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'Experience Is Critical': Gwinnett County Magistrate Judge Says Current Role Gives Her an Edge Over the Competition in Superior Court Race

Georgia's judicial races will be decided during the state's nonpartisan primary election on May 21. In addition to those judges seeking reelection, new candidates are vying for vacancies and seats occupied by sitting judges. In Gwinnett County, one such hopeful, Magistrate Court Judge Regina Matthews, is vying for the vacancy that will be created by Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Karen Beyer's retirement.
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Daily Report Online

Judge Deciding If Enough 'Conflict' Exists to Disqualify DA From Georgia Election Case

The DA's office said defense attorneys failed to prove an "actual" conflict existed from personal relationship with attorney Nathan Wade
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Daily Report Online

'Up Close and Personal': Local Government Attorney Says She Brings County Law Experience to Gwinnett County Superior Court Race

"I've practiced exclusively in Gwinnett. County for most of my legal career [and] I'm the only one of the three of us that has significant experience in certain areas of the law that are heard in Superior Court," said Gwinnett County Superior Court judicial candidate Tuwanda Williams.
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Daily Report Online

Former Georgia Real Estate Attorney Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzling More Than $3M From Clients

"Closing attorneys serve a vital role for all real estate transactions in Georgia. They are entrusted with protecting their clients during the real estate transaction process. Dickason's actions violated that trust and put many taxpayer-insured FHA mortgages at risk of default," said a HUD-OIG agent.
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Daily Business Review

'Remove Judge Weiss': Father-Daughter Lawyers Face Suspension

"We are appealing to the Florida Supreme Court to provide clarity, so lawyers can understand the intersection of their free speech rights under the Florida and federal constitutions," said David Winker, the attorney for the respondents.
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Daily Business Review

Amid Controversy Over Noncompetes, Carlton Fields Gets Key Victory

Five U.S. states have fully banned noncompete clauses: California, Colorado, Oklahoma, North Dakota and Minnesota.
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Daily Business Review

More Money Than Attorneys Sought: $1.4M for Defamatory Posts

"It was an emotional trial with high stakes," the attorney for the plaintiff said.
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Law.com

Passenger's Vicarious Liability Claims Proceed Against Uber Following Alleged Assault by Driver

"Here, based on the facts alleged in the Complaint, Micah was at the address as part of his business driving for Uber and assaulted Plaintiff to coerce payment of a debt owed to Uber; therefore, a reasonable jury could determine that ... the assault was in furtherance of Uber's business," U.S. District Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. said, denying Uber's motion to dismiss on the plaintiff's vicarious liability claims.
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Daily Business Review

Holland & Knight Lands $7.7M Award for Fertilizer Broker in International Dispute

"The ruling will serve as viable precedent in this jurisdiction moving forward involving this act," said Jason Baruch, a partner at Holland & Knight.
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Daily Report Online

'I Think It's My Time': Gwinnett County Judicial Candidate Says She'll Move Cases, Back Mental Health Court

Fulton County Deputy District Attorney Ramona Toole is challenging an incumbent Gwinnett County State Court judge.
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