By Katheryn Tucker | October 23, 2020
The Georgia Court of Appeals is being asked to decide whether plaintiffs lawyers can tack on their 40% contingency fee award on top of a $33 million wrongful death verdict. "I want to hear why this is something legitimate," Presiding Judge Sara Doyle said.
By Katheryn Tucker | October 21, 2020
Lawyers for the zombie drama producers say they are not liable for the death of stuntman John Bernecker and are asking the Court of Appeals to throw out the verdict and the case. Lawyers for Bernecker's parents say the evidence supports the verdict and it "must be affirmed."
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | October 21, 2020
The Superior Court panel agreed with the court's determination that the photos, taken by agents of the law firm representing defendant West Penn Power Co., were not protected by attorney-client privilege.
Daily Business Review | Profile
By Raychel Lean | October 19, 2020
Miami's Dolan Dobrinsky Rosenblum Bluestein co-founder Dan Dolan steps in to reverse engineer a tragedy, asking: "Why did this happen?"
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | October 19, 2020
This decision is not a panacea, but it is a welcome additional step towards overcoming the scourge of drunk driving.
By Raychel Lean | October 13, 2020
The lawsuit resulted in an almost $5 million verdict, and the appeal is poised to clarify what instructions jurors should receive for premises liability claims.
By Raychel Lean | September 25, 2020
"When you talk about a 3-year-old child sitting there totally innocent with his parents, his grandparents and his whole family, and for this to happen right in front of them and now they're all involved in this panicked rescue, it's just horrifying," plaintiff counsel said.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | September 22, 2020
According to Third Circuit Judge Paul Matey's precedential Sept. 22 opinion, Alita Johnson called 911 while the building was on fire. The operator instructed her to remain inside, assuring her that help was on the way. "But a cascade of errors followed," Matey said, with firefighters initially driving to the wrong location and then, once at the scene, unaware that the family was inside.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Timothy R. Capowski and Sofya Uvaydov | September 21, 2020
Imagine a common scenario: A wrongful death case where the decedent leaves behind a spouse, two children, and a third adult child from a prior marriage…
By Suzette Parmley | September 18, 2020
"The Court rejects any interpretation of the [Social Host Liability] Act that would lead to the absurd conclusion that the Legislature intended to create a liability-free zone for underage social hosts who knowingly provide alcohol to visibly intoxicated minors and underage adults," Justice Barry Albin wrote.
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