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October 18, 2024 | Daily Report Online

$31M Settlement Reached: Litigators Resolve Explosive Lithium-Ion Battery Damages Dispute

"We found ourselves in unchartered territory while taking on a global leader of an emerging technology, and success depended on our ability to combine recently enacted environmental regulations with centuries-old legal theories like trespass and nuisance," said plaintiff counsel Jackson McDonald of McDonald & Cody in Alto, Georgia.
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October 18, 2024 | National Law Journal

DC Judge Unseals Additional Evidence in Trump Jan. 6 Criminal Case

The GOP held an advantage in control of state delegations, so the alleged criminal conspiracy called for the U.S. House to hand reelection to former President Donald Trump, according to new evidence unsealed in D.C. federal court.
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October 17, 2024 | National Law Journal

Alabama Man Arrested After Causing Bitcoin Price to Surge, Then Plummet After Fake SEC Tweet

"The defendant allegedly deceived the public by impersonating the victim and making fraudulent statements on behalf of the SEC," Chad Yarbrough, the assistant director of the FBI criminal investigative division, said in a statement.
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October 17, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Judge Invalidates Rules Passed by State Election Board in Georgia

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox ordered the State Election Board to immediately remove seven new election rules and to inform all state and local election officials that they are void and not to be followed.
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October 17, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Republicans Challenge More Than 63K Voters in Georgia, but Few Removed, AP Finds

Those who allege Georgia's voting rolls are bloated with ineligible voters are trying to change that, filing lawsuits and pushing the State Election Board to order counties to do more.
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October 17, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Bank of America Alleges Atlanta Lawyer 'Refused' to Return Almost $1M From DOT Settlements

"Defendants have not provided any valid justification for their refusal to remit the ... funds held in trust for [the bank]," the suit states.
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October 17, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Ex-Justices Help Appellant Team Secure Reversal in Garnishment Dispute

"[I]f the process defense is meritorious, as it is here, the default judgment must be set aside," read the Supreme Court of Georgia opinion.
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October 16, 2024 | Daily Report Online

On the Move: Polsinelli Adds Health Care Litigation Pros From K&L Gates

Clark Hill adds to construction group in Atlanta; Buchalter, Bradley, Holland & Knight also make additions in Southeast offices.
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October 16, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Fulton Judge Blocks Ballot-Counting Rule, Says County Officials Must Certify Election Results

Tuesday and Monday's rulings are victories for Democrats, liberal voting rights groups and some legal experts who have raised concerns that former President Donald Trump's allies could refuse to certify the results if the former president loses to Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in next month's presidential election.
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October 16, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Lawyers Outdo Themselves, Getting $50M After Court Vacates $10M Award

"They offered one one-hundredth of the verdict," said prevailing plaintiff counsel Daniel J. Moriarty of Moriarty Injury Law. "That's important because everyone talks about verdicts in Georgia, but what people need to talk about is the fact that these verdicts happen because these insurance companies don't protect their insureds, and they lowball plaintiffs even in strong cases."
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