November 07, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Ga. High Court Declines to Revive $30M Hand VerdictLawyers on both sides say they'll win the new trial.
By Katheryn Tucker
5 minute read
November 07, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Preston Harris Hines—1943-2018—Remembered for His KindnessHow Harris Hines rose to the top of Georgia's legal establishment.
By Katheryn Tucker
7 minute read
November 07, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Memorial Service Planned for Justice Harris HinesBecause of seating limitations and expectations of a big turnout, plans are being made to stream the service on the internet, pending approval by the church session.
By Katheryn Tucker
7 minute read
November 05, 2018 | Daily Report Online
'Georgia Has Lost a Great Man': Friends Recall Chief Justice Harris Hines, 1943-2018"To say I and all of his other friends will miss him does not do his memory justice," said trial lawyer Robin Frazer Clark. "We are all better for having known Harris Hines. We should all try to live a life that would honor his example.”
By Katheryn Tucker
8 minute read
November 05, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Appeals Court Splits Over Home Depot Slip and FallPlaintiff's lawyers are already at work on the next appeal of a case Chief Judge Stephen Dillard called "the poster child" for the difficulty court's face in applying the "distraction doctrine."
By Katheryn Tucker
4 minute read
November 05, 2018 | Daily Report Online
High Court Grieves for Chief Justice Hines"Because of the loving kindness he so freely extended to others, he was loved and cherished by every member of this court, by our staff and by just about every person who ever met him,” Presiding Justice David Nahmias said.
By Katheryn Tucker
4 minute read
November 02, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Heating Pad Product Liability Lawsuit Flames OutThe judges ruled that, even though a woman fell asleep on a heating pad and woke up with her bed on fire, a product liability lawsuit must show evidence that a defect is probable, not just possible.
By Katheryn Tucker
3 minute read
November 02, 2018 | Daily Business Review
Lolita Will Stay, But Court Leaves a Door Open for Other WhalesLolita's long legal story ended with one sentence from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Tuesday, but the judges made it clear in another order last month that they want to leave the ending open for future cases involving orcas and other captured animals.
By Katheryn Tucker
4 minute read
November 02, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Court of Appeals Says Goodbye to Judge Billy Ray“We wish him the very best in this next phase of his already exemplary judicial career. He will be dearly missed,” said Chief Judge Stephen Dillard.
By Katheryn Tucker
3 minute read
November 01, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Judge Phipps to Open Four-Day Summit in AtlantaGeorgia Court of Appeals Senior Judge Herbert Phipps, who as a civil rights lawyer helped enforce desegregation, will speak for a program called "Drum Majors for Justice: the Georgia Experience."
By Katheryn Tucker
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