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  • September 12, 2023 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

    Preventing Bad-Faith Insurance Litigation in Georgia

    To better navigate this needlessly complex area of law, insurers should have a good grasp on the current legal landscape surrounding the Holt rule, how intended "fixes" may not prevent bad-faith litigation, and best practices and considerations that are available when a Holt demand comes in the door.

    7 minute read

  • September 7, 2023 | Daily Report Online

    Good-Faith Considerations for Bad-Faith Insurance (Holt) Litigation in Georgia

    To better navigate this needlessly complex area of law, insurers should have a good grasp on the current legal landscape surrounding the Holt rule, how intended "fixes" may not prevent bad-faith litigation, and best practices and considerations that are available when a Holt demand comes in the door.

    7 minute read

  • August 29, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

    Bad-Faith Washouts: Texas' Newest Cause of Action

    Oil and gas operators should be sure to comply with the act and take caution in releasing leases subject to an overriding interest, particularly when they intend to take another lease on the same acreage.

    3 minute read

  • Georgia CVS Pharmacy, LLC v. Carmichael

    Publication Date: 2023-08-15
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laurie Webb Daniel, Matthew D. Friedlander, (Webb Daniel Friedlander LLP), Atlanta, Brian David Trulock, (Magmutual Insurance Company), Atlanta, Carrie A. Moss, (Bendin Sumrall & Ladner, LLC), Atlanta, Keith Robert Blackwell, William Joseph Repko, III, (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Naveen Ramachandrappa, Michael Brian Terry, (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore, LLP), Atlanta, Peter Andrew Law, Brian Colty Kaplan, (Law & Moran), Atlanta, James Alexander Rice, Jr., Andrew J. Brandt, (James A. Rice, Jr., P.C.), Atlanta, , for appellee; Judson Herben Turner, (Gilbert Harrell Sumerford & Martin, P.C.), Brunswick, Valentin Leppert, Martha Banner Banks, (King & Spalding LLP), Atlanta, Rebecca Woods, Esther Slater McDonald, (Seyfarth Shaw LLP.), Atlanta, Adeline K Lambert, Kyle D. Hawkins, Drew F. Waldbeser, (Lehotsky Keller LLP), Atlanta, Elissa Blache Haynes, (Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP), Atlanta, Martin Adam Levinson, (Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP), Atlanta, Amicus Appellant; Gilbert H. Deitch, Andrew Timothy Rogers, Kara Elizabeth Phillips, William Michael D'Antignac, (Deitch & Rogers LLC), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee.
    Case Number: S22G0527

    Court rules that in premises liability cases, the reasonable foreseeability of a third-party criminal act is a factual determination linked to a proprietor's obligations

  • United Sciences, LLC et al. v. Kellett et al.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-02
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Civil Procedure | Corporate Governance
    Industry: Biotechnology
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Simon Bloom, (Bloom Parham, LLP), Atlanta, Jonathan Palmer, Nicholas Sears, (Knight Palmer, LLC) Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Samuel Rutherford, Steven Collins, Gavin Reinke, Bryan Lutz, (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, Blake Frye, (Hill, Kertscher & Wharton, LLP), Atlanta, Andrew Gibson, Daniel Hendrix, (The Finley Law Firm PC), Atlanta, Keith Kodosky, Ronald Masterson, Andrew Eaton, (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP), Atlanta, Samuel Kellett, Artoush Ohanian, Atlanta, for appellee; Wess Sharpe, Richmond Hill, for other party.
    Case Number: A21A1060

    Tortious Interference Claims Against Defendants' Attorneys Properly Dismissed Under Stranger Doctrine

  • August 1, 2023 | Delaware Law Weekly

    In Wake of $1 Billion Settlement, Dell Shareholders' Attorneys Awarded $266.7 Million in Fees

    Labaton Sucharow and Quinn Emanuel attorneys were co-lead counsel for the class of plaintiffs also represented by Andrews & Springer, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd and Friedman Oster & Tejtel.

    5 minute read

  • August 1, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

    Dell Shareholders' Attorneys Awarded $266.7 Million in Fees in Wake of $1 Billion Settlement

    Labaton Sucharow and Quinn Emanuel attorneys were co-lead counsel for the class of plaintiffs also represented by Andrews & Springer, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd and Friedman Oster & Tejtel.

    5 minute read

  • July 28, 2023 | Daily Report Online

    Autoliv Settles Ga. Seat Belt Product Liability Case for $56M, Half of Verdict Amount

    "It took too long, but this is a great result for the Andrews family," James E. "Jim" Butler Jr., a partner with Butler Prather in Atlanta and the lead plaintiff attorney, said in a news release.

    5 minute read

  • July 20, 2023 | Delaware Business Court Insider

    Business Courts Coming to Texas Are Modeled Off Dela.'s Court of Chancery—Can They Meet Expectations?

    The last several versions of the bill have been based on the State of New York's business courts, known as the Commercial Division, Tankersley said.

    8 minute read

  • July 20, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

    The Business Courts Are Coming—Can They Meet Expectations?

    The last several versions of the bill have been based on the State of New York's business courts, known as the Commercial Division, Tankersley said.

    8 minute read