September 03, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Lawyer on Trial: A Look Inside Ex-Glynn County DA Jackie Johnson Indictment Over Handling of Arbery KillingThe Glynn County grand jury indicted Johnson for violating her oath of office and obstruction of police officers for her role in hindering the arrest and prosecution of the three men charged with killing 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery on Feb. 23, 2020.
By Greg Land
3 minute read
September 01, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Builder Drops Lawsuit Seeking $15M From Multiple Insurers for Brookhaven Complex FixesPulte Homes sued 18 insurance companies for subcontractors that worked on the Aldredge Brookhaven project in an effort to recoup over $15 million it claims to have spent fixing allegedly shoddy construction work.
By Greg Land
5 minute read
August 31, 2021 | Daily Report Online
$140M Verdict in Rabun County for Parents of Youngster Killed in Boating AccidentThe jury award includes $120 million in punitive damages and a post-apportionment award of $20 million in compensatory damages against the companies that made and sold the 2000 Malibu Response LX.
By Greg Land
6 minute read
August 30, 2021 | Daily Report Online
DeKalb Jury Clears Doctor of Negligence in Post-Surgical Infection CaseDefense attorney Paul Weathington said the plaintiff demanded $4 million to settle the case pre-trial and that his lawyer asked the jury to award $13 million in closing.
By Greg Land
4 minute read
August 27, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Citizen Journalist Settles Video Arrest Claims With Macon County, Marshallville for $95KCitizen journalist and blogger Kennon Dunn was arrested in 2019 in Middle Georgia when he recorded video in the Marshallville City Hall and later at the Macon County Sheriff's Office, where he was booked since-dropped disorderly conduct charges.
By Greg Land
7 minute read
August 26, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Dogged Lawyer Nets $22K Verdict for Sheep, Goats Killed by CanineAttorney Matthew Carlton said even photographic evidence of the Catahoula leopard dog killing livestock couldn't persuade its owner to pay for the dead and injured animals.
By Greg Land
4 minute read
August 26, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Meet Attorney of the Year Michael TerryBondurant Mixson & Elmore partner Michael Terry litigated some of the year's most pressing matters, including challenges to the presidential election and the governor's efforts to force Atlanta and Athens to drop their mask mandates,
By Greg Land
6 minute read
August 25, 2021 | Daily Report Online
ACLU Asks Georgia Justices to Toss Defamation Suit by Ex-Public Defender Accused of ExtortionLawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union and a former misdemeanor public defender in Glynn County appeared before the Georgia Supreme Court Tuesday, where the ACLU asked the justices to rule that the PD's defamation suit over online comments accusing him of "extorting" clients was barred by the state Anti-SLAPP statute.
By Greg Land
6 minute read
August 24, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Trial Over 'Routine' Car Wreck Nets $456K Verdict, After Defense Rejects $50K Settlement BidPlaintiff's attorney Steven Pickens said the recently licensed 16-year-old at-fault driver repeatedly denied causing the wreck until the week before trial, then testified that she knew she was breaking the law by driving with teen friends in the car.
By Greg Land
5 minute read
August 23, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Residents of Atlanta Apartment Complex Swept by 2020 Fire Sue Landlord, Service TechnicianMore than 50 residents of the Avana on Main apartment complex in Buckhead sued the property's landlords and a service manager blamed for staring the fire while working on rooftop HVAC units on Aug. 19, 2020, according to a lawsuit filed by lawyers at Morgan & Morgan.
By Greg Land
4 minute read
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