Georgia

  • June 30, 2026

    Ga. Justices Refuse To Take Up Drew Eckl's Arbitration Fight

    The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP's bid to require a breakaway firm — founded by former Drew Eckl partners and others — to participate in arbitration in the fee dispute between the firm and ex-partners.

  • June 30, 2026

    High Court Sends 3 Roundup Cases Back After Monsanto Win

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sent back several cases over claims that Bayer unit Monsanto Co.'s Roundup weed killer causes cancer, after the court last week delivered its ruling that state-based claims about a failure to warn on the weedkiller's labeling are barred by federal law.

  • June 30, 2026

    Justices Strike Down Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday thwarted President Donald Trump's attempt to limit birthright citizenship to babies born to parents with permanent ties to the United States, finding the 14th Amendment cannot be read that narrowly — a decision dissenting justices fear will jeopardize the country's future.

  • June 29, 2026

    Black Driver Says Concrete Co. Fired Him For Calling Out Slur

    A Black former driver for a concrete company alleges in a suit filed Monday in Georgia federal court that he was fired after complaining that a colleague called him a racial slur and taking leftover concrete from a job even though he got approval from management to do so. 

  • June 29, 2026

    High Court Blocks Roy Moore's Bid To Preserve $8.2M Win

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an emergency stay request from former Alabama Supreme Court justice Roy Moore, shooting down his attempt to save an $8.2 million defamation verdict he was awarded for his claims that a Democratic PAC ad suggested he solicited a minor for sex.

  • June 29, 2026

    No Coverage For Bank's $240M Overdraft Deal, Insurers Say

    A group of insurers doesn't owe coverage to Truist Bank for a $240 million settlement of a consumer class action stemming from its predecessor's overdraft charges, the carriers told a North Carolina federal court, saying the deal doesn't constitute "damages" as defined by the policies.

  • June 29, 2026

    JCPenney Cuts $100K Deal In EEOC Cancer Bias Suit

    A Georgia federal judge has greenlighted a $99,000 deal JCPenney reached with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to wrap up a suit claiming the department store chain fired a worker for taking time off for chemotherapy sessions, the agency announced Monday.

  • June 29, 2026

    GM Sold Cars With Leaky Coolant Defect, Suit Says

    General Motors was hit with a proposed class action in Georgia federal court over an allegedly defective cooling-system component in several Chevrolet, GMC and Buick models.

  • June 29, 2026

    Embattled Ga. Judge Faces Growing Wave Of Recusal Motions

    A Georgia federal judge who recused herself this month from presiding over the U.S. Department of Justice's election records dispute with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is facing the fallout of being reprimanded as multiple parties ask that she be disqualified from presiding over their matters.

  • June 29, 2026

    Insurer Says Firm, Atty Not Covered For Malpractice Claim

    A Georgia law firm and attorney are not entitled to coverage for a legal malpractice claim brought by a former client who said their handling of an underlying lawsuit resulted in a nearly $600,000 default judgment against him, the firm's professional liability insurer told a federal court.

  • June 29, 2026

    High Court Rejects Dershowitz's Appeal To Revive CNN Suit

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz's invitation to revisit its seminal 1964 ruling in New York Times v. Sullivan, rejecting Dershowitz's petition to revive his $300 million defamation suit against CNN.

  • June 26, 2026

    PACER Fees Will Rise To Fund Cyber Defense Upgrades

    The federal judiciary announced Friday it will temporarily increase the fees for electronic access to court records to pay for a potential $800 million upgrade that will modernize and strengthen court records systems PACER and CM/ECF, an upgrade it previously said is needed to respond to escalating cyberattacks.

  • June 26, 2026

    Georgia Cases To Watch In The Last Half Of 2026

    Georgia faces major litigation in the second half of 2026, including disputes over data center growth, PFAS contamination and whether companies can be forced to fund medical monitoring for people alleging no current injuries. Here, Law360 highlights some of the biggest cases to keep an eye on in the Peach State.

  • June 26, 2026

    Panhandling Ban In Fla. City Unconstitutional, 11th Circ. Says

    The Eleventh Circuit ruled Friday that a city ordinance in Daytona Beach, Florida, criminalizing panhandling is unconstitutional, but vacated part of an injunction blocking its enforcement after finding that the plaintiffs did not have standing to challenge every provision of the ordinance.

  • June 26, 2026

    NC Judge Won't Block Ex-Sales Team's Rival Venture, For Now

    An office technology provider can't block a group of former sales representatives from running a rival business, which it claims they're doing by violating their noncompete agreements and using its trade secrets, after a federal judge said he'd wait until both sides can weigh in.

  • June 26, 2026

    Norfolk Southern's Post-Mallory Arguments Fail, Justices Told

    A rail worker's estate told the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday that Norfolk Southern cannot keep trying to evade a Federal Employers' Liability Act lawsuit by refashioning its constitutional challenge to Pennsylvania's business-registration statute asserting jurisdiction over the rail giant.

  • June 26, 2026

    DC Circ. Preserves Biden-Era EPA Soot Rule

    The D.C. Circuit Friday rejected challenges from Republican states and business groups to a Biden-era rule setting tighter national limits on soot, as well as the Trump administration's request to vacate the rule.

  • June 26, 2026

    Fintech Execs Tell 11th Circ. Token Wasn't Security

    Two former executives at fintech company Hydrogen Technology Corp. have asked an Eleventh Circuit panel to vacate their convictions and sentences, arguing there was insufficient evidence to support the charges that they conspired to manipulate the market for Hydrogen's digital assets.

  • June 26, 2026

    5 ERISA Cases To Keep An Eye On In The Second Half Of 2026

    A U.S. Supreme Court challenge to Intel Corp.'s 401(k) investment lineup tops the list of cases benefits attorneys will be watching this summer and fall, though appeals involving health plan tobacco fees, plan forfeiture spending and a potential Eleventh Circuit precedent shift are also top of mind. Here, Law360 looks at five ERISA cases that attorneys should have on their radar as 2026 rolls on.

  • June 26, 2026

    Fla. Judge Won't Lift Asset Freeze In $91M Fake Benefits Suit

    A Florida federal judge declined a request to lift a freeze on two siblings' assets after the Federal Trade Commission accused them of orchestrating a $91 million fraudulent health benefits scheme, ruling they need to find other ways to pay their attorneys.

  • June 26, 2026

    11th Circ. Told Loan Program Wasn't Commodities Investing

    An imprisoned foreign currency trader urged an Eleventh Circuit panel Friday to undo a $62 million fraud-related judgment in the Commodities Futures Trading Commission's lawsuit accusing him of misappropriating investor cash, arguing the money was lent to him and he wasn't pooling funds. 

  • June 25, 2026

    Delta Retirees Want Benefits Class Cleared For Takeoff

    Married retirees of Delta Air Lines Inc. asked a Nevada federal court to grant them class certification in a lawsuit alleging the airline shorted them on retirement benefits by miscalculating lump-sum payouts, arguing the proposed class shared enough common ground to warrant the court's sign-off.

  • June 25, 2026

    11th Circ. Judges Question Coke's View Of IRS As Arbitrary

    Judges for the Eleventh Circuit probed attorneys for Coca-Cola and the government Thursday about whether the IRS was arbitrary in abandoning its position in a closing agreement the beverage company had relied on for decades to calculate its transfer prices with related foreign suppliers.

  • June 25, 2026

    GOP Election Rules Appeal Sent To Ga. Supreme Court

    A Georgia appellate panel said Thursday that the state's justices, rather than the Georgia Court of Appeals, will need to consider whether two rules promulgated by the State Election Board violated the nondelegation doctrine of the state constitution.

  • June 25, 2026

    11th Circ. Challenges Exclusion In Arson Death Dispute

    An Eleventh Circuit panel appeared skeptical of a property insurer's argument that an exclusion for a failure to maintain an apartment complex freed it from defending the owner in a wrongful death suit stemming from arson.

Expert Analysis

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    Ultramarathons Make Me A Better Lawyer

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    Completing a 100-mile ultramarathon was tougher, more humbling and more rewarding than I ever imagined, and the experience highlighted how long-distance running has sharpened my ability to adapt to the evolving nature of antitrust law and strengthened my resolve to handle demanding, unforeseen challenges, says Dan Oakes at Axinn.

  • Getting The Most Out Of Learning And Development Programs

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    Junior associates can better develop the legal, business and interpersonal skills they need for long-term success by approaching their firms’ learning and development programs armed with five tips for getting the most out of these resources, says Lauren Hakala at Reed Smith.

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    AI Presents A Make-Or-Break Moment For Outside Counsel

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    The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence by corporate legal departments is forcing a long-overdue reset of the relationship between inside and outside counsel, and introducing a significant opportunity to shed frustrating inefficiencies and strengthen collaboration for firms willing to embrace the shift, says Intel Chief Legal Officer April Miller Boise.

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    Watching Hallmark Movies Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    I realize you may be judging me for watching, and actually enjoying, Hallmark Channel movies, but the escapism and storylines actually demonstrate qualities and actions that lead to an efficient, productive and positive legal practice, says Karen Ross at Tucker Ellis.

  • New Orphan Drug Law Provides A Key Fix For Pharma Cos.

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    The Consolidated Appropriations Act enacted last month restores the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's long-standing interpretation of "same disease or condition," related to orphan drug exclusivity, resolving years of regulatory uncertainty and litigation that have discouraged rare disease research, say attorneys at Spencer Fane.

  • Employment Cases Offer Arbitration Clause Drafting Lessons

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    Two recent federal court decisions granting employers' motions to compel arbitration highlight that companies can improve their chances of avoiding court by approaching arbitration clauses as a series of related drafting choices, anticipating disputes on the arbitral seat, hearing location and governing law, say attorneys at Krevolin Horst.

  • 5 Tips For Navigating Your Firm's All-Attorney Summit

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    Law firm retreats should be approached strategically, as they present valuable opportunities to advance both the firm's objectives and attorneys' professional development through meaningful participation, building and strengthening internal relationships, and proactive follow-up, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.

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    Coaching Soccer Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Coaching youth soccer for my 7-year-old son's team has sharpened how I communicate with clients, prepare witnesses, work within teams and think about leadership, making me a more thoughtful and effective lawyer in many ways, says Joshua Holt at Smith Currie.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: The Human Element

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    Law school teaches you to quickly apply intellect and logic when handling a legal issue, but every fact pattern also involves a person, making the ability to balance expertise with empathy critical to the growth of relationships with clients, colleagues and adversaries, says Rachel Adcox at Adcox Strategies.

  • Opinion

    Ga. HOA Reform Bills Risk Undermining Local Governance

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    Lawmakers considering several bills in Georgia that would centralize regulation of homeowners associations should acknowledge that effective reform needs to protect homeowners’ rights while preserving the financial and governance structures that allow communities to function, says Julie Howard at NowackHoward.

  • The Benefits Of Choosing A Niche Practice In The AI Age

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    As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly accessible, lawyers with a niche practice may stand out as clients seek specialized judgment that automation cannot replicate, but it is important to choose a niche that is durable, engaging and a good personal fit, says Daniel Borneman at Lowenstein Sandler.

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    Podcasting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Podcasting has changed how I ask questions and connect with people, sharpening my ability to listen without interrupting or prejudging, and bringing me closer to what law is meant to be: a human profession grounded in understanding, judgment and trust, says Donna DiMaggio Berger at Becker.

  • Structuring Water Agreements For Data Center Development

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    For developers of artificial intelligence data centers, water use is now a threshold feasibility and financing variable amid a regulatory landscape with a state-driven push for transparency and federal push to streamline pathways for AI-related infrastructure, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

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    Volunteering With Scouts Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Serving as an assistant scoutmaster for my son’s troop reaffirmed several skills and principles crucial to lawyering — from the importance of disconnecting to the value of morality, says Michael Warren at McManis Faulkner.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: In Court, It's About Storytelling

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    Law school provides doctrine, cases and hypotheticals, but when lawyers step into the courtroom, they must learn the importance of clarity, credibility, memorability and preparation — in other words, how to tell simple, effective stories, say Nicholas Steverson and Danielle Trujillo at Wheeler Trigg, and Lisa DeCaro at Courtroom Performance.

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