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February 21, 2024 | Daily Report Online
"Litigation strategy can be much debated among lawyers," Leonard's attorneys, former Supreme Court Justice Keith Blackwell, Steven Collins and Meredith Kingsley of Alston & Bird, wrote in their appellee brief. "That leaves even seasoned litigators open to second-guessing, especially when their decisions are viewed in hindsight after an adverse ruling."
By Alex Anteau
3 minute read
February 20, 2024 | Daily Report Online
"Changing this law is going to change not just staffing companies, but how physicians are able to practice if they have issues in their personal life, how pilots practice despite having issues in their personal lives," said defendant-appellee counsel Sarah Kazemian of Hall Booth Smith.
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
February 20, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Padgett was chosen to fill the vacancy created by the Supreme Court's removal of Court of Appeals Judge Christian Coomer for judicial misconduct on Aug. 16, 2023.
By Alex Anteau
3 minute read
February 16, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Presiding Judge Christopher McFadden, in a dispute between a car dealership and insurer, expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of case law.
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
February 15, 2024 | Daily Report Online
The Republican-backed legislation would allow the State Insurance Commission to gather and track data including how many torts are filed against people holding an insurer's policy, attorney fees from those suits and the total value of the claims.
By Alex Anteau
3 minute read
February 14, 2024 | Daily Report Online
"It really put me in a situation tactically that i didn't necessarily think i would be in in the moment," said plaintiff's counsel Darren Penn. "If you're in an Alston & Bird v. Hatcher situation, think about how that might play out before you get [to trial.]"
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
February 13, 2024 | Daily Report Online
According to the plaintiff-appellees, if the language of a contract is ambiguous, it needs to be strictly construed against the insurer.
By Alex Anteau
2 minute read
February 13, 2024 | Daily Report Online
The bill would stop plaintiffs from suing insurance companies directly in motor vehicle cases if they can also serve the motor carrier and the driver.
By Alex Anteau
4 minute read
February 7, 2024 | Daily Report Online
A wrongful-death medical-malpractice case out of Macon gave rise to the issue over whether a cap is constitutionally valid.
By Alex Anteau
5 minute read
February 6, 2024 | Daily Report Online
"I wish I could tell you it's a bill that, when I bring it up here, everybody's gonna sing 'Kumbaya' and tell you that it's great. They're not," Georgia Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, said.
By Alex Anteau
3 minute read
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