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April 17, 2026
The Eleventh Circuit on Friday agreed to resurrect a dispute between a company that claims to own various Frida Kahlo trademarks and Kahlo's family, ruling that a lower court erred in throwing out the case for lack of jurisdiction.
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April 17, 2026
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including a deep dive into how an uptick in lender-guarantor claims is shaping new loans.
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April 17, 2026
The Eleventh Circuit has affirmed a lower court's order backing Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston's decision to terminate long-term disability benefits for a Mattress Firm manager who injured his back in a skiing accident, finding that he failed to show that he continued to be disabled.
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April 17, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed in a now-settled case relating to a vacated arbitral award favoring a former water treatment company director, which sought clarity from the justices on whether courts can second-guess the content of arbitral pleadings and filings.
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April 17, 2026
The Eleventh Circuit upheld the dismissal Friday of a Black Alabama school district worker's suit claiming she was transferred to a different job out of racial discrimination, ruling her employer showed the decision was based on her concerns about her workload, not her race.
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April 17, 2026
A Georgia appeals court panel backed a new trial Friday for a woman who was convicted of furnishing prohibited items to inmates and crossing a guard line with drugs, rejecting the state's claim that a lower court dropped the ball.
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April 17, 2026
Norfolk Southern opposed a class certification bid in Georgia federal court Thursday by investors alleging it misrepresented safety practices up until the fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, arguing the lead plaintiffs' claims are atypical and, accordingly, are inadequate representatives for those who bought company stock after the derailment.
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April 17, 2026
Georgia-based cybersecurity firm HyperSphere Technologies Inc. on Friday escaped a suit alleging infringement of a developer's copyrighted software code but was denied a request for sanctions for having to defend itself from what it called a "frivolous" lawsuit.
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April 17, 2026
A recently filed suit over the alleged mischaracterization of the iconic opening chant in “The Lion King” may not hold up in court, but the case highlights the risks podcasters can face in a freewheeling and increasingly ubiquitous medium, experts say.
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April 17, 2026
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday announced appointments for judgeships, district attorney and solicitor general posts, including naming the managing partner of Browning Browning & Gilkinson LLC and a municipal court judge to fill two judicial vacancies.
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April 17, 2026
United Parcel Service Inc. should have to repay consumers for the tariffs they paid on certain imported products following the U.S. Supreme Court's holding that those tariffs weren't authorized by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, according to a proposed class action filed in Georgia federal court.
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April 16, 2026
Twenty-five U.S. states are looking at passing laws to make artificial intelligence companies face liability claims in civil suits if they fail to protect consumers who interact with chatbots, while another three states have already enacted protections, according to a citizens group's new legislative tracker.
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April 16, 2026
The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday rejected a constitutional challenge to the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act by three drug traffickers who were picked up by the U.S. Coast Guard off the coast of the Dominican Republic, citing binding precedent that the felonies clause of the U.S. Constitution authorizes their prosecution.
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April 16, 2026
A power lineman told a Georgia appeals court Thursday that an engineering company he says caused him injury by failing to ensure a worksite feeder line was de-energized should face his lawsuit alleging the company had an obligation to keep him safe.
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April 16, 2026
The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday ordered a Georgia bank holding company to retain and raise capital as part of a consent order tied to its small business and agricultural lending that examiners raised concerns about earlier this year.
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April 16, 2026
A telecommunications tower builder has sued Georgia's Clayton County after officials rejected its construction request over risk of harm to the community, saying the county's denial lacked evidence for its reasoning.
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April 16, 2026
Georgia is urging a Fulton County judge to rethink his ruling that President Donald Trump and others' motions seeking more than $16 million in legal fees in the state's election interference case were covered by civil, not criminal, procedures, saying the designation would have "far-reaching implications."
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April 16, 2026
Carpet manufacturer Shaw Industries has asked a Georgia state court judge for permission to immediately appeal his refusal to dismiss a suit accusing it of forever-chemicals pollution before the suit goes any further.
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April 16, 2026
Dallas boutique Hosch & Morris PLLC closed Wednesday amid its co-founder's ongoing disappearance since he went hiking in Georgia, with the firm's remaining two attorneys joining Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal LLP.
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April 16, 2026
The Georgia Court of Appeals appeared open Thursday to revising the intersections of tort law and the state's workers' compensation claims process, and in the process potentially reviving a wrongful death suit from the spouse of a Six Flags worker who was killed on the job.
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April 16, 2026
The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday affirmed an $80 million judgment against The Lane Construction Corp. after finding its joint venture partner, Skanska USA Civil Southeast Inc., acted in the best interests of the venture when it refused Lane's calls to back out of a $2.3 billion central Florida highway project.
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April 16, 2026
A New Jersey bankruptcy judge on Thursday confirmed Multi-Color Corp.'s reorganization plan less than three months after the label-maker sought Chapter 11 protection, allowing the company to slash $3.9 billion in debt and raise $889 million in new capital.
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April 15, 2026
California's highest court on Wednesday ordered the disbarment of California attorney John Charles Eastman, who a state bar court found had helped plan and promote President Donald Trump's strategy to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
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April 15, 2026
There is enough evidence from which a jury could conclude that Amneal Pharmaceuticals participated in a conspiracy to fix the price of an epilepsy medication, but not enough to show it participated in the overarching antitrust conspiracy alleged by dozens of state attorneys general, a Connecticut federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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April 15, 2026
Georgia's State Election Board expressed frustration with state legislators Wednesday, saying their failure to pass a replacement method for vote tabulation that does not involve QR codes before ending the legislative session has created a crisis for election officials across the state.