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May 02, 2008 |

Judge lifts limits on med-mal damages

5 minute read
February 26, 2008 |

'Tort reform' gets a frontal assault

6 minute read
December 15, 2009 |

Verdicts & Settlements: Jury sides with doctor in suit over patient's suicide

Lawyers for the widow of a man who committed suicide shortly after being released from a mental rehabilitation center could not convince a Fulton County jury that the man's psychiatrist failed to exercise proper care to ensure that his patient would receive adequate supervision when released into a halfway house.According to the pretrial order in the case, Clay Hardy, 46, checked into Peachford Hospital on Oct.
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March 16, 2010 |

Court upholds ER standard

The Supreme Court of Georgia on Monday dealt a two-pronged blow to plaintiff's lawyers, rejecting challenges to two parts of the 2005 tort reform package.The court split 4-3 to uphold a rule that demanded evidence of "gross negligence" on the part of emergency room doctors in order to sustain a medical malpractice claim.
10 minute read
January 18, 2008 |

Insurer wants shield from suit

It's been seven months since a young Atlanta lawyer set out for a romantic Greek wedding getaway only to spur an international tuberculosis scare that left him at the center of intense media scrutiny, public outrage and a multi-plaintiff civil suit in Canada.This week the homeowners' insurance company for Andrew H. Speaker asked a Fulton County judge to declare that it is not responsible for more than $1.
5 minute read
October 08, 2012 |

Insurer sues law firm over handling of Holt demands

An insurance company has sued an Atlanta law firm and an insurance agency, claiming negligence by both cost the company millions of dollars in unnecessary settlements by failing to promptly respond to accident victims' demands for the $25,000 policy limit damages of minimally-insured drivers.
5 minute read
March 29, 2012 |

Ex-client sues lawyers for $1.3M

A man who claims his former lawyers cheated him out of more than $1 million in unearned attorney fees in the wake of a collapsed real estate deal is suing for the return of the money, plus more than $200,000 in fees that he acknowledges are legitimate but argues that the attorneys forfeited through their "wrongful and fraudulent conduct.
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February 02, 2009 |

Law Firm Roundup

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December 06, 2012 |

Panel upholds unusual mistrial

A panel of the state Court of Appeals has upheld a Cobb County judge who said she was "in uncharted territory" when she declared a mistrial in a medical malpractice case last year. Tommy Malone (above) represents parents suing a hospital and doctor over a baby's brain damage.
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