By Cedra Mayfield | March 21, 2023
"They are paying not only the full amount of the judgment but also an amount on top of the judgment in light of, at that point, the unknown of what was going to happen with the cap," said plaintiff attorney Jed Manton of Harris Lowry Manton in Atlanta.
By Colleen Murphy | March 10, 2023
A $988,750 settlement was reached on Dec. 29 for a Belleville man seriously injured when he was rear-ended in a crash. On the accident date, June…
By Kenneth E. Pitcoff and Andrea M. Alonso | March 10, 2023
The key word in any application of the 'assumption of risk' doctrine is the term "inherent." This article discusses how the Second Department's latest interpretation of inherency narrows the application of the doctrine.
By Everett Catts | March 9, 2023
In his order, Judge John R. Mather said he granted the summary judgment motion because the plaintiff had no evidence of previous crimes happening on the property, adding "the Court has found no authority which supports a nuisance action for incidents occurring in surrounding areas, and … an underlying breach has not been shown."
By Brad Kutner | March 8, 2023
An amicus in the case pointed to statistics that showed over 8% of all pending civil cases made it to trial in 1973. Fast forward to 2019, the last year the U.S. Court system published statistics, and that number dropped to 0.7%.
By Cedra Mayfield | February 28, 2023
"As Kenny Rogers sang in 'The Gambler,' 'You got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em,'" said defense counsel Bill Mitchell of Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston & Zimet.
By David Gialanella | February 28, 2023
These case results are reported by Texas Lawyer affiliate VerdictSearch. MOTOR VEHICLE PLAINTIFFS: DRIVER WAS DRUNK DURING FATAL CRASH On Aug.…
By Cedra Mayfield | February 23, 2023
"They elected not to put any fault on the assailant," said plaintiff counsel Michael J. Smith of Sinton Scott Minock Kerew in Atlanta. "That was probably the most shocking thing that happened."
By Aleeza Furman | February 16, 2023
Plaintiffs attorney Leonard Hill said a video showing plaintiff Alexander Saltzman's day-to-day life proved to be a vital piece of evidence after Saltzman unexpectedly died during the course of the litigation.
By Cedra Mayfield | February 9, 2023
"You concede that our cases put this issue to the jury," asked Justice Andrew A. Pinson of former Chief Justice Harold D. Melton during Supreme Court of Georgia oral arguments.
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