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May 20, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Showing Teeth of Whistleblower Act, Georgia Jury Awards $350K Verdict to Firefighter

"I think we advanced the law and some of the thinking on how to try a whistleblower case," said Luke Andrews, a partner at Watson Spence in Atlanta. "The parties developed their own jury instructions particular to this whistleblower law and that was interesting."
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May 20, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Federal Jury in Valdosta Awards $250K in Walmart Slip and (Almost) Fall

The Valdosta jury awarded $250,000 in damages, then tacked on another $9,000 following a separate trial on claims Walmart offered a frivolous defense.
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May 20, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Trend: Defense Adding Appellate Lawyers at Trial to Fight Plaintiffs' 'Emotional' Closings

"Your adrenaline's running, you're in the trial zone and you don't necessarily think before you speak, and you say the wrong thing," said appellate attorney Elissa Haynes in Atlanta. "That wrong thing is oftentimes what a juror latches on to, and it results in these outrageous verdicts."
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May 13, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Q&A: Defense Bar Leader Jeff Ward Discusses His Switch to Full-Time Mediator During Pandemic

The current president of the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association also became a certified mediator in 2016. When the pandemic forced court closures, Ward decided to make the leap to full-time neutral with Miles Mediation.
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April 21, 2021 | Pro Mid Market

Who Got the Work: An NFT Art Auction and a Brain Injury Verdict

Auction house Sotheby's made its first-ever sale of non-fungible tokens with the help of attorneys in Seward & Kissel, Morrison Cohen worked with Morelli Law to represent a man who sustained a traumatic brain injury from a work accident, and other work from midsize moves.
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March 12, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Associate Hiring Has Revved Up After Last Year's Freeze

Recruiters are seeing an uptick in associate candidate requests, ranging from Am Law 50 firms to boutiques.
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March 04, 2021 | Pro Mid Market

Expense Planning In 2021 Is A Moving Target For Midsize Firms

Last year's unexpected profit jumps from expense savings won't last. But it's unclear when normal activities, and expenses, will resume.
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March 03, 2021 | Daily Report Online

US Judge, Tossing Case, Says 'Hidden Predator' Sex Abuse Claims Against Priest Were Filed Too Late

A federal judge in Atlanta said a man's claims of sexual abuse by a priest more than 20 years ago missed the deadline established by Georgia's 2015 Hidden Predator Act.
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February 26, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Uncertainty Swirls Over Law Firm Budgets, as Lawyers Face 'Critical Unknowns' in 2021

For law firms, key questions remain over when litigation activity resumes and how much expenses increase as business activity returns to in person.
5 minute read
February 26, 2021 | Pro Mid Market

What Pandemic-Era Changes Are 'Here to Stay' for Law Firms?

With regard to billing, "Changing some of those formats is something that we really needed to do, and this has helped us adopt that more quickly," one midsize firm leader said.
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