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Daily Report Online

'You Just Figure It Out One Day at a Time': Baker Donelson Litigator Leads State Bar, Firm's Georgia Offices

Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Boggs swore Ivy Cadle in as state bar president during its annual meeting on June 8.
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Daily Business Review

Courts Closed Over South Florida Weather

Federal courts in Fort Lauderdale also closed their doors amidst the flooding.
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Daily Report Online

Lowball Settlement 'Didn't Look Right': Plaintiff Attorneys Recover $10.1M, Allege Defense Misled About Policy Limit

"I told [my co counsel], either this company is underinsured or they're not being truthful about how much coverage there is," plaintiff attorney Matt Cook said.
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Daily Business Review

Saul Ewing, Law Firm Partner Hit With Malpractice Lawsuit

"We sometimes forget that attorneys have to be counselors," said Virginia Buchanan, a shareholder at Levin Papantonio Rafferty.
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Daily Report Online

Ex-FisherBroyles Client Asks Georgia Supreme Court to Add IP Vendor Back to Lawsuit Over Missed Patent Deadline

Damages could exceed $100 million, according to expert witness testimony, yet lawyers have said the plaintiff could receive a small percentage of this sum or no damages at all if an appeals court judgment stands.
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The Recorder

43 States Reach $700 Million Settlement With J&J in Talc Product Lawsuits

A $700 million settlement reached by Johnson & Johnson with attorneys general from 43 states prohibits the pharmaceutical company from manufacturing, selling or distributing its talcum-based body powder products, which are known to increase the risk for cancer, in the United States.
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Daily Report Online

$47M Catastrophic Trucking Verdict Is a Sign of Changing Times in Growing Metro Atlanta County

"I think jurors in places like Cherokee County don't have a problem rendering a fair verdict if that means its going to be a big number for nice, deserving plaintiffs," said plaintiff's counsel Mike Moran.
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Daily Business Review

Law Firm Arguments Got Miami Judge to Block New Financial Disclosure Rule

"This is the most intrusive form of financial disclosure that I am aware of in the entire nation and would deter qualified people from running for office," said Jamie Cole, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs.
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Daily Report Online

FisherBroyles Adds Legal Ethics Lawyer as GC as Firm Continues Rebuilding

Devika Kewalramani is among 12 partners the firm has added since Jan. 1 after 128 partners—including its former GC—departed to form Pierson Ferdinand, one of the largest law firm spinoffs on record.
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Daily Business Review

'It's a Game Changer': What DeSantis' New Laws Mean to Law Firms

"We have always been at a disadvantage financially with our staffs, and I'm speaking for every single clerk throughout the state," said a South Florida court clerk about one new law's impact.
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