Georgia

  • March 24, 2025

    Equifax Freed Of FCRA Suit Over Forgiven Student Loans

    A woman who alleged Equifax recklessly published derogatory and damaging credit reports that included a six-figure student loan debt, which was forgiven by the Biden administration, has agreed to end her Fair Credit Reporting Act putative class action, according to a stipulated dismissal filed Monday in Georgia federal court. 

  • March 24, 2025

    Feds Seek About 5 Years For Insurance Rep's $6M Bank Fraud

    Georgia federal prosecutors recommended that a Florida insurance broker who pled guilty to defrauding a credit union out of $6 million through loans to commercial borrowers for insurance premiums be sentenced to between 51 and 63 months in prison.

  • March 24, 2025

    Ga. Clinic Hit With Retaliation, Confidentiality Allegations

    A former employee of a Georgia sexual assault survivors' clinic filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the organization Friday claiming that she was forced out of her position after refusing to help cover up allegations that the clinic was violating victim confidentiality laws.

  • March 24, 2025

    Norfolk Southern Must Face Investors' Suit Over Safety Claims

    A lawsuit claiming that Norfolk Southern executives propped up stock prices with false claims about the railroad's safety culture has survived the company's motion to dismiss, with a Georgia federal judge ruling Monday that those claims were specific enough to be material for investors who were allegedly deceived up until the 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

  • March 24, 2025

    TTAB Denies Jack's Grill TM Over Confusion With Chain

    The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has denied an attempt by a California restaurant called Jack's Grill and Billiards Inc. to register its name, saying it would likely create confusion with Jack's Family Restaurants, a chain that has hundreds of locations in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee.

  • March 24, 2025

    Ga. Law Firm Accuses Recruiting Agency Of Contract Breach

    Atlanta law firm Mozley Finlayson & Loggins LLP is accusing recruiting company Frederick Fox LLC of breach of contract after it refused to pay back a more than $36,000 placement fee when its candidate quickly left his role.

  • March 24, 2025

    Monsanto Hit With $2.1B Verdict In Ga. Roundup Case

    A Georgia jury has ordered Monsanto to pay nearly $2.1 billion to a man who said his cancer was caused by the weedkiller Roundup, in what his attorneys called the largest single-plaintiff injury verdict in the state's history.

  • March 24, 2025

    Justices Won't Hear Peanut Truck Co.'s Excise Tax Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will not hear a Georgia company's case arguing the IRS wrongly denied it an excise tax exemption for the special trucks it makes for peanut farming, letting stand an Eleventh Circuit ruling.

  • March 21, 2025

    11th Circ. Declines To Disturb Tesla Crash Suit Dismissal

    The Eleventh Circuit on Friday affirmed a Florida federal court's dismissal of a Tesla battery deflect suit brought by the father of a teenager killed in a crash, ruling there is no evidence the teen would have survived but for the lack of a fire retardant in the car's batteries.

  • March 21, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: GSA Leases, Artemis, C-PACE

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including insight from Holland & Knight attorneys on General Services Administration lease terminations, Paul Hastings dealmakers on the Artemis takeover, and how attorneys see increasing use of commercial property-assessed clean energy financing.

  • March 21, 2025

    Ga. Tort Refom Bill Gets Lawmakers' Final Approval

    Georgia lawmakers gave final approval Friday to the state's first significant civil justice overhaul legislation in two decades, sending the bill to the desk of its biggest proponent, Gov. Brian Kemp, a day after it cleared the House of Representatives.

  • March 21, 2025

    Travelers Wants Exit From $4.5M Faulty Apartment Settlement

    Travelers told a Georgia federal judge Friday that the insurer should not owe the lion's share of a construction contractor's $4.5 million settlement over botched site work at an apartment complex, arguing the bill should be footed by the company's primary policies with Amerisure.

  • March 21, 2025

    Ga. Law Firm Hit With Telemarketing Calls Class Action

    An Illinois man is suing Kaila & Solomon Law Group LLC, which does business as Guardian Law, and marketing company ClicTree LLC in federal court, alleging they violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by making unsolicited telemarketing calls to people on the National Do Not Call Registry.

  • March 21, 2025

    Judge Accused Of Bias Expresses Regret Over MDL Remarks

    The chief judge of the Eleventh Circuit has dismissed a judicial ethics complaint alleging that a Florida federal judge had shown impermissible bias in favor of women leading the multidistrict litigation over the hormonal contraceptive drug Depo-Provera, after the judge said she "regrets any misunderstanding" and took steps to address the issue.

  • March 21, 2025

    Gas Co. Retirees Urge 11th Circ. To Revive Pension Suit

    Retirees of gas and electric utility Southern Company Services Inc. urged the Eleventh Circuit to revive their proposed class action alleging that their employer's outdated mortality tables lowered their pension payouts, arguing that a lower court wrongly tossed the dispute.

  • March 20, 2025

    11th Circ. Allows Remand Of EB-5 Suit To Fla. State Court

    The Eleventh Circuit has dismissed the appeal of a Canadian citizen trying to compel arbitration and keep in federal court the suit accusing him of defrauding foreign investors, saying it doesn't have jurisdiction to review the order sending the case back to Florida state court.

  • March 20, 2025

    Faegre Drinker Faces Sanctions Bid In Trump IP Song Suit

    Isaac Hayes' estate urged a Georgia federal judge Thursday to sanction a conservative political group and its Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath counsel in a copyright lawsuit over President Donald Trump's playing of Hayes' "Hold On, I'm Comin'" hit song at rallies, arguing they filed a "frivolous" dismissal bid.

  • March 20, 2025

    State AGs Want 11th Circ. Redo Of FCC Robocall Reg Ruling

    Attorneys general from more than half the states and Washington, D.C., are urging the full Eleventh Circuit to reverse a panel decision that nixed a federal rule restricting the use of comparison shopping sites to generate robocall leads.

  • March 20, 2025

    MiMedx Challenges FDA Classification Of Wound Care Powder

    Biomedical company MiMedx Group urged a Georgia federal judge on Thursday to overturn the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's classification of a wound care treatment as a biological product, arguing the agency misapplied its own regulations.

  • March 20, 2025

    Ga. Judge Defends 'Daddy Issues' Detention In Divorce Case

    An Atlanta trial judge facing allegations that she intervened on behalf of her uncle in a legal proceeding and had a woman locked in a cell during her parents' divorce hearing called Wednesday for the ethics charges against her to be dismissed, arguing her due process rights were violated by a watchdog commission.

  • March 20, 2025

    Ga. House Passes Civil Justice Overhaul, Nears Final Approval

    Georgia's House of Representatives voted largely along party lines Thursday to advance a Republican-backed overhaul to the state's civil justice system, clearing one of the final hurdles for Gov. Brian Kemp's top legislative priority of 2025.

  • March 19, 2025

    Ex-Managers, New Boss Want Out Of Tech Co.'s Defection Suit

    Three former managers of a Georgia-based payroll software company, along with their new employer, asked a federal judge Wednesday to dispatch with allegations that they engineered a "mass defection" of employees, with the former workers saying they haven't conducted enough business in the Peach State for its courts to touch them.

  • March 19, 2025

    Ga. Justices Consider Election Board's Rulemaking Authority

    Georgia's Supreme Court justices on Wednesday considered whether a trial court judge correctly blocked the enforcement of controversial State Election Board rules put in place before last year's general election, weighing arguments about whether the rulemaking aligned with the constitution's separation of powers.

  • March 19, 2025

    Calif. Panel Probes Disbarring Eastman Over 2020 Election

    An appeals panel appeared unlikely Wednesday to reverse a California State Bar judge's finding that John Eastman, a former attorney for President Donald Trump, engaged in misconduct when he tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election, but questioned whether disbarment is the appropriate punishment.

  • March 19, 2025

    Ga. Beats Another Challenge To 2021 Voting Law

    A Georgia federal judge ended one of a host of challenges to the state's controversial 2021 election law overhaul, ruling that the prospect of local election officials being removed by their statewide counterparts was "too remote" a possibility to establish standing.

Expert Analysis

  • Lawyers Can Take Action To Honor The Voting Rights Act

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    As the Voting Rights Act reaches its 59th anniversary Tuesday, it must urgently be reinforced against recent efforts to dismantle voter protections, and lawyers can pitch in immediately by volunteering and taking on pro bono work to directly help safeguard the right to vote, says Anna Chu at We The Action.

  • How Loper Bright Weakens NEPA Enviro Justice Strategy

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    The National Environmental Policy Act is central to the Biden administration's environmental justice agenda — but the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo casts doubt on the government's ability to rely on NEPA for this purpose, and a pending federal case will test the strategy's limits, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.

  • Eye On Compliance: New Pregnancy And Nursing Protections

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    With New York rolling out paid lactation breaks and extra leave for prenatal care, and recent federal legislative developments enhancing protection for pregnant and nursing workers, employers required to offer these complex new accommodations should take several steps to mitigate their compliance risks, says Madjeen Garcon-Bonneau at Wilson Elser.

  • How To Grow Marketing, Biz Dev Teams In A Tight Market

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    Faced with fierce competition and rising operating costs, firms are feeling the pressure to build a well-oiled marketing and business development team that supports strategic priorities, but they’ll need to be flexible and creative given a tight talent market, says Ben Curle at Ambition.

  • Series

    Rock Climbing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Rock climbing requires problem-solving, focus, risk management and resilience, skills that are also invaluable assets in my role as a finance lawyer, says Mei Zhang at Haynes and Boone.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Dance The Legal Standard Two-Step

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    From rookie brief writers to Chief Justice John Roberts, lawyers should master the legal standard two-step — framing the governing standard at the outset, and clarifying why they meet that standard — which has benefits for both the drafter and reader, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • How First-Of-Its-Kind NIL Lawsuit Is Shaping College Athletics

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    College quarterback Jaden Rashada's recent fraudulent inducement allegations filed against the University of Florida’s head football coach in Florida federal court provide a glimpse into how universities and collectives are navigating novel name, image and likeness issues, and preview potential future legal challenges these institutions may face, say attorneys at O'Melveny.

  • And Now A Word From The Panel: Rare MDL Moments

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    Following a recent trend of rare moments in baseball, there are a few rarities this year in multidistrict litigation panel practice, including an unusually high rate of petition grants, and, in one session, a two-week delay from hearing session day to the first decision, says Alan Rothman at Sidley.

  • Series

    Being A Luthier Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    When I’m not working as an appellate lawyer, I spend my spare time building guitars — a craft known as luthiery — which has helped to enhance the discipline, patience and resilience needed to write better briefs, says Rob Carty at Nichols Brar.

  • Lead Like 'Ted Lasso' By Embracing Cognitive Diversity

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    The Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso” aptly illustrates how embracing cognitive diversity can be a winning strategy for teams, providing a useful lesson for law firms, which can benefit significantly from fresh, diverse perspectives and collaborative problem-solving, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • Justices' Criminal Law Decisions: The Term In Review

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    Each of the 11 criminal decisions issued in the U.S. Supreme Court’s recently concluded term is independently important, but taken together, they reveal trends in the court’s broader approach to criminal law, presenting both pitfalls and opportunities for defendants and their counsel, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.

  • Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: July Lessons

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    In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy considers cases touching on pre- and post-conviction detainment conditions, communications with class representatives, when the American Pipe tolling doctrine stops applying to modified classes, and more.

  • Opinion

    Now More Than Ever, Lawyers Must Exhibit Professionalism

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    As society becomes increasingly fractured and workplace incivility is on the rise, attorneys must champion professionalism and lead by example, demonstrating how lawyers can respectfully disagree without being disagreeable, says Edward Casmere at Norton Rose.

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    Serving In The National Guard Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My ongoing military experience as a judge advocate general in the National Guard has shaped me as a person and a lawyer, teaching me the importance of embracing confidence, balance and teamwork in both my Army and civilian roles, says Danielle Aymond at Baker Donelson.

  • A Midyear Forecast: Tailwinds Expected For Atty Hourly Rates

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    Hourly rates for partners, associates and support staff continued to rise in the first half of this year, and this growth shows no signs of slowing for the rest of 2024 and into next year, driven in part by the return of mergers and acquisitions and the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence, says Chuck Chandler at Valeo Partners.

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