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April 19, 2023 | Law.com

Class Action Accuses Apple and Goldman Sachs of Discriminating Against Married Women Who Apply for Apple Card

This case, filed in the Santa Clara County Superior Court in California, was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.

By Mason Lawlor

2 minute read

April 19, 2023 | Daily Report Online

State Supreme Court Grants Cert in Sons of Confederate Veterans' Suit to Prevent Removal of Civil War Monument

The monument, an obelisk called "The Lost Cause," was dedicated "to the memory of the soldiers and sailors of the confederacy."

By Mason Lawlor

5 minute read

April 18, 2023 | Law.com

State Appeals Court: Trial Judge Failed to Act as Fact-Finder in Murder Case

Despite the narrow window allowed to appellants in criminal cases, one defendant in South Carolina found success in proving the trial court misinterpreted a statute providing certain individuals immunity from prosecution for weapons charges.

By Mason Lawlor

5 minute read

April 14, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Nation's Largest Manufacturer of Ghost Gun Parts Sued Over Alleged Role in Minor's Accidental Shooting

"Are you going to give the keys to a new Porsche to a 10 year old? No, the Porsche dealer won't, but these guys will give him a gun," plaintiffs counsel said.

By Mason Lawlor

5 minute read

April 13, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Court to Appoint Special Master in Fulton County Eviction Case After Plaintiffs Call For Judge's Recusal

Defendants dropped "slander of title" claim before hearing Wednesday.

By Mason Lawlor

5 minute read

April 12, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Wrongful Death Case Settles For $26M, Fueling Concerns About Violence at Georgia Apartment Complexes

"The defendant apartment complex had a history of violent crime and was warned consistently about the dangers," plaintiffs counsel at Beasley Allen said. "We absolutely were not settling this case unless the defendants did the right thing, which they ultimately did, but not before precious lives were lost and years of litigation ensued."

By Mason Lawlor

4 minute read

April 07, 2023 | Law.com

Federal Judge OKs Plaintiffs' Discovery Request for Adverse Event Reporting Data in Gardasil Case

In a crucial development this week in the ongoing multidistrict litigation against Merck & Co., a federal judge in North Carolina granted the plaintiffs' motion to compel adverse reaction data for the company's Gardasil HPV-vaccine, which faces challenges to both its safety and efficacy.

By Mason Lawlor

4 minute read

April 05, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Georgia High Court Won't Consider Whether Parents of Murdered Children Are Crime Victims Under Tolling Statute

The Georgia Supreme Court has declined to review a Court of Appeals ruling that the parents of three children who were shot and killed in 2016 are not crime victims for the purposes of tolling the statute of limitations on their survivor claims for wrongful death.

By Mason Lawlor

3 minute read

April 05, 2023 | Law.com

'Notwithstanding Our Sympathies,' State Appeals Court Reverses Trial Judge's Emphatic Ruling for Plaintiff in Sex Discrimination Case

A trial judge called her "the most credible witness ever to give testimony before this court," but the Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled that a fired school secretary failed to make a prima facie case that she was treated unfairly.

By Mason Lawlor

5 minute read

April 04, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Defendant in Eviction Case Accuses Fulton County Judge of Conflicts, Calls for Full Bench Recusal

Petition for writ of mandamus filed against judicial branch to correct a reported "defect of legal justice."

By Mason Lawlor

4 minute read