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Millions at Stake as Defunct Apportionment Law Is Debated in Ga. Courts

"[Our recent settlement's] a good example of what Alston & Bird v. Hatcher Management Holdings allowed that we can no longer do," plaintiff attorney Mike Rafi said. "Something like this will almost certainly never happen again because of the way the law changed."
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Daily Report Online

'If More Judges Did [This], We'd See More Cases Settled During Trial': Plaintiff's Counsel Talk Strategy and Courtroom Management in $6.4M Cobb County Win

Cobb County State Court Judge Jane Manning conducts her courtroom a little differently than most jurists. Here's how it played out.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Shopper's Parking Lot Pothole Fall Garners $2.95 Million Settlement in Monmouth

A woman who had four operations on her back and shoulders after falling in a ShopRite shopping center parking lot was paid $2.95 million to settle her Monmouth County personal injury suit.
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The Recorder

Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of DAs' Claims Against ADA Suit Filer Potter Handy

The unanimous three-justice panel said prosecutors and the state bar can pursue attorneys who make false claims, but this case brought under California's Unfair Competition Law is the wrong vehicle.
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Daily Report Online

'What If the Jury Awarded $1B?': Ga. Appellate Court Weighs Maximum for Nominal Damages

"These are fairly uncharted waters," Judge Stephen Dillard said of a case that explores a jury award in a case where there was no award for pain and suffering or medical costs.
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Daily Report Online

'Sometimes You Feel Crazy': How This PI Firm Leveraged Potential Sanctions to Secure a $4M Settlement in DeKalb

The order specifically targeted the apartment complex owner. Defense counsel was not involved in any way with spoliation.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Nelson Mullins Gains 7-Lawyer Group From Lathrop, Further Boosting Product Liability Team

The firm gains lawyers in Texas and California, but "probably more important than the geographic location is the skill set that [Robert Thackston] brings as a lawyer of last resort, first-chair trial lawyer," said firm leader Jim Lehman.
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The Legal Intelligencer

$1.778M Verdict for Electrician Shocked While Working on Commercial Building

On Jan. 31, 2020, plaintiff Matthew Gallagher, 39, an electrician, suffered an electrical shock while working at a fire-damaged commercial building at 1760 Market Street in Philadelphia.
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Law.com

Mechanic Injured on Conveyor Belt at FedEx Warehouse Files Negligence, Premises Liability Claim

This suit was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Toddler's Death at Airbnb Property Prompts Parents' Wrongful Death, Negligence Suit

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
3 minute read

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