By Greg Land | April 5, 2018
The city of Decatur, which is the target of a complaint filed by Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, claims the board set up to handle complaints is a repeat violator of the Open Records and Open Meetings acts.
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By Audra Dial and Alyson Wooten | April 5, 2018
I cannot imagine the despair that would result if, after that journey, I were told that my fears were unfounded and I would have to return to my homeland and face probable death.
By Greg Land | April 4, 2018
The jurors cleared WellStar Douglas Hospital and a radiologist of negligence in the death of a woman whose breast cancer went undetected but set up a new trial for a medical malpractice claim against the hospital.
By Greg Land | April 4, 2018
Ruling in a case involving a woman injured when the buggy she was riding in was hit by a car, the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a trial judge was correct in denying summary judgment to the buggy driver's insurer. But the opinion said the injured woman's UM claim against the same insurer should have been dismissed by the trial court.
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By Ashley A. Akins | April 4, 2018
Chasdity's mother was caught in a bind that separated her from her very ill adult daughter. She couldn't get Chasdity released until she could get home nursing care in place. But she couldn't get home care in place without Chasdity's records. She couldn't obtain Chasdity's records until she could become her legal guardian.
By Andrew Denney | April 3, 2018
Ruling on an issue that has divided New York judges and “perplexed courts for some time,” a split Court of Appeals ruled that plaintiffs in comparative negligence cases need not bear the "double burden" of disproving their own negligence to win on summary judgment.
By Colby Hamilton | April 3, 2018
On each point raised by the plaintiffs, U.S. District Judge Richard Berman cited recent case law that showed the challenges facing litigants in class action securities cases.
By Katheryn Tucker | April 3, 2018
With two teams of lawyers battling each other with so many motions and objections that even Gwinnett County State Court Judge Shawn Bratton said he…
By John Council | April 3, 2018
“We recognize that this is a complex matter and district court judges have broad discretion in managing their dockets," the court said. "However, discretion has its limits.”
By Greg Land | April 3, 2018
The plaintiffs lawyer said the jury could not see its way clear to find the defendant, a "very sweet" 90-year-old woman, liable for the injuries her housekeeper suffered in the fall.
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