April 24, 2019 | Daily Business Review
11th Circuit Won't Slice Del Monte's $26M Award in Dispute With Pineapple GrowerThe decision resolves a lingering dispute between Del Monte and Inversiones y Procesadora Tropical Inprotsa of Costa Rica. Their 13-year contract covered $200 million worth of pineapple.
By Katheryn Tucker
4 minute read
April 24, 2019 | Litigation Daily
11th Circuit Won't Cut Del Monte's $26M Award in Dispute With Pineapple GrowerThe decision resolves a lingering dispute between Del Monte and Inversiones y Procesadora Tropical Inprotsa of Costa Rica. Their 13-year contract covered $200 million worth of pineapple.
By Katheryn Tucker
4 minute read
April 23, 2019 | Daily Report Online
DA Paul Howard Hosts Denim Day Protest for Sex Abuse Survivors“Wear jeans for the fight against sexual violence!” District Attorney Paul Howard directed in a flyer announcing the event at noon in the Fulton County Government Center Assembly Hall.
By Katheryn Tucker
2 minute read
April 15, 2019 | Daily Report Online
ACLU Preparing Constitutional Challenge to Pending Abortion Restriction“If the governor signs this bill into law, the ACLU of Georgia will see him in court,” ACLU Georgia Legal Director Sean Young said.
By Katheryn Tucker
4 minute read
April 12, 2019 | Daily Report Online
UGA Law School Honors Legal Luminaries“They are outstanding role models for our students as we prepare them to be leaders and demonstrate the value of serving their communities,” said UGA law Dean Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge.
By Katheryn Tucker
3 minute read
April 11, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Ex-Grocery Store Employee Alleges Workplace Sexual HarassmentIn a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Gaines has accused her former employer—All American Quality Foods Inc., doing business as Food Depot—of providing a sexually hostile work environment in violation of Title VII. The company says it's just not true, and plans to fight the charges in court.
By Katheryn Tucker
4 minute read
April 11, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Lawsuit Says Women Being Held in Solitary for Minor Charges“It is unacceptable in our modern era to isolate people with psychiatric disabilities in solitary confinement cells. But to jail women charged with low-level misdemeanors in these conditions for months on end is particularly pointless and cruel,” said Sarah Geraghty, managing attorney at the Southern Center for Human Rights.
By Katheryn Tucker
4 minute read
April 10, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Georgia State Senator Testifies in Washington on Proposed 20-Week Abortion Ban“Every one of the women I know has a story. They've lost children. They've wanted children. They've taken care of children. They've birthed children,” Sen. Jen Jordan, D-Atlanta, said. “When we see legislators who really have no idea what that experience is like to try to legislate, you know, it's dumbfounding.”
By Katheryn Tucker
7 minute read
April 08, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Supreme Court Heading to Mercer LawThe event is one of a few sessions each year when the high court travels outside Atlanta to hear cases for the stated purpose of making the court's business and the judicial process more accessible to the public.
By Katheryn Tucker
3 minute read
April 05, 2019 | Daily Report Online
'We Could Do Better,' Teresa Tomlinson, Hall Booth Partner and Former Columbus Mayor, Says of Possible Senate Run“I thought Senator Perdue would be vulnerable, and I thought we could do better,” former Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson said. “We're interested in this being a two party state and seeing the Democrats have a statewide elected office.”
By Katheryn Tucker
3 minute read