Greg Land

December 09, 2021 | Daily Report Online

The settlement stems from 2014, when a database the jail uses to vet inmates before their release was offline for several days and jail staff were unable to check for outstanding warrants or holds and kept the class members locked up.

By Greg Land

4 minute read

December 08, 2021 | Daily Report Online

The award included $200,000 in attorney fees the jury awarded separately after determining counsel had raised "frivolous" defenses.

By Greg Land

3 minute read

December 06, 2021 | Daily Report Online

The class action accused Global Tel*Link of seizing millions of dollars from unsuspecting customers who signed up for prepaid calling services to jails and prisons across the country if no calls were made for three to six months.

By Greg Land

6 minute read

December 03, 2021 | Daily Report Online

The appeals court affirmed the dismissal of class action challenging fees added to Georgia Power Company customers' bills to help offset construction costs at the troubled Plant Vogtle nuclear power project.

By Greg Land

5 minute read

December 01, 2021 | Daily Report Online

A federal judge reversed himself and reinstated a punitive damage claim filed by a self-represented inmate against a Fulton County corrections officer accused of performing an unconstitutional strip search.

By Greg Land

6 minute read

November 30, 2021 | Daily Report Online

The proposed class would assert that Anthem nurses who review claims for medical procedures to determine if they're necessary are routinely required to work more than 40 hours a week with no overtime pay.

By Greg Land

3 minute read

November 29, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Lawyers for the workers claimed the defendants cheated migrant workers employed under the H-2A visa program of overtime pay and compensation for their travel and lodging expenses.

By Greg Land

3 minute read

November 24, 2021 | Daily Report Online

The filing attorneys have been involved in similar cases resulting in more than $100 million in settlements with credit card processing companies.

By Greg Land

4 minute read

November 23, 2021 | Daily Report Online

The Georgia Supreme Court revived claims against two Atlanta Municipal Court clerks sued by a woman who was arrested and jailed after her arrest warrant had been canceled. The trial judge ruled sua sponte that the clerks were protected by quasi-judicial immunity, but the justices said that issue had never been raised by the defense and sent the case back.

By Greg Land

6 minute read

November 19, 2021 | Daily Report Online

A defense lawyer said the 17-year-old, diagnosed with viral syndrome and discharged from the emergency room, actually suffered from a rare and untreatable pulmonary condition.

By Greg Land

5 minute read