John Amabile

July 27, 2023 | Daily Report Online

The court's ruling in Coinbase v. Bielski makes arbitration that much more attractive to large companies and many other businesses. They and their lawyers can view the decision as another tool to pause or avoid class actions and other types of expensive litigation in favor of arbitration.

By John Amabile and Eric Cottrell

7 minute read

May 30, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Companies doing business in Georgia not only need to be aware of the risks of facing significant verdicts, but affirmatively undertake mitigating factors to try and reduce them. One way to mitigate the risk of unreasonably high jury verdicts is to include arbitration provisions in your contracts.

By John Amabile, Shayla Wright and Todd Sprinkle

5 minute read

November 23, 2021 | Daily Report Online

The Georgia Uniform Mediation Act, which went into effect July 1, made Georgia the first state to incorporate into its own laws the United Nations' own similar statute.

By John Amabile, Shalanna Pirtle and Shayla Wright

4 minute read

April 19, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Ultimately, the continued use of adaptations from the pandemic will come down to cost-benefit decisions, like everything else in litigation.

By John Amabile, Brian Cromwell and Robert Jordan

6 minute read

May 11, 2020 | Daily Report Online

How long will it be before a judge is comfortable selecting six to 12 citizens to be confined to a single room as a jury, let alone 50 or 60 to serve on a voir dire panel?

By John Amabile, Melanie Dubis, and Robert Osborne

6 minute read

April 21, 2020 | Daily Report Online

It's notable that the new extension order includes the court's not so gentle chiding that "all lawyers are reminded of their obligations of professionalism."

By John Amabile, David Pardue and Todd Sprinkle

5 minute read

March 23, 2020 | Daily Report Online

The decision is interesting in many respects, not the least of which was the court's tacit acknowledgment that it did not particularly like the outcome.

By John Amabile, Micheal Binns and David Pardue

4 minute read

March 19, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Two Parker Poe attorneys write that they believe 2018 will see a growing emphasis on disputes arising from corporations' delays in notifying the public, the affected individuals and regulatory bodies about their breaches.

By John Amabile and Micheal Binns, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein

6 minute read

October 27, 2017 | Daily Report Online

In a remarkable dissent, Court of Appeals Presiding Judge Christopher McFadden, sitting by designation, took head-on the concept of textualism as a legal doctrine.

By John Amabile, Todd Sprinkle and Micheal Binns

6 minute read