Greg Land

October 11, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Downey & Cleveland partner Sean Hynes said his firm has enjoyed a string of clear defense wins and below-demand verdicts in Cobb County and elsewhere as trials resume on COVID-stalled cases.

By Greg Land

6 minute read

October 08, 2021 | Daily Report Online

The case was resolved after the trial judge said the jury should decide whether the insurer's request for more information from the women constituted a counteroffer and was therefore a rejection of coverage.

By Greg Land

5 minute read

October 07, 2021 | Daily Report Online

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against the University of Georgia and other defendants filed by former UGA baseball player Adam Sasser, who was kicked off the team and suspended from classes after shouting a racial slur during a Bulldogs football game in 2018.

By Greg Land

5 minute read

October 06, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Shortly after being acquitted of stalking and other charges in Oconee County the plaintiff was tried and convicted on a related aggravated stalking charge, serving his entire 10-year sentence before the Georgia Court of Appeals said his constitutional double jeopardy rights were violated.

By Greg Land

5 minute read

October 05, 2021 | Daily Report Online

U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg said claims that PowerPlan Inc. used its near-monopoly providing software support for regulated utilities to "squash" a potential competitor were sufficiently supported to survive a motion to dismiss.

By Greg Land

6 minute read

October 04, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Fulton County Solicitor General Keith Gammage joined officials from the Southern Center for Human Rights and Southern Poverty Law Center to explore ways to maintain momentum for criminal justice reform gained through passage of the hate crimes bill and citizen's arrest repeal.

By Greg Land

7 minute read

September 30, 2021 | Daily Report Online

The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed a trial judge's order excluding evidence that a man riding a motorized skateboard was not wearing a helmet when he collided with a bicyclist, writing that her decision to "import" exclusionary rules relating to bicycle riders amounted to a "judge-made rule."

By Greg Land

5 minute read

September 29, 2021 | Daily Report Online

DeKalb County State Court Judge Johnny Panos ordered the defendants to pay more than $1 million in fees and expenses and to post an appeal bond of more than $9.4 million, including $1.7 million in accrued interest.

By Greg Land

5 minute read

September 28, 2021 | Daily Report Online

With crime topping the talking points for City Hall contenders and Capitol leaders, lawyers and civil rights activists said they worry that hard-won criminal justice reforms and moves toward less police-centric public safety policies may be in danger.

By Greg Land

8 minute read

September 28, 2021 | Daily Report Online

"Technology can be very helpful when handling personal injury cases," said attorney Stephen Fowler. "The video captured the terror the other motorists felt."

By Greg Land

4 minute read