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'Pushed Into Oncoming Traffic': $5.85M Settlement in Mediated Auto Tort

Atlanta plaintiffs counsel with The Fowler Firm reached a $5.85 million settlement with defense counsel from Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & Brieske after a 2022 collision involving a roofing contractor left a Dallas man with a traumatic brain injury.
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Daily Report Online

40% Contingency: A New Ruling Just Cost This Plaintiff Team $827K in Legal Fees

A ruling by the Georgia Court of Appeals has clarified that a trial court judge is "not bound" to accept fees agreed to by clients in contracts with their attorneys.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Spalding Jurors Return $12M Verdict Against State Farm Insurance Client

A Spalding County State Court jury has returned a $12 million verdict against a motorist insured by State Farm Insurance following an injury collision with disputed liability. As plaintiff counsel credit the eight-figure outcome to their ability to establish the defendant's liability, defense counsel have announced plans to appeal the verdict, citing the existence of an unenforced pre-litigation settlement.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Uber Cannot Be Held Vicariously Liable for Driver's Alleged Negligent Conduct

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
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New York Law Journal

Intentionally Caused Motor Vehicle Accidents in the Video Spotlight

The author writes that public awareness of staged motor vehicle accidents has been raised by the viral video of the Belt Parkway crash and the video of a person in a bear costume damaging luxury cars in California, but staged, intentionally-caused losses have been a problem for insurers for a long time.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Truck Collision Defendants Claim Verdict Slip Issues Spurred Jury's $29M Award

“The award of $16 million in non-economic damages by the jury was especially egregious and obviously a direct by-product of the improper jury verdict slip, as well as confusion, mistake, and misunderstanding regarding the court’s instructions to the jury relating to damages," the defendants argued in a post-trial motion.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Fulton Jury Returns Defense Verdict After Pedestrian Killed by MARTA Bus

Five years after a city bus struck and killed a pedestrian, Freeman Mathis & Gary litigators have convinced a Fulton County Superior Court jury to return a verdict in favor of Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority and its driver.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Wilmer's Bharara to Lead Probe Into Alleged State Police Traffic Enforcement 'Slowdown'

“I have complete confidence that Mr. Bharara possesses the skill, experience, and unquestioned integrity to complete this investigation and pursue any lead, without fear or favor,” New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

'All About Case Selection': Small But Mighty Miami Firm Reflects on Decades of Success

“We never wanted to grow just for the sake of growth,” said Steve Cain, founding partner of a Miami boutique firm celebrating 40 years of cases.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Morgan & Morgan Litigators Flip $3.75M Jury Verdict Into $5.6M Settlement With State Farm

After convincing a Clayton County State Court jury to return a $3.75 million verdict in an underlying 2018 automotive tort, litigators with Morgan & Morgan have obtained a $5.6 million post-verdict settlement with State Farm Insurance.
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