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November 04, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Legal Events for Georgia Lawyers

A selection of training, networking and fundraising events of interest to lawyers and legal professionals in Georgia.
4 minute read
November 04, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Addressing Outside-The-Box Conflicts in an Ethical Way

Going beyond the traditional conflict of interest analysis that occurs at the beginning of a new representation or matter, there are other conflicts-related issues that can arise for lawyers and implicate their ethical obligations.
6 minute read
November 04, 2024 | Daily Report Online

'I Thank You': Attorney Leverages Daily Report Article to Turn $42K Offer Into $600K Settlement

"Allstate requested that my settlement remain confidential, but I rejected that request because I'm convinced stories like yours do more to hold companies like Allstate accountable than any settlement or verdict ever could," plaintiff counsel Richard Kopelman of told the Daily Report.
7 minute read
November 04, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Judge Rejects GOP Lawsuit Trying to Block Counties From Accepting Hand-Returned Mail Ballots

The Trump campaign, the RNC and the Georgia Republican Party said in a statement Saturday night that they sent letters to six counties demanding that all ballots received after Friday be kept separate from other ballots, saying they intend to sue over the issue.
3 minute read
November 02, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Cobb County Says Over 3K Absentee Ballots Mailed Late, Just Days Before Election

To deliver the ballots on time, election officials were using U.S. Postal Service express mail and UPS overnight delivery and sending the ballots with prepaid express return envelopes.
2 minute read
November 02, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Rapper Young Thug Is a Free Man. Here Are Things to Know About His Plea.

Prosecutors had been negotiating with the artist's lawyers to try to reach a deal that would end his participation in the long-running trial. But those efforts stalled when the two sides disagreed on conditions.
8 minute read
November 01, 2024 | Law.com

First Came the SEC, Now Investors Raise Allegations Against Acadia Healthcare

"It is particularly important that health care providers satisfy these requirements when providing services to a vulnerable patient population, such as residents of an inpatient behavioral health facility," Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton, head of the Justice Department's civil division, said.
4 minute read
November 01, 2024 | Law.com

Leveraging Partner Training To Recruit and Retain

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Jen Patton, the chief talent officer for Foley & Lardner in Houston, and Leigh Riley, a Milwaukee partner and member of the firm's management committee, speak with ALM senior business of law reporter Brenda Sapino Jeffreys about how the firm's new partner training program can help benefit lawyers throughout their careers.
1 minute read
November 01, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Ga. High Court Upholds Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Protests at State Capitol

Justice John Ellington wrote in the opinion that the allegations in the lawsuit were not sufficient to support a declaration that the law "is facially unconstitutionally overbroad or vague under Georgia law." A concurrence was written by Justice Nels Peterson.
3 minute read
October 31, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Rapper Young Thug Pleads Guilty to Gang, Drug and Gun Charges

Young Thug's plea comes nearly a year after the prosecution began presenting evidence in the problem-plagued trial. Jury selection at the courthouse in Atlanta began in January 2023 and took nearly 10 months.
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