December 07, 2020 | Daily Report Online
AG Says Legislature Can't Legally Reverse Biden Win"There is no applicable legal avenue for replacing the choice of electors after the election," Carr said.
By Katheryn Tucker
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December 07, 2020 | Law.com
Federal Judiciary Pushes for Security Legislation Named for Judge's Slain Son"It's critical that this legislation is enacted during the current lame duck session of Congress. Judges' lives are at stake," said Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Director James C. Duff.
By Katheryn Tucker
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December 02, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Latest 'Roll Call' Lawsuit Settles for $1.1MGreg Hecht of Hecht Walker and Dan Ragland of the Ragland Law Firm said they're pleased their two lawsuits have led to policy changes to cover all hours worked—and more than $2M in back pay to law enforcement officers.
By Katheryn Tucker
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December 01, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Gov. Kemp Names New Supreme Court JusticeGov. Brian Kemp picks a champion of criminal justice reform for a spot on the Georgia Supreme Court.
By Katheryn Tucker
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November 20, 2020 | Daily Report Online
'Unfortunate Irony': Business Court Judge Hopes Lawmakers Read This"The necessary consequence of today's decision is that Plaintiff—the largest operating subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., Georgia's largest privately-held company by most metrics—is unable to avail itself of the Georgia State-wide Business Court in a dispute that falls squarely within its jurisdiction and is well-suited to be adjudicated in this Court," Judge Walt Davis said.
By Katheryn Tucker
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November 19, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Superior Court Rules Bankrupt Spouses Can't Escape Debts to Exes"There was a bankruptcy judge in the Western District of Pennsylvania who described this area of the law as the murky confluence of the bankruptcy estate and the marital estate," said the winning lawyer attorney, Eugene Malady.
By Katheryn Tucker
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November 18, 2020 | Daily Report Online
High Court Says No to Apportionment RedoThe plaintiff's counsel was working on a reply to the defense motion for reconsideration—but the court denied it before he could file.
By Katheryn Tucker
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November 16, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Defense Lawyers Seek Redo on Ruling Plaintiff's Lawyers Call 'Huge' Win"The majority decision places an unreasonable and unnecessary burden on Georgia employers—contrary to the legislature's intent to attract business," Matt Moffett and Chris Perniciaro of Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske said.
By Katheryn Tucker
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November 12, 2020 | Law.com
Judge Orders COVID-19 Disinfectant Company to Clean Up Claims About Product's EfficacyThe Tennessee attorney general sued the company, which was formed in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, alleging misleading claims of preventing the spread of the coronavirus.
By Katheryn Tucker
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November 12, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Judge Tells Insurance Company Why It's 'Too Late' to Litigate"There was a tragic death of a workman whose claims as pleaded would have likely created a sympathetic plaintiff's case at the trial," Judge Mark Hornak said.
By Katheryn Tucker
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