December 09, 2021 | Daily Report Online
$2M Settlement in Class Action for Fulton Inmates Denied Release During 2014 Database OutageThe 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
Federal Jury Awards $1.4M in Ga. Walmart Slip and FallThe 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
Prison Phone Co. to Pay $67M to Settle Claims It Looted 'Inactive' AccountsThe 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
Appeals Panel Again Nixes Challenge to Georgia Power Bill Add-Ons for Nuclear Plant CostsThe 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
US Judge Greenlights Inmate's Punitive Damage Claim Over Abuse, Drawing on 11th Circuit's New RulingA 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
Anthem Blue Cross of Georgia Hit With Labor Class Action by Case Review NursesThe 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
Attorney Fee Award Boosts South Georgia Migrant Workers' Class Settlement Over $1.1MLawyers 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
Class Action Targets Credit Card Processor for Merchants' Claims of FraudThe 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
Ga. Justices Nix 'Quasi-Judicial Immunity' for Clerks Sued Over Canceled Warrant ArrestThe 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
Jury Finds for Defense in Med-Mal Trial Over Teen's Death Shortly After ER VisitA 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
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