Jonathan Ringel

April 09, 2020 | Daily Report Online

The incumbent and two challengers in in the race for Fulton County district attorney are adjusting their campaigns as virus suppression efforts have eliminated traditional face-to-face tactics.

By Jonathan Ringel

3 minute read

April 09, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Check student loans, creditors and unemployment benefits.

By Buddy Huntley

4 minute read

April 08, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Congressional foreign affairs powers have slowly waned and judicial checks been replaced by a jurisprudence of judicial deference. Recent events, however, may indicate a growing appetite for change to this equilibrium.

By Peter "Bo" Rutledge and Miles Porter

6 minute read

April 07, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Near-dupe detection and email threading can greatly reduce the number of "duplicate" documents that must be reviewed.

By Todd Heffner

5 minute read

April 06, 2020 | Daily Report Online

The years following the 2008/2009 financial crisis led to a large uptick in claims against attorneys, and attorneys should be aware similar situations could occur in the COVID-19 crisis. Clients who lose money, opportunities, or deals may look to blame others to recover their losses, even where no fault actually lies with their attorney. For example, clients in real estate transactions and other financial services brought a number of claims in the years after the 2008 crash against lawyers, realtors, and financial institutions. Clients in the COVID-19 environment may similarly take the position that their attorneys were "guarantors" of specific outcomes for their clients, even though the law does not hold lawyers to such a standard.

By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair

6 minute read

April 03, 2020 | Daily Report Online

One process is in Gov. Brian Kemp's office, while two sets of litigation to force an election to choose Blackwell's successor are going forward, and in the most advanced case, the state Supreme Court announced Friday that a ruling may not come soon.

By Jonathan Ringel

5 minute read

April 02, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Lawmakers may also weigh in, as doctors' insurers and plaintiffs lawyers say they are each working on legislation to protect health care providers from claims stemming from the COVID-19 crisis. Where these adversaries draw the line remains to be seen.

By Jonathan Ringel

7 minute read

March 30, 2020 | Daily Report Online

The minister advocated for more diversity on the bench and spoke bluntly on particular cases. He also played a role in the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court decision New York Times v. Sullivan.

By Jonathan Ringel

5 minute read

March 30, 2020 | Daily Report Online

It's going to be a long time before the government can compel individuals to be sequestered in a closed room with 11 strangers, so but for civil litigators, there's another pathway that remains open for resolving your client's cases: settlements.

By Joe Murphey

6 minute read

March 27, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Especially as courts conduct more remote hearings, take notes and ask questions so your draft reflects the judge's intentions.

By Carlos Vilela

5 minute read