By Colleen Murphy | May 14, 2024
"Expanding the definition of 'pedestrian' to include LSES operators would advance the medical coverage goal but undermine the goal of curbing the rise of insurance costs," Justice Lee A. Solomon said. "The legislature may certainly choose to expand the availability of PIP coverage to LSES operators, as they did with motorcycles, but that policy decision and its insurance cost implications, if any, is properly for the legislature, not the court."
By Avalon Zoppo | May 14, 2024
The appeals court said the settlement payments in the underlying case represented fair value for goods or services in a commercial relationship, thus justified under the Supreme Court's decision in "Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis."
By The Associated Press | May 14, 2024
The court decided in a 2-1 found a health insurance provider can be held liable under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for denying coverage for a procedure because an employee is transgender.
By Riley Brennan | May 14, 2024
"Regardless of the type of business at issue, if a company holds itself out to a jurisdiction's business and does regular commerce there, it has fair warning that it could be subject to suit in that location," Stranch concluded.
By Connor Garris | May 14, 2024
Ongoing dialogue and legal analysis will be essential in navigating the complexities of constitutional law and ensuring the protection of individual freedoms while addressing pressing societal needs.
By Alex Anteau | May 13, 2024
The Georgia Court of Appeals is set to wade into what has become a hot topic of late.
By Colleen Murphy | May 13, 2024
"Under the Brokers Act, the parties' agreement to an independent contractor affiliation is not merely one of several factors in the analysis, as the Appellate Division viewed it to be," Justice Anne M. Patterson said. "To the contrary, if the parties have agreed in writing to a business affiliation in compliance with the Brokers Act, that agreement is dispositive."
By Alex Anteau | May 13, 2024
"Even if the evidence presented at trial would authorize a greater or lesser award than that actually made, we will not disturb the award 'unless it is so flagrant as to shock the conscience,'" the court opined.
By Riley Brennan | May 13, 2024
"Here, the communications between Ms. Carter and Wake Forest are more aptly characterized as isolated or attenuated, and are insufficient to give rise to jurisdiction," Justice Cleo E. Powell said in the May 9 opinion.
By ALM Staff | May 13, 2024
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