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July 23, 2026
U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer said Thursday he's inclined to deny DraftKings' bid to toss a putative class action accusing the sportsbook of skirting California gambling laws, saying he thinks the plaintiff consumers have sufficiently alleged a monetary injury — and that the games are likely prohibited by state law.
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July 23, 2026
The Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled that a man convicted of sex crimes was given a fair trial even though the courtroom was temporarily closed while his 12-year-old victim was allowed to testify because state law requires that the identity of juvenile witnesses be protected.
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July 23, 2026
The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against British companies accused of trafficking cigars from a factory nationalized by the Cuban government, ruling that the lower court lacked jurisdiction.
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July 23, 2026
A sushi chef appealing a nearly $600,000 default judgment in an underlying action urged a Georgia federal court to toss an insurer's suit against him and his former counsel, arguing that his appeal should be handled first.
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July 22, 2026
A hotel owner urged a Georgia federal judge Wednesday to reduce a $30 million punitive damages award to $250,000 in a case brought by a sex trafficking survivor, claiming the steep sum was at odds with U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
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July 22, 2026
Members of a Florida school board on Wednesday told the Eleventh Circuit they shouldn't be forced to testify on their reasons for banning library books about people of color and the LGBTQ+ community, arguing their actions are protected by legislative privilege.
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July 22, 2026
A former employee of Dozier Law Firm LLC, a personal injury firm with four Georgia offices, is facing criminal charges for allegedly stealing more than $190,000 from the law firm to pay her credit card bills.
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July 22, 2026
The 2026 FIFA World Cup came to an end Sunday with Spain winning for the second time in its history, but intellectual property battles are just heating up as companies and individuals seek to capitalize on the global event, experts told Law360.
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July 22, 2026
A Georgia federal judge on Wednesday gave final approval to glass products maker AGC America Inc.'s nearly $600,000 settlement resolving claims that it failed to safeguard the personal data of thousands of its workers in a December 2023 data breach.
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July 21, 2026
A real estate marketing company and a lead generation business reached a settlement with a Georgia woman who accused them of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by texting her and others with offers to help them sell land and property.
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July 21, 2026
The Internal Revenue Service is trying to disallow a partnership donor's $19.1 million charitable deduction for a Georgia conservation easement with limited expert testimony, the partnership told the U.S. Tax Court, arguing that approach violates the rules governing valuation cases.
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July 21, 2026
The NCAA has told a Georgia federal judge that a college-athlete covered by last year's $2.78 billion name, image and likeness settlement should not be allowed to "relitigate" his eligibility or claim harm from anticompetitive rules.
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July 21, 2026
Georgia's judicial watchdog has accused a DeKalb County Superior Court judge of violating multiple ethical rules, alleging that she improperly jailed a tardy attorney, wrongly threatened to jail two prosecutors and refused to return indictments in cases where she was the presiding judge.
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July 21, 2026
Clark Hill PLC has added a Seyfarth Shaw LLP partner in Atlanta, strengthening its labor and employment group.
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July 21, 2026
A federal judge hit pause on a Georgia company's challenge to an Atlanta ordinance that regulates billboards, after the company said it would ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review an Eleventh Circuit decision that the ordinance passed constitutional muster.
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July 21, 2026
A group of employees who operate and maintain the underground people mover system at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have ratified their first collective bargaining agreement less than a year after voting to join an International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers affiliate, the union has announced.
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July 21, 2026
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued a Georgia plumbing company, claiming it unlawfully fired an employee for taking too much time off work for pregnancy-related symptoms and medical appointments.
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July 20, 2026
Cox Enterprises and two insurers competed Monday for an early win in the company's suit alleging it was wrongly denied coverage for more than $15 million in expenses spent defending, and ultimately settling, a lawsuit that aimed to hold the internet service provider liable for users' illegal downloads.
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July 20, 2026
A Georgia-based debt collection company does not have to face a $500,000 jury verdict that it failed to reasonably investigate a disputed debt involving identity theft, the Tenth Circuit ruled Monday, joining other circuits in holding that it's up to the consumer to show the underlying information was incorrect.
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July 20, 2026
A property management firm and a former employee who accused it of discrimination have reached an agreement to end the ex-worker's Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit, according to paperwork filed Monday in Georgia federal court.
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July 20, 2026
The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed a state court's decision to hold a Georgia attorney in contempt of court for a late appearance at a hearing for his client's criminal case, rejecting the attorney's claims that he wasn't given due process and was discriminated against because he's Black.
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July 20, 2026
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed a U.S. magistrate judge for the Southern District of Georgia as a Georgia Court of Appeals judge, a move that came after the judge made the short list for a Georgia Supreme Court justice vacancy last year.
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July 20, 2026
Health insurers including Aetna and UnitedHealth Group are urging a Florida federal court to pause discovery in an attorney's malicious prosecution suit pending a decision on the insurers' motions to dismiss, saying they expect the case to be tossed or significantly trimmed.
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July 20, 2026
Federal courts in the latter half of 2026 are expected to decide if the Trump administration overstepped by designating Anthropic a supply chain risk to national security and whether the False Claims Act's qui tam provisions pass constitutional muster, potentially affecting the government's ability to tackle fraud.
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July 17, 2026
A Florida-based music publisher has filed a copyright suit against a wholesale toy supplier in Georgia federal court over the song "Space Jam," which served as the main theme song for the film of the same name, alleging the company used the tune to promote and market its business without obtaining a license to do so.