Mason Lawlor

August 29, 2022 | Daily Report Online

A plaintiff suing hospital defendants for negligence on behalf of a deceased plaintiff must prove a causation between that death and a delay in treatment by a doctor, the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.

By Mason Lawlor

4 minute read

August 26, 2022 | Daily Report Online

The Georgia Court of Appeals has reversed a grant of summary judgment to a shopping center in a personal injury case after finding "no record evidence" that the plaintiff voluntarily assumed risk.

By Mason Lawlor

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August 26, 2022 | Daily Report Online

The Georgia Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order dismissing a plaintiff's breach of contract claim, finding that an amended contract does not supersede or replace an older contract between parties.

By Mason Lawlor

3 minute read

August 26, 2022 | Law.com

A legal malpractice lawsuit against the law firm Lott & Fischer is being transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, after the District of Massachusetts found it did not have personal jurisdiction to dismiss the complaint.

By Mason Lawlor

4 minute read

August 26, 2022 | Law.com

Nominations for three open seats on the Vermont State Bar's board are set to take place at the organization's annual meeting Sept. 30 at Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, VT, the VBA announced Thursday.

By Mason Lawlor

1 minute read

August 24, 2022 | Law.com

"In today's business world, investigations of alleged violations of company policy, including policies prohibiting sexual harassment or discrimination, are ordinary business activities and, accordingly, the communications made in such investigations are not necessarily 'made in the course of giving or seeking legal advice for a proper purpose,"' the North Carolina Supreme Court wrote.

By Mason Lawlor

3 minute read

August 23, 2022 | Law.com

The U.S. District Court for the District of Maine has shot down a beverage maker's attempt to escape hostile work environment claims in a sexual harassment case brought under the Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA), but agreed to dismiss retaliation and constructive discharge claims.

By Mason Lawlor

3 minute read

August 23, 2022 | Law.com

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled that Alabama's grand jury secrecy rule is constitutional, drawing a distinction between the instant case and the U.S. Supreme Court's 1990 decision in "Butterworth v. Smith."

By Mason Lawlor

5 minute read

August 15, 2022 | Daily Report Online

"Under the collateral order doctrine, an interlocutory order may be appealed directly if it: '(1) resolves an issue that is substantially separate from the basic issues to be decided at trial, (2) would result in the loss of an important right if review had to await final judgment, and (3) completely and conclusively decides the issue on appeal."

By Mason Lawlor

3 minute read

August 15, 2022 | Daily Report Online

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled August 10 that a well-known attorney in Birmingham, Alabama, was rightfully denied disability benefits by her insurer and not excluded from their life insurance premiums based on a "reasonable" interpretation of the policy.

By Mason Lawlor

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