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SEC Accuses Alpharetta Man of Defrauding Investors of $2.4 Million

The SEC says Timothy Batchelor used more than $1 million of investor funds for personal expenses, including student loans, university courses and new vehicles.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Alston Ex-Partner Is Grilled on Stand in Legal Malpractice Trial

The plaintiffs, a family-owned company, say Alston & Bird and former partner Jack Sawyer breached their legal and fiduciary duties by helping an older sibling allegedly steal nearly $1.5 million.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

In Fight for Attorney Fees, Broward Attorney Blasts Court

"If courts think they're going to suck the oxygen out of the room, they're wrong," foreclosure defense attorney Roy Oppenheim said.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

South Georgia County, Hospital Authority Sue Over Opioid Addiction

Attorneys at an Athens firm with a growing national reputation as leaders in medical MDL are representing Candler County and the county hospital authority in their fight against drug manufacturers and distributors.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

In State of the Judiciary Speech, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore Tackles Opioid Addiction, Homelessness and Case Backlogs

While announcing a dramatic reduction in backlogs in both civil and criminal courts from one corner of the state to the other, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore concentrated her remarks Tuesday on ways to make the system fairer and more efficient.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Things Just Couldn't Be the Same' After the 'Lynyrd Skynyrd' Spoliation Decision

Most lawyers know to advise their clients to preserve evidence in their “care, custody or control” relevant to pending or threatened litigation. But exactly how far does “control” go? Can a party be sanctioned for spoliation for failing to issue a legal hold notice to a third party who has no obligation to follow your legal hold instructions?
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Comparative Review of Products Liability Jury Instructions

After the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its decision in Tincher v. Omega Flex, the committee appointed by the court to prepare jury instructions issued “suggested standard products liability instructions” (published by the PBI) in an effort to provide guidance to the bench and bar.
15 minute read

Daily Report Online

Some Atlanta False Claims Lawyers Wary, Others See Little Threat in DOJ Whistleblower Memo

An internal Justice Department memo that spells out specific, new criteria for federal prosecutors to use in determining whether to dismiss a whistleblower case may be more defense-oriented but, while a reason for caution, raises no immediate alarms.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Mother Sues After Stuntman Son Dies From Injuries on Set of 'Walking Dead'

The lawsuit claims the death of a stunt double on the set of "The Walking Dead" was the result of pressure on the series' production companies and staff to save money by "cutting corners" on safety.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Ted Leopold Takes On Corporate America

The Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll attorney is usually out-resourced and out-manned, but that hasn't stopped him from using the law to win high-stakes, multi-million dollar cases brought against some of the world's largest companies.
7 minute read

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