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November 9, 2021 | Legaltech News

Can Firms Recoup Specific Cyber Costs? Outside of a Few Exceptions, It's Unlikely

For many firms, pinpointing cybersecurity costs to a specific client can be challenging, while ethical obligations may prevent them from including cybersecurity line items in a client invoice.

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November 7, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

Associates Class of 2021

Profiles of over 200 associates hired in New Jersey in 2021.

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Hughs v. The State

Publication Date: 2021-11-01
Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Colvin
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lyndsey Alaine Hix, (Augusta Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office), Augusta, for appellant.
for defendant: Patricia B. Attaway Burton, Paula Khristian Smith, Christopher M. Carr, Meghan Hobbs Hill, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Joshua Bradley Smith, Jared Tolton Williams, (Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office), Augusta, for appellee.
Case Number: S21A0970

Trial Counsel's Failure to Present Competing Medical Expert Testimony on Cause of Death Was Not Unreasonable Tactical Decision

Lopez v. City of New York

Publication Date: 2021-10-28
Practice Area: Civil Rights | Employment Litigation
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Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
Judge: District Judge Nina Gershon
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Case Number: 16-CV-4934

Title VII Claim Dismissed; Termination Stemmed From Subjective Complaints of Pain

October 25, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Have Jurors Changed Their Approach to Science?

Some lawyers who have handled trials this year say the COVID-19 pandemic has clouded how jurors perceive scientific and medical testimony, but others aren't convinced that juries have changed that much. More apparent, lawyers say, is that the political polarization surrounding the pandemic has seeped into the jury pool.

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October 21, 2021 | Law.com

A Shadow Over Science? How the Pandemic Changed—Or Didn't Change—Jurors

Some lawyers who have handled trials this year say the COVID-19 pandemic has clouded how jurors perceive scientific and medical testimony, but others aren't convinced that juries have changed that much. More apparent, lawyers say, is that the political polarization surrounding the pandemic has seeped into the jury pool.

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October 21, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Some Attorneys Say The Pandemic Has Made Jurors More Skeptical of Science

Some lawyers who have handled trials this year say the COVID-19 pandemic has clouded how jurors perceive scientific and medical testimony, but others aren't convinced that juries have changed that much. More apparent, lawyers say, is that the political polarization surrounding the pandemic has seeped into the jury pool.

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October 14, 2021 | Law.com

The Pandemic Is Changing the Way Jurors Vote

Based on preliminary data, pandemic-era jury makeup and attitudes could lead to more defense verdicts or hung juries, but it could also mean jurors are having more extreme responses to cases involving science.

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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company v. McCall

Publication Date: 2021-10-14
Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Constitutional Law | Personal Injury
Industry: Consumer Products
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Justice LaGrua
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher Scott Anulewicz, (Balch & Bingham, LLP), Atlanta, Eric D. Ruben, Douglas E. Horelick, (Clyde & Co US, LLP), Miami, for appellant.
for defendant: Cale Howard Conley, Scott A. Farrow, William Kent Owens, Jr., (Conley Griggs Partin LLP), Atlanta, for appellee; David Christopher Hanson, (Weathington LLC), Atlanta, Jeffrey S. Ward, Elissa Blache Haynes, (Drew, Eckl & Farnham LLP), Atlanta, Philip Michael Thompson, (Ellis Painter Ratterree & Adams LLP), Savannah, Brandon Ryan Keel, (King & Spalding), Atlanta, William V. Custer, IV, Christian James Bromley, (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP), Atlanta, Rocco Eugene Testani, (Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, LLP), Atlanta,; Darren Wade Penn, (Penn Law LLC), Atlanta, Larry Coben, (Anapol Weiss), Scottsdale, Joseph M. Colwell, (Butler Wooten & Peak LLP), Columbus, Lyle Griffin Warshauer, (Warshauer Law Group, PC), Atlanta, James E. Butler, Jr., Joel O. Wooten, Jr., Tedra L. Cannella, Ramsey B. Prather, Rory A. Weeks, (Butler, Wooten & Peak LLP), Atlanta, Robert Henry Snyder, Jr., (Schreeder, Wheeler, & Flint, LLP), Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee.
Case Number: S20G1368

Georgia Courts Have General Personal Jurisdiction Over Corporations Registered To Do Business in Georgia

October 11, 2021 | Law.com Pro

How Global Strategy Is Playing Out For Law Firms

Welcome to the Law.com Pro Executive Briefing. This week we're digging into the Global 200 data, which gives us an international perspective on how…

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