March 01, 2024 | The Recorder
Landlord-Tenant Suit Accuses Attorney, Property Owners of Pursuing Eviction to Raise Rent to 'Market-Level'This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
By Mason Lawlor
5 minute read
March 01, 2024 | The Recorder
Crypto Venture Fund Accused of Using $5M Investment for 'Speculative and Risky' TradingThis case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be among the first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
By Mason Lawlor
4 minute read
February 28, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Atlanta Partners Launch New Organization to Maximize Attorney Donations to Worldwide Charities"We've both worked on, and worked together, on cases where the injuries are just horrific, and it is reassuring to know that there's always something that we can do to prevent them as opposed to just having to come in after things have happened; to prevent that suffering is a privilege," Naveen Ramachandrappa of Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore told the Daily Report.
By Mason Lawlor
6 minute read
February 28, 2024 | Daily Business Review
11th Circuit Vacates $32M Class Action Settlement Against Sunglasses Maker Costa Del Mar"As our recent decision in Williams makes clear, a district court abuses its discretion in approving a class action settlement when the named plaintiffs lack Article III standing to pursue injunctive relief, yet the district court considers the injunctive relief when determining whether the settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate," Judge Elizabeth L. Branch wrote the 12-page opinion for the circuit's panel.
By Mason Lawlor
5 minute read
February 23, 2024 | The Recorder
Law Firm Claims Former Associate Lied About Personal Relationship to Client's Family to Obtain Larger Share of FeesThis case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be among the first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
By Mason Lawlor
3 minute read
February 23, 2024 | Law.com
North Carolina Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments Over Duty to Defend Case Involving Law Firm and InsurerThe dispute from personal injury firm Lanier Law Group and an insurer stems from a privacy class action alleging that the firm obtained "protected personal information" from plaintiffs in connection with advertisements for legal services without their consent.
By Mason Lawlor
6 minute read
February 21, 2024 | Law.com
Boeing Under Fire for Allegedly Conning Smaller Companies Into Contracts in Slew of New Cases"The notion that Boeing with its armies of lawyers, bankers, and consultants could be outmaneuvered by a mid-sized Charlotte family investment firm is utterly absurd," said Michael Forde of Forde & O'Meara, who is representing a company claiming the aerospace giant conned the business into buying a near-bankrupt parts supplier.
By Mason Lawlor
5 minute read
February 21, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Amy Helmick Chosen as First Female US Magistrate Judge for the Middle District of GeorgiaHelmick is currently an assistant U.S. attorney and has served as the Columbus branch chief for the Middle District U.S. Attorney's Office and will succeed retiring Magistrate Judge Stephen Hyles.
By Mason Lawlor
2 minute read
February 16, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Columbus Attorney Leads Purported Self-Defense Claim to $20.7M Wrongful Death Verdict"When you sense that something is wrong, you need to look into it. You need to get the experienced consultants, and experts necessary to figure out the science of a case because things aren't always as they appear, and that certainly turned out to be the case here," lead attorney Teresa Tomlinson of Hall Booth Smith told the Daily Report.
By Mason Lawlor
4 minute read
February 15, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Consumer Class Action Accuses Mercedes-Benz of Concealing Defective Interior TrimsThis suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be among the first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
By Mason Lawlor
3 minute read