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August 23, 2024 | Law.com

Fiber-Optics Manufacturer Secures $96M Verdict Against Former Executive Who Took Protected Info to Competitor

"We could not be more pleased for the client to be part of this amazing trial team," Maynard Nexsen shareholder Susan McWilliams said in a statement. "Securing this win was a gratifying end to a long and arduous litigation."

By Mason Lawlor

3 minute read

August 22, 2024 | Law.com

Nashville Firm Accused of Illegally Retaining Client's Funds, Acting as Counsel After Termination

As a result of the delay, obfuscation, and refusal by defendants to accommodate the transfer of files and information for the member accounts, TENCU has expended countless employee hours and costs in communicating with its members to advise them that the defendants no longer represent TENCU," according to the complaint filed by the plaintiff's new firm with Adams and Reese.

By Mason Lawlor

4 minute read

August 16, 2024 | Law.com

Litigation Launched: How to Sue NASA for Fallen Space Debris

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Cranfill Sumner Partner Mica Worthy discusses unique challenges involved in suing NASA for space debris damages amidst international law and the Federal Tort Claims Act.

By Cedra Mayfield | Patrick Smith | Mason Lawlor

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August 12, 2024 | Law.com

Split 6th Circuit Panel Reinstates Title IX Retaliation Claim Against University of Kentucky, Rejecting Student Enrollment Requirement

"Two separate, lengthy delays and an abrupt, last-minute cancelation may dissuade a reasonable person from pursuing a Title IX claim in federal court," Judge Rachel Bloomekatz wrote on behalf of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit majority.

By Mason Lawlor

6 minute read

August 07, 2024 | Daily Report Online

'Serious Issues': Georgia Superior Court of Cobb County Authorizes Judicial Emergency After Software Conversion

As part of the CMS conversion, the Clerk's Office has also "ceased allowing defendants and their attorneys the same level of access to case files as it does the District Attorney's office," according to the notice. The office has also begun charging indigent criminal defendants fees for filing, maintained a high number of vacancies, and turned away litigants, attorneys, and court reporters from its front counter, refusing to accept documents presented for filing.

By Mason Lawlor

3 minute read

August 06, 2024 | The Recorder

McGuireWoods Adds 11 Attorneys From Boutique to Century City Insurance Recovery Team

Pasich has been nationally recognized for representing commercial policyholders in high-profile insurance cases in directors and officers, errors and omission, commercial general liability, property and business interruption, product recall, event cancellation, motion picture and television production and other policies.

By Mason Lawlor

3 minute read

August 06, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Court of Appeals: Trial Court Cannot Assess Costs to Plaintiff Who Voluntarily Dismissed Personal Injury Claim

"In my view, he did not like us or the plaintiff," plaintiff's attorney Steve Leidel said about a retired trial judge. "It's my understanding that he solicited the clerk for costs and they never do that. I think it was possibly retributive for the fact that we did not want to proceed."

By Mason Lawlor

5 minute read

August 01, 2024 | Law.com

6th Circuit Dismisses Attorney's Civil Rights Appeal Involving Discovery on Statute-of-Limitation Grounds

While the attorney argued the clock started when she discovered that her speech had motivated the detective's attempt for a warrant, counsel for Russ countered by stating that the clock started when the attorney discovered the search had happened in January 2020, well outside the one-year statute of limitations for a Section 1983 claim in Tennessee.

By Mason Lawlor

5 minute read

July 31, 2024 | Daily Report Online

Eleventh Circuit Upholds 'Humiliating' Prison Strip Search of Woman, But Shares Concerns Over Qualified Immunity

Judges Robin Rosenbaum, Kevin Newsom and Gerald Tjoflat formed the circuit's panel. Rosenbaum wrote the majority opinion, issued on July 29, while she and Judge Kevin C. Newsom offered separate concurring opinions calling on the Eleventh Circuit to fix qualified-immunity jurisprudence.

By Mason Lawlor

5 minute read

July 31, 2024 | Daily Report Online

FTC, For-Profit Online Education Group Reach $43.5M Agreement After Consumer Protection Suit Filed Monday

Just one day after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a false advertising lawsuit against an online educational institution headquartered in Georgia, the government indicated that the parties agreed to settle the case for $43.5 million in student debt and refunds.

By Mason Lawlor

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