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Warner Bates Raises $22K for Guardians Ad Litem
Family law firm Warner, Bates, McGough, McGinnis & Portnoy's second annual fundraiser for the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers' Foundation's guardian ad litem program raised a whopping $22,450 this year—almost triple the amount garnered by the initial fundraiser last year.E-Mail's No Conduit for Libel, Paul Hastings Says
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker says in pleadings that an internal firm e-mail can't be considered libelous under Georgia law. Whether the e-mail is considered "published" is a critical issue in a libel suit filed against the L.A.-based firm by attorney Dennis J. Gerschick. Gerschick contends that an e-mail intended only for circulation among eight Paul Hastings lawyers -- but inadvertently sent to him -- was libelous.Ogletree Deakins adds employment shareholder
Labor and employment firm Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart has recruited Eric Berezin as a shareholder from Duane Morris. Berezin is an employment lawyer focused on workplace safety issues.Insurer's Lawyer Sues Ex-Client, Says Nonlawyers Judged Output
Atlanta's Malcolm S. Murray Sr. is living the insurance defense lawyer's dream: Hes suing a former client he says wrongly slashed his bills. Murray claims Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. committed fraud, breach of contract and RICO violations. "I represented Nationwide for about 23 years. ...[S]uddenly I became a crook, and they started cutting my fees anywhere from 10 percent to 75 percent."Federal Blotter: R&B artist's family trust takes on cybersquatters
A rhythm and blues artist, a pre-holiday meal that ended in disaster and an allegedly dangerous bathroom tile sealer all are the subject of suits filed recently in federal court in the Northern District of Georgia. The RB artist-also known for his soul and funk music-is the late Curtis Mayfield, a singer and songwriter with The Impressions and the architect of the Grammy-nominated film soundtrack for the 1970s-era movie "Superfly.Ga. High Court Ruling May Widen Workers' Comp Net for Traveling Employees
Georgia's highest court issued a sharply divided ruling this week that some say exposes employers to workers' compensation claims for just about anything their employees might do while traveling. The 4-3 decision, which turns on an interpretation of the "continuous employment" doctrine, upheld an award of workers' compensation benefits to the son of a Florida man who was killed as a result of an automobile accident in Georgia. Howard King was driving a company truck and was on sick leave at the time.Lawyer finds new career in plaintiffs' work
After almost two decades as an insurance defense lawyer, K. Eric Morrow has started his own plaintiffs' and estate planning firm in East Point.Morrow opened Morrow Law in September after 15 years working for Sharon W. Ware Associates, an in-house claims litigation firm for State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co. "I wanted to be my own boss and run my own show.TRENDING STORIES
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