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  • Williams et al. v. Powell et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-12-13
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Ellington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David N. Dreyer, Quinton G. Washington, Deana Holiday Ingraham, (Washington Dreyer & Associates, LLC), Atlanta, Gerald Richard Weber, Jr., (Law Offices of Gerald Weber, LLC), Atlanta, Ebony Jervonnè Brown, Megan Toomer, (Southern Center for Human Rights), Atlanta, Zack Greenamyre, (Mitchell & Shapiro LLP), Atlanta, , for appellant.
    for defendant: Patricia Beth Attaway Burton, Ross Warren Bergethon, Deborah Nolan Gore, Christopher M. Carr, Stephen John Petrany, Zachary Mullinax, Justin Thomas Golart, (Department of Law), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: S24A0591

    Court constitutionality of statute that places restrictions on disruptive conduct in legislative spaces

  • December 11, 2024 | Law.com

    Justice on the Move: The Impact of 'Bristol-Myers Squibb' on FLSA Forum-Shopping

    Savvy plaintiffs-side attorneys are leveraging this split to avoid bringing their FLSA collective action where the employer is located if that jurisdiction is deemed unfavorable, and instead identifying a putative plaintiff located in a “friendlier” jurisdiction that allows anyone with similar claims to opt-in, regardless of where they live or work.

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  • December 10, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Judge Awards $200K in Attorney Fees Following $80K Employment Discrimination Award

    "Taking an employment discrimination case to trial is labor-intensive and entails a lot of risk for both the employee and counsel," the plaintiff's attorney said.

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  • Northside Hospital, Inc. v. Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc. et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-12-10
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert Rozier, Sanford Moore, Charlotte Combre, (Baker & Hostetler LLP), Atlanta, Roger Hatcher, Matthew Smith, (Smith, Gilliam, Williams & Miles, P.A.), Gainesville, Robert Highsmith, (Highsmith V. Highsmith), Baxley, Robert Highsmith, (Holland & Knight LLP), Atlanta, Matthew Friedlander, (Webb Daniel Friedlander LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Armando Basarrate, David Darden, Jameson Bilsborrow, (Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP), Atlanta, Thomas Cole, (Welchel, Dunlap, Jarrard & Walker, LLP), Gainesville, for appellee; Christopher Carr, Margaret Eckrote, Charles Thimmesch, (Office of the Attorney General), Atlanta, Stacey Hillock, Daniel Walsh, (Department of Law, State of Georgia), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A22A1081

    Court remands Certificate of Need decision in a challenge brought by competing health care centers and directs Department of Community Health to apply the proper standard

  • December 9, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Union Leader Awarded $662K Judgment Against Employer in Decade-Old Wiretap Suit

    "The lesson is, in New Jersey, unions have the right to elect leadership who will represent you, and it's a civil rights violation when you're retaliating against somebody for doing so," plaintiffs lawyer Charles Sciarra said.

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  • December 9, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

    Texas High Court Asked if Texas Retailers Must Have Airport-Level Security

    Retailers are complaining that the Texas Supreme Court is being asked to consider security measures akin to airport screenings.

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  • Calvert v. Calvert

    Publication Date: 2024-12-09
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation | Family Law
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Barnes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Juhee Jun, (The Jun Firm LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Onyema Farrey, (Anene Farrey & Associates, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; Michael Kramer, (Attorney at Law), Marietta, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A0640

    Court in Child Custody Case May Not Consider Award of Attorney Fees Following Entry of Final Judgment

  • Estate of Matlock

    Publication Date: 2024-12-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Worthen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 12-24-00091-CV

    Jesse Odis Matlock, III died without a legally valid will on Aug. 30, 2022.

  • Jones et al. v. Scarlett & Associates, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-12-09
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Premises Liability
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Gorby, (Gorby, Peters & Associates LLC), Tucker, Mary Peters, (Gorby, Peters & Associates LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Simon Bloom, Troy Covington, Sean Ryan, (Bloom Parham, LLP), Atlanta, Kenneth Newby, Jamaal Brown, (Newby Law Group, LLC), Atlanta, for appellee; David Broussard, (Clyde & Co US LLP), Atlanta, Saint Security, LLC, (Saint Security, LLC c/o Bonsai Bix Filings, LLC), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A24A1022

    Restaurant Guard's Employment Relationship Did Not Preclude Application of Mutual Combatant Doctrine

  • City of McLendon-Chisholm v. City of Heath

    Publication Date: 2024-12-09
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Carlyle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 05-23-00881-CV

    Appellee city brought suit over issues, ordinances, regulations, and agreements pertaining to development, land use, zoning, governance, and related matters involving land within the city limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction of appellant city, with which it shares a border.