March 08, 2022 | Daily Report Online
Justices OK 2 Paths for Recovery of Fees and Expenses for Winning PlaintiffsThe ruling "will have a beneficial impact on settlements," said Michael Terry of Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, who made the winning oral argument.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker
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March 08, 2022 | Daily Report Online
Sexual Abuse Survivor Litigation Scores a Win at Ga. Supreme Court"This opinion revives the possibility of bringing closure and justice to many victims of child molestation and other wrongs who did not realize that a powerful entity knew the molestation was occurring but hid that knowledge to protect itself," said Michael Terry of Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, who made the winning oral argument. "Days like this make you remember why you practice law."
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker
4 minute read
March 07, 2022 | Daily Report Online
Breastfeeding Counselors Win Right-to-Work Challenge to Ga. LawA 2016 law made Georgia the only state in the nation that licensed lactation consultants in this way, and would have forced hundreds out of work, lawyers for the non-profit said.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker
4 minute read
March 04, 2022 | Daily Report Online
Legal Legends Turned Raconteurs Are Set to Share War Stories to Atlanta Bar Association Members"They're who all criminal lawyers want to be," said celebrity divorce lawyer and legal commentator Randy Kessler of Kessler & Solomiany, who will moderate the panel.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker
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March 03, 2022 | Daily Report Online
Kemp Names New Superior Court Judge for Douglas CountyGov. Brian Kemp named a Douglas County ADA to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge David Emerson.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker
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March 03, 2022 | Daily Report Online
Judges Rule Emory Healthcare Cannot Compel Arbitration for a Baby's Med-Mal CasePresiding Judge Stephen Dillard ruled that Emory Healthcare cannot force arbitration of a medical-malpractice case over an infant's death. He explained why and spelled out how the hospital could have succeeded.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker
3 minute read
March 03, 2022 | Daily Report Online
What Should Go Into a Time Capsule for 2022? Here's What Georgia's Top Judges Picked"The placement of this time capsule commemorates the completion of a project that broke ground in August 2017 and was dedicated in a ceremony on Feb. 11, 2020," Chief Justice David Nahmias said.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker
3 minute read
March 01, 2022 | Daily Report Online
Lawyer Known for Fierce Defense of Ford Picks Up a Case for ChryslerD. Alan Thomas has aggressively pushed the limits representing his clients. He's been warned, sanctioned and tossed out of court by Georgia judges but has always returned to fight again.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker
5 minute read
February 28, 2022 | Daily Report Online
'Good Case for Bad Faith': How a Denied Insurance Claim Came Knocking on the Door at Ga. Supreme CourtJim Johnston is a "deal lawyer" who finds himself litigating an insurance dispute now pending at the Georgia Supreme Court.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker
8 minute read
February 23, 2022 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Judges to Host Black Law Students' Moot Court Competition at Nathan Deal Judicial CenterJustice Verda Colvin was a member of the National Black Law Students Association when she was in law school at the University of Georgia. Now, she's leading judges to host the group's regional competition and mentor its members.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker
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