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Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord in Merger Talks to Create New Am Law 50 Law Firm

The combination would create a firm with more than 1,600 lawyers and would move the firm solidly into the Am Law 50.
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Daily Report Online

2024 Southeastern Legal Awards Honorees Announced

The Daily Report and Law.com are pleased to announce its 2024 winners and finalists for the second annual Southeastern Legal Awards. Previously known…
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. High Court Set to Define When Words Exchanged by Counsel May Be Defamatory

The plaintiff-appellee, Armin Oskouei, an orthopedic surgeon, filed libel and slander complaints against defense attorney Zach Matthews of McMickle Kurey & Branch, alleging the latter said the plaintiff-appellee "is performing illegal surgeries," "is a back-alley doctor" and "a crook and a fraud" to a member of opposing counsel in an underlying dispute.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Family of Woman Killed at Atlanta Apartment Complex Wins $3.8M Verdict, Another Suit Threatens Recovery

"I think the jury concluded that companies shouldn't make profit when they result in people being killed or severely injured, and that makes a lot of sense," plaintiffs' counsel, Mike Rafi of the Rafi Law Firm in Atlanta, told the Daily Report. "They didn't want a company making money when their behavior disregarded such obvious problems."
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

How Atlanta Law Firms Fared in the Am Law 100

King & Spalding remained at No. 17 in the latest Am Law 100. Among four other Atlanta-founded firms, two rose and two fell in the rankings.
7 minute read

Law.com

Judge Sides With Sanofi, Dismissing Patient's Claims Against Cancer Medication Taxotere

The plaintiff sought to file an amended complaint, which would replace her short form complaint that defines "Permanent Chemotherapy Induced Alopecia," using identical language in which the multidistrict litigation court previously rejected. Chief U.S. District Judge Michael F. Urbanski rejected the plaintiff's request and agreed with Sanofi as to each of the plaintiff's claims.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

U.S. 11th Circuit Certifies Attorney-Fees Question to Florida Supreme Court

"This is not just about attorney fees," said Faudlin Pierre, a partner at Pierre Simon. "It's about vindicating important property rights in the State of Florida."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Defense Firms Adapt as Insurers Exit and Tort Reforms Limit Claims

Insurance work has shrunk as a consequence of the state's insurance crisis and recent legislative changes. But some firms are still hiring, betting that top lawyers will attract lucrative matters.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

White & Case Expands Miami Office, Doubling Down On Market's Long-Term Growth

The New York-based firm, which added another floor to its longstanding home in the Southeast Financial Center, follows Greenberg Traurig in renewing office leases.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Forced to Sue? $2.36M Atlanta Slip-and-Fall Judgment to Be Contested Before Court of Appeals

The plaintiff argued "the City knew that it had a systemic and pervasive hazardous condition lurking throughout its water distribution infrastructure in the form of thousands of misfit water meter lids."
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