Greg Land

January 05, 2022 | Daily Report Online

As a newbie legal journo I thought it would be a good idea to familiarize myself with the county courthouse, so I spent a few days roaming the hallways and peeking into courtrooms. It didn't always go well.

By Greg Land

4 minute read

December 30, 2021 | Daily Report Online

U.S. District Judge Tilman "Trip" Self of Georgia's Middle District said there was enough evidence that deaf and hard-of-hearing prisoners were being denied access to interpreters and other assistance to certify a class action against the Department of Corrections.

By Greg Land

5 minute read

December 30, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Shiver Hamilton partner Alan Hamilton said the case included defense claims that methamphetamine found in the defendant trucker's blood was of a non-intoxicating type and that he wasn't high when he ran a red light.

By Greg Land

3 minute read

December 29, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Trial Lawyers Association President Jon Pope looks forward to courts reopening when the omicron surge subsides, hails the state's efforts to keep cases moving and scoffs at a report denouncing the Georgia Supreme Court as a "Judicial Hellhole."

By Greg Land

5 minute read

December 21, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Defense Lawyers Association President Dart Meadows said several appellate opinions, particularly one involving apportionment, are likely to be front-and-center for the group in the upcoming legislative year.

By Greg Land

7 minute read

December 17, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Plaintiffs attorney Steven Fair of Morgan & Morgan said the defense never offered more than $30,000 to settle the case.

By Greg Land

3 minute read

December 17, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Faced with a tide of cases pouring in from an array of judicial circuits struggling to keep cases moving under constitutional strictures, Georgia's justices handed down opinions on issues ranging from the execution of mentally incapacitated defendants to jailed ex-lawyers who still want to practice.

By Greg Land

11 minute read

December 15, 2021 | Daily Report Online

As one of two lawyers with Sandy Springs, Georgia, personal injury boutique Ashenden & Associates, Gary Powell and founding partner Tom Ashenden were gearing up for pushback, but resolution came with surprising ease.

By Greg Land

3 minute read

December 15, 2021 | Daily Report Online

The Court of Appeals opinion said that, while there had been break-ins and fights in the parking lot, there were no violent incidents that would have placed management on notice that an armed robbery might occur.

By Greg Land

6 minute read

December 14, 2021 | Daily Report Online

While Georgia law does allow for unauthorized vehicles to be towed and impounded, no legal authority allows a private property owner to immobilize them and demand money for their release.

By Greg Land

6 minute read