September 28, 2020 | Daily Report Online
'Precedent-Setting' Ruling Revives Probation Fee Lawsuit"It is unconscionable that for-profit companies use the court system to try to squeeze money from people who can't afford to pay fines and fees," says Emily Early, senior staff attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center.
By Katheryn Tucker
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September 24, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Couple Finds No Relief From Pa. Appeal Over Rising Life Insurance Bills"The Garwoods might argue that they preserved the question, because the word 'sufficient' appears in both their motion for post-trial relief and their statement of the first appellate issue," Judge Deborah Kunselman said. "If so, they would be wrong."
By Katheryn Tucker
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September 24, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal
Asbury Park Concertgoer Struck by Stage Diver Settles for $2 MillionA premises liability lawsuit, Kooken v. Asbury Audio Inc., alleging injuries from stage diving at an Asbury Park Convention Hall concert, settled for…
By Katheryn Tucker | Charles Toutant
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September 22, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Criminal Defense Lawyers Honor 'Just Mercy' Author"It is not right that when we go into court with accused, who are people of color, that they do not enjoy a presumption of innocence," Bryan Stevenson said.
By Katheryn Tucker
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September 21, 2020 | Daily Report Online
'Shut. It. Down': Civil Rights Lawyers on Detention Center Accused of Forced Sterilization"Every person is entitled to reproductive justice no matter where they are in the United States," said ACLU of Georgia Executive Director Andrea Young.
By Katheryn Tucker
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September 18, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Judge Signs Off on $117M Teacher Pension Settlement"This case has been my life for 10 years," John Salter of the Barnes Law Group said. The retired teachers' legal team includes former Gov. Roy Barnes as well as Michael Terry, Jason Carter and Naveen Ramachandrappa of Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore.
By Katheryn Tucker
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September 17, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Hospital Seeks to Seal Med Mal Trial Records and Gag PlaintiffThe hospital "seeks the assistance of this honorable court to minimize the prejudicial effects of trial publicity," the Burns White team said.
By Katheryn Tucker
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September 15, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Civil Rights Lawyers Ask for Justice Department Help in Georgia Prison 'Crisis'"Disturbances have broken out at several prisons, after people were left locked in their cells nearly around the clock for weeks at a time without access to sufficient food, water, or showers," the letter said.
By Katheryn Tucker
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September 15, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Judge Refuses to Block Removal of Confederate MonumentAlcovy Judicial Circuit Judge John Ott said the plaintiffs failed to show an injury, and in any case could not overcome the formidable doctrine of sovereign immunity that protects Georgia state and county governments from lawsuits.
By Katheryn Tucker
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September 15, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Lawyer Says 11th Circuit Ruling Will Allow Billions of Dollars in Insurance Recovery Claims"We agree with Plaintiffs on all issues," said Judge John Walker Jr. of the Second Circuit, sitting by designation on the Eleventh.
By Katheryn Tucker
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