenics Will Pay $35 Million to Settle Georgia Lawsuits, Company AnnouncesPlaintiffs sued Sterigenics and Sotera Health LLC over its use of ethylene oxide, a chemical said to cause cancer, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The plant, located near Smyrna, uses the gas to sterilize medical equipment.
By The Associated Press
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October 20, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro Pleads Guilty Over Efforts to Overturn Trump's 2020 Loss in Ga.Chesebro, who was charged alongside Trump and 17 others with violating the state's anti-racketeering law, pleaded guilty to one felony charge of conspiracy to commit filing false documents in a last-minute deal. His plea came a day after fellow attorney Sidney Powell, who had been scheduled to go to trial alongside him, entered her own guilty plea to six misdemeanor counts.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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October 20, 2023 | Daily Report Online
The Proper and Practical Application of Bristol-Myers Squibb to Class ActionsThe U.S. Supreme Court case Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California was specific to state courts and the Fourteenth Amendment, but it presents a broader, federal issue regarding class actions.
By Petrina Hall McDaniel, Dara Mann and Scott A. Kane
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October 20, 2023 | Daily Report Online
University of Georgia Again Leads State's Law Schools on July Bar ExamUGA led all the state's American Bar Association-approved law schools with a pass rate of 92.5% for its 120 applicants, up from both 66.7% on the February exam and 90.1% on the July 2022 test.
By Everett Catts
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October 19, 2023 | Daily Report Online
U.S. Government Secures $9M Settlement With Ameris Bank Over Alleged Redlining in FloridaThe Atlanta-based bank denied violating fair lending laws and said it wanted to avoid litigation by agreeing to the deal, which does not include civil monetary penalties.
By Lindsay Whitehurst | The Associated Press
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October 19, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Powell Pleads Guilty in Deal With Prosecutors Over Efforts to Overturn Trump Loss in GeorgiaSidney Powell, who was charged alongside Trump and 17 others with violating the state's anti-racketeering law, entered the plea just a day before jury selection was set to start in her trial. A judge agreed that she will serve about six years of probation, have to pay $2,700 in restitution and have to testify truthfully against her co-defendants.
By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press
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October 19, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Henoto Sues Bematrix Over Flexible Room Partition PatentThis suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
By ALM Staff
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October 18, 2023 | Daily Report Online
Father, Other Family Members Convicted in New Mexico Kidnapping, Terrorism Case Involving Ga. BoyProsecutors told jurors that the boy's father, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, and other members of his family had fled with the toddler to a remote stretch of the high desert so they could engage in firearms and tactical training to prepare for attacks against the government. It was all tied to an apparent belief that the boy would be resurrected as Jesus Christ and provide instructions.
By Susan Montoya Bryan | The Associated Press
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October 18, 2023 | Daily Report Online
The Problem with AI: What Employers Should Consider in the Wake of the EEOC v. iTutorGroup CaseiTutorGroup settled with the EEOC for $365,000 and other relief in September, but it's clear that this is only the first of other lawsuits to follow. We asked three of Miles Mediation & Arbitration's employment neutrals about their opinions about AI and its use in employment decisions.
By Steve Dunn, Donna V. Smith and Tanya Tate
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