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June 24, 2025
Ga. High Court Balks At Housing Authority's Immunity Stance
The Supreme Court of Georgia has tossed a ruling that sovereign immunity can shield a local housing authority from a shooting victim's lawsuit, saying Tuesday that lower courts had wrongly extended the state government's immunity to a city, and from there to the authority.
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June 24, 2025
CoastalSouth Bank Targets $59M IPO, Guided By 2 Firms
CoastalSouth Bancshares Inc., the bank holding company for South Carolina state-chartered commercial bank Coastal States Bank, on Tuesday announced the launch of its initial public offering with plans to raise $58.5 million.
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June 24, 2025
Ga. Justices Hold Off On Considering Wrongful Death Cap
The Supreme Court of Georgia declined Tuesday to consider whether the state's statutory cap on noneconomic damages can be applied to wrongful death suits, staving off for now a push by business lobbies to put a hard ceiling on plaintiffs' recoveries in such cases.
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June 24, 2025
Gaming Co. Asks 11th Circ. To Uphold Malpractice Coverage
A gaming company and a law firm asked the Eleventh Circuit to reject an insurer's bid to avoid representing the firm in a malpractice case, arguing that if at least one claim in an underlying complaint was covered, the insurer couldn't apply a misappropriation exclusion.
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June 23, 2025
Samsung Back On Hook To Pay $10M Over Exploding Battery
Samsung Electronics America Inc. is back on the hook for a $10 million default judgment won by a Georgia man who alleged one of its batteries exploded in his e-cigarette, after a state appellate panel said Monday a trial court wrongly found the suit should have been filed in a different county.
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June 23, 2025
Ga. Doctor On $2M Hook For Decapitated Baby Instagram Posts
A Georgia state jury has awarded $2.25 million in a privacy suit accusing a pathologist of unlawfully posting autopsy videos on Instagram of a baby who was decapitated during an allegedly botched delivery.
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June 23, 2025
Small Biz Benefits Brokerage Faces Ga. Suit Over Data Breach
An Atlanta-based provider of healthcare benefits, payroll and other human resources functions聽for small businesses, was hit with a proposed class action in Georgia federal court over allegations that it failed to properly safeguard the personally identifiable information of its customers during a 2024 data breach.
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June 23, 2025
DraftKings Social Media Exec Agrees To Delete Rival's IP
A social media director at DraftKings has agreed to delete alleged trade secrets from his personal ChatGPT account, which his former employer, rival PrizePicks, alleged he stole before changing employers.
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June 23, 2025
Aflac Hit With Data Breach Class Action In Ga.
Aflac Inc. was sued Saturday in Georgia federal court over allegations that it failed to safeguard the personally identifiable information and protected health information of its customers during a recent data breach.
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June 23, 2025
Ga. Family Slams Ford's New Trial Bid In $2.5B Rollover Case
A Georgia family hoping to safeguard its $2.5 billion punitive damages verdict against Ford Motor Co. has urged a federal judge to reject the auto giant's bid to introduce interviews it says will show jurors were aware of a prior verdict faulting the company for similar rollover deaths.
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June 23, 2025
Georgia State Bar Proposes New Senior Lawyers Division
The governors of the State Bar of Georgia have proposed creating a Senior Lawyers Division within the organization to offer professional support and camaraderie to Peach State attorneys ages 55 and up.
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June 23, 2025
Hayes Estate Slams Fee Bid In Copyright Suit Against Trump
Isaac Hayes' estate, which is suing President Donald Trump and his election campaign over their use of one of the late soul legend's songs, has urged a Georgia federal court to reject a conservative group's bid for attorney fees after its dismissal from the lawsuit, saying the complaint is not frivolous.
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June 23, 2025
Justices Nix $23M Venezuela Chemical Co. Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a Venezuelan state-owned petrochemicals company's petition challenging the enforcement of a $23 million debt owed to a Florida chemical wholesaler, a case that sought clarity on which party has the burden of proving whether sovereign immunity applies.
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June 20, 2025
Ga. Panel Says Suit To Collect $12.1M Judgment Too Late
The Georgia Court of Appeals on Friday said a trial court rightly found Mariner Healthcare Management Co.'s lawsuit against Sovereign Healthcare LLC over the recovery of a $12.1 million judgment was barred by the state's four-year statute of limitations for fraud.
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June 20, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Senior Living, Data Centers, CEQA
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from 极速赛车 Real Estate Authority 鈥 including attorney insights into a senior housing surge, data center construction, and the Golden State's latest efforts聽to spur housing construction without upsetting聽the California Environmental Quality Act.
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June 20, 2025
Ga. County Seeks Extension Of Feds' Sewer Update Deadline
Georgia's DeKalb County has again asked a federal judge for more time to come into compliance with a federal consent decree requiring it to upgrade its sewer systems, arguing that recent assessments of the project have made the decree's timeline "substantially more onerous."
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June 20, 2025
Aflac Hacked In 'Campaign' Against Insurance Industry
Aflac is the latest target of an ongoing "cybercrime campaign against the insurance industry," the company said Friday, reporting that a breach has potentially exposed claims and health data, Social Security numbers and other personal information.
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June 20, 2025
Law School Escapes Prof's Long-COVID Retaliation Suit
A former Mercer University School of Law professor cannot show that the school refused to accommodate her long-COVID-19 symptoms, a Georgia federal judge ruled, saying her repeated requests to work remotely were not reasonable.
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June 20, 2025
Justices Say ADA Doesn't Cover Retirees Who Can't Work
The U.S. Supreme Court held on June 20 that a former firefighter with Parkinson's disease can't bring an Americans with Disabilities Act case over a rollback in her post-employment health benefits, reasoning that the law covers only those who can still fulfill their job duties.
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June 18, 2025
Kumho Tire Says NC Seller Is Ripping Off Trademarks
Georgia-based tire maker Kumho Tire USA Inc. is going after an Amazon seller for alleged Lanham Act violations, saying North Carolina-based GE Tires Online Inc. is selling tires using its trademarks and branding them as new when they are "used, closed-out, liquidated, counterfeit, and/or nongenuine."
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June 18, 2025
Ga. Panel Affirms Emory's Early Win In Neonatal Care Suit
The Georgia Court of Appeals said a trial court rightly freed Emory Healthcare from a suit alleging that a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit failed to spot an intravenous line infiltration that left a newborn with skin and tissue deformities.
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June 18, 2025
11th Circ. Gives Longshoreman Another Shot At Crash Suit
The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday revived a Georgia longshoreman's suit over his being hit by another worker's truck at the Port of Savannah, ruling that contrary to a district court's finding, it was "anything but" certain that the driver hadn't been on the clock at the time of the crash.
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June 18, 2025
Ga. Court Backs Dismissal Of Hemp Farm's Drug Raid Suit
A Georgia appellate panel has said that state law enforcement cannot be held liable for allegedly damaging tens of thousands of dollars worth of product at a hemp farm, ruling that the Georgia Department of Public Safety was wholly shielded by sovereign immunity.
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June 18, 2025
Atty Told To Fix AI 'Train Wreck' In Multiple Fla. Courts
A Florida federal judge expressed outrage toward an attorney's reliance on artificial intelligence to draft filings with fake legal citations, ordering counsel in a fight over a $5 million Canadian judgment to submit supplemental briefs in order to fix a "train wreck" that spans several cases in multiple courts.
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June 18, 2025
Eversheds Sutherland Brings On Former GC In Atlanta
Eversheds Sutherland has brought back the former general counsel for PRGX Global Inc. to its Atlanta office, strengthening its corporate practice, the firm announced on Wednesday.
Expert Analysis
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Predicting Where State AGs Will Direct Their Attention In 2025
In 2025, we expect state attorneys general will navigate a new presidential administration while continuing to further regulate and police financial services, artificial intelligence, junk fees and antitrust, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.
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Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win
Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.
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Public Corruption Enforcement In 2024 Has Clues For 2025
If 2024 activity is any indication, the U.S. Supreme Court will likely continue to rein in expansive prosecutorial theories of fraud in the year to come, but it鈥檚 harder to predict what the new administration will mean for public corruption prosecutions in 2025, says Cathy Fleming at Offit Kurman.
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Issues To Watch In 2025's ERISA Litigation Landscape
Whether 2024鈥檚 uptick in new Employee Retirement Income Security Act cases will continue this year will likely depend on federal courts鈥 resolution of several issues, including those related to excessive fees, defined contribution plan forfeitures, and pleading standards for ERISA-prohibited transaction claims, say attorneys at Groom Law.
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5 Notable Information Security Events In 2024
B. Stephanie Siegmann at Hinckley Allen discusses 2024's largest and most destructive data breaches seen yet, ranging from ransomware disrupting U.S. healthcare systems on a massive scale, to tensions increasing between the U.S. and China over cyberespionage and the control of U.S. data.
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Series
Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.
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Looking Back At 2024's Noteworthy State AG Litigation
State attorneys general across the U.S. took bold steps in 2024 to address unlawful activities by corporations in several areas, including privacy and data security, financial transparency, children's internet safety, and other overall consumer protection claims, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.
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Opinion
No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.
A recent study claimed that litigation funders have 鈥渇led鈥 Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.
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5 Advertising Law Trends To Watch In 2025
Although advertisers are encouraged by the incoming Trump administration's focus on deregulation, this year could feel like wading through uncharted waters, and decreased federal government regulation may mean increased state regulation, say attorneys at Reed Smith.
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5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond
In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.
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What's Ahead As Transparency Act Comes To A Crossroads
Synthesizing the contrasting federal district and appellate court rulings on the Corporate Transparency Act鈥檚 validity reveals several main areas of debate that will likely remain at issue as challenges to the law continue winding through the courts, say attorneys at Farella Braun.
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7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring
President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection
Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.
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The OIG Report: Preparing For Oversight In 2025
Across sectors, Office of Inspector General work plans and challenge reports for 2025 provide a trove of information on the issues and industries that will likely be the focus of government oversight in the year to come, says Diana Shaw at Wiley.
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Series
Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor鈥檚 teachings have come to serve as a road map for practicing law thoughtfully and mindfully, which has opened opportunities for growth and change in my career, says Andrea Kirshenbaum at Littler.