June 01, 2021 | Law.com
$1.1 Billion in Damages Sought From MLB for Moving All-Star Game"MLB robbed the small businesses of Atlanta—many of them minority-owned—of $100 million, we want the game back where it belongs," said Alfredo Ortiz, president and CEO of Job Creators Network. "This was a knee-jerk, hypocritical and illegal reaction to misinformation about Georgia's new voting law."
By Katheryn Tucker
4 minute read
May 27, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer
Is Driving With a UTI Like a DUI? Pa. Plaintiffs Lawyers Seek to Blaze New Path to Punitive DamagesJason Mattioli and Michael Ossont of the Mattioli Law Firm in Scranton have just survived an important step in the process of seeking punitive damages on a novel basis: driving with a urinary tract infection.
By Katheryn Tucker
3 minute read
May 25, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Southern Center for Human Rights Mourns an Advocate for Justice"Marissa's light burned so brightly, illuminating the path forward," Southern Center for Human Rights Executive Director Sara J. Totonchi said.
By Katheryn Tucker
3 minute read
May 24, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Why These Civil Rights Lawyers Want a Change in the George Floyd Justice Act"Current federal law makes it extremely difficult to hold individual police officers accountable, and even more difficult to hold local governments responsible for the unlawful actions of their officers. This must change," the civil rights lawyers said.
By Katheryn Tucker
3 minute read
May 24, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Judge Beverly Martin's Dissents Show Concern Over 'Harsh' SentencesJudge Beverly Martin said in a 2018 dissent that "at every turn" her colleagues in the majority have "erred in ways that stopped prisoners from getting their sentences reviewed and prevented people who had meritorious claims from getting relief."
By Katheryn Tucker
5 minute read
May 21, 2021 | Daily Report Online
How a Snakebite Led to a Wrongful Death Lawsuit"People need to know about this," said Jeff Harris of Harris Lowry Manton. "It's just so rare today for anyone to die of a snakebite."
By Katheryn Tucker
3 minute read
May 20, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Judge Beverly Martin Tells Why She's Leaving the 11th CircuitJudge Beverly Martin said she will retire from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in September and hopes to do something more to help those "whose suffering I was not able to address as a judge."
By Katheryn Tucker
3 minute read
May 18, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Supreme Court Grants New Appeal for Waseem Daker in 1995 Murder Case"Daker is an extraordinarily litigious defendant whose shenanigans can be frustrating for courts to deal with," Justice David Nahmias said. "Nevertheless, Daker's rights under the Constitution and laws must be upheld when properly asserted."
By Katheryn Tucker
3 minute read
May 18, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Appellate Lawyer Tells the Story Behind a Murder Retrial That Didn't Happen"I talked to the DA and walked him through. He said, 'That sounds messed up.' Every time we talked, he'd go, 'It sounds messed up,'" said Andrew Fleischman of Ross & Pines.
By Katheryn Tucker
6 minute read
May 10, 2021 | Daily Report Online
Pandemic-Suspended Indict-or-Release Deadlines to Resume"As we emerge from this terrible pandemic, I am encouraged to see grand jury proceedings, jury trials, and other in-person court proceedings resuming across the state," Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton said.
By Katheryn Tucker
3 minute read
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