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October 22, 2025
Ga. Sheriff Seeks Exit From Deputy's Political Firing Suit
A Metro Atlanta sheriff and his office asked a federal judge on Wednesday to toss a former deputy sheriff's lawsuit alleging he was fired due to his age and support for the sheriff's 2024 election opponent, arguing that the sheriff is immune to the suit, and the deputy hasn't shown facts proving discrimination or retaliation.
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October 22, 2025
Judge Voids HHS Rule Banning Gender Identity Discrimination
A Mississippi federal judge on Wednesday struck down a Biden-era U.S. Department of Health and Human Services rule that protected gender-affirming care under the Affordable Care Act, ruling that federal officials exceeded their authority by broadening the definition of sex discrimination to cover gender identity.
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October 22, 2025
State Farm Says Deal Offer Is Enforceable Under Ga. Statute
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. urged the Georgia Court of Appeals on Wednesday to find that a purported $25,000 settlement it reached with a man involved in a crash is enforceable because it accepted all the "material terms" outlined in a state statute related to settling automobile injury claims.
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October 22, 2025
Ohio Derailment Attys Can Start Contempt Bid Before Audit
An Ohio federal judge has granted a request from class counsel to advance a bid to hold the administrator of Norfolk Southern's $600 million derailment settlement in contempt without having to wait for the results of a court-ordered audit.
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October 22, 2025
Hi-Tech Pharma Fraud Charges Just A 'Paper Case,' Jury Told
A Georgia-based dietary supplement outfit and its longtime CEO urged a Peach State jury Wednesday to acquit them of charges that they forged regulatory documents and slipped prescription drugs into their pills, deriding the federal charges against them as "regulation by prosecution."
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October 22, 2025
Judge Axes Ga. Transportation Contractor's VA Bid Protest
A federal judge has granted the U.S. government's bid for judgment in a Georgia company's breach of contract suit, ruling that the Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a transportation services contract to a separate entity that fraudulently secured the award.
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October 22, 2025
Obstetrician's Win Upheld In 'Outrageous Terminology' Suit
A Georgia Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a trial court's decision that an Atlanta obstetrician's allegedly "outrageous terminology" wasn't "extreme and dangerous," and that she didn't intentionally inflict emotional distress when she told a couple their stillborn child had been "decapitated" during delivery.
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October 21, 2025
Ga. Justices Weigh City's Duty In $33M Fatal Crash Case
The Georgia Supreme Court considered Tuesday whether to overturn a state appellate court's ruling that a metro Atlanta city must pay a $33 million verdict awarded to the parents of a college student who died after crashing into a roadside planter.
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October 21, 2025
Teacher's Penalty For Kirk Post Violates Rights, Court Told
A Georgia school district trampled a teacher's free speech rights when it suspended her for calling Charlie Kirk a "fascist" on her private Facebook page after the conservative activist was killed, the worker alleged in lawsuit filed in federal court.
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October 21, 2025
Cybersecurity Co. Wants Sanctions For 'Frivolous' Patent Suit
A Georgia-based cybersecurity firm facing allegations that it ripped off a software developer's patent called for sanctions Tuesday against the developer for his "frivolous" lawsuit, arguing his complaint misrepresents the "clear and unmistakable" language of a deal to give the company use of the technology.
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October 21, 2025
Nationwide Settles $3.8M Ga. Storm Damage Dispute
Nationwide Insurance and a Georgia property owner reached a settlement Monday to end claims that the insurer tried to lowball the owner on $3.8 million worth of storm damage with an offer of less than $8,000.
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October 21, 2025
Georgia Atty Can't Shake Contempt Conviction For Tardiness
An attorney who was hours late for jury selection in a felony case in Georgia received adequate notice that the matter was set for trial and cannot avoid a judge's criminal contempt finding, a state appellate panel ruled Tuesday.
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October 21, 2025
11th Circ. Revives Fla. Slip-And-Fall Case Against Walmart
The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday revived a Florida man's slip-and-fall lawsuit against Walmart, finding that the lower court wrongly drew inferences in Walmart's favor about whether store employees should have foreseen the puddle in the aisle that caused the man's back injuries.
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October 21, 2025
Fed. Circ. Upholds Coca-Cola Win In Drink Dispenser IP Case
The Federal Circuit on Tuesday backed a Georgia federal court's finding that Coca-Cola's Freestyle drink dispensers do not infringe a patent on a beverage machine that can recognize users and pour customized drinks.
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October 20, 2025
Marriott Tried To 'Hijack' Delta's Trademark, Airline Tells Judge
Delta Air Lines Inc. argued on Monday that Marriott International Inc. tried to "hijack" its brand and good will when it purchased and expanded a Canadian hotel chain called "Delta Hotels" into the United States, during the first day of a trademark bench trial.
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October 20, 2025
Argent, North Highland Ink $2.4M Deal In ESOP Fight
North Highland Co. and its employee stock ownership plan trustee Argent Trust Co. will pay $2.4 million to end a suit from North Highland workers alleging the plan was mismanaged and devalued.
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October 20, 2025
DA Willis' Subpoena Appeal On Hold After Testimony Deal
Georgia's highest court agreed Monday to put off hearing a fight over whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can be brought before a legislative committee investigating her handling of the election interference case against President Donald Trump after Willis agreed to appear before the lawmakers next month.
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October 20, 2025
Sterigenics Nears Win In Georgia Ethylene Oxide Litigation
Sterigenics Inc. notched two significant wins in sprawling litigation over its alleged emissions of carcinogenic ethylene oxide at an Atlanta-area plant, as a Georgia state court judge tossed residents' specific causation claims and allegations that the plant's activities constituted a private nuisance.
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October 20, 2025
Ga. Panel Lists Candidates For Appeals, Fulton Judicial Seats
The Judicial Nominating Commission of Georgia has submitted recommendations to Gov. Brian Kemp for two new posts on the state court of Fulton County and for a vacancy on the state court of appeals.
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October 16, 2025
Indian Maker Says Ga. Steel Supplier Owes $378K In Bills
An Indian steel wire manufacturer hit an Atlanta-based distributor with a federal lawsuit Wednesday accusing the company of dodging nearly $380,000 in unpaid invoices amid a dispute over product tolerances.
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October 17, 2025
11th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Alabama Jail Sexual Assault Suit
A divided Eleventh Circuit on Friday upheld a lower court win by administrators of an Alabama jail who were sued by former inmates over alleged sexual abuse suffered at the hands of their jailers, finding the former inmates failed to show a link between the administrators and the alleged abuse.
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October 17, 2025
Atty Quits Ga. Bar's 'Facade' Committee On Client Solicitation
A Georgia attorney resigned Friday as head of the state bar's committee on attorney-client solicitation, accusing the bar of not even "reaching for a garden hose" while unlawful solicitation of accident victims has spread "like wildfire" across the Peach State.
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October 17, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Lenders' Inner Circle, '25 Hospitality Deals
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including a look at the real estate deal dynamics influencing the choice of lender counsel, and the law firms that guided the 10-figure hospitality mergers and acquisitions to date in 2025.
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October 17, 2025
11th Circ. Ruling Could Unravel Strict ERISA Exhaustion Rule
A recent Eleventh Circuit decision opens up a route for overturning the appellate court's strictest-in-the-nation precedent requiring administrative exhaustion of all claims brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, attorneys say, given that two judges in a panel concurrence advocated for such action following en banc review.
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October 17, 2025
Georgia Justices Affirm Stormwater Charge Is Fee, Not Tax
A stormwater utility charge levied by a local government in Georgia is a fee, not a tax, the state Supreme Court said, upholding a trial court's finding that the charge did not violate the state constitution's uniformity provision on property taxation.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Writing Novels Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Writing my debut novel taught me to appreciate the value of critique and to never give up, no matter how long or tedious the journey, providing me with valuable skills that I now emphasize in my practice, says Daniel Buzzetta at BakerHostetler.
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SDNY OpenAI Order Clarifies Preservation Standards For AI
The Southern District of New York’s recent order in the OpenAI copyright infringement litigation, denying discovery of The New York Times' artificial intelligence technology use, clarifies that traditional preservation benchmarks apply to AI content, relieving organizations from using a “keep everything” approach, says Philip Favro at Favro Law.
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Compliance Steps To Take As FCRA Enforcement Widens
As the Fair Credit Reporting Act receives renewed focus from both federal and state enforcers, regulatory and litigation risk is most acute in several core areas, which companies can address by implementing purpose processes and quick remediation of consumer complaints, among other steps, say attorneys at Wiley.
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4 Strategies To Ensure Courts Calculate Restitution Correctly
Recent reversals of restitution orders across the federal appeals courts indicate that some lower courts are misapplying fundamental restitution principles, so defense attorneys should consider a few ways to vigilantly press these issues with the sentencing judge, says Wesley Gorman at Comber Miller.
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11th Circ. Geico Ruling Underscores Bad Faith Test
A recent ruling by the Eleventh Circuit highlighted that negligence is not the standard for a finding of bad faith and that the insurer can overcome a bad faith suit by being diligent in its investigation and settlement efforts, emphasizing the totality of the circumstances test, says Juan Garrido at Cozen O'Connor.
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Opinion
High Court, Not A Single Justice, Should Decide On Recusal
As public trust in the U.S. Supreme Court continues to decline, the court should adopt a collegial framework in which all justices decide questions of recusal together — a reform that respects both judicial independence and due process for litigants, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
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Series
Traveling Solo Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Traveling by myself has taught me to assess risk, understand tone and stay calm in high-pressure situations, which are not only useful life skills, but the foundation of how I support my clients, says Lacey Gutierrez at Group Five Legal.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Client Service
Law school teaches you how to interpret the law, but it doesn't teach you some of the key ways to keeping clients satisfied, lessons that I've learned in the most unexpected of places: a book on how to be a butler, says Gregory Ramos at Armstrong Teasdale.
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Series
Adapting To Private Practice: 3 Tips On Finding The Right Job
After 23 years as a state and federal prosecutor, when I contemplated moving to a law firm, practicing solo or going in-house, I found there's a critical first step — deep self-reflection on what you truly want to do and where your strengths lie, says Rachael Jones at McKool Smith.
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Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Painting trains me to see both the fine detail and the whole composition at once, enabling me to identify friction points while keeping sight of a client's bigger vision, but the most significant lesson I've brought to my legal work has been the value of originality, says Jana Gouchev at Gouchev Law.
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Protecting Sensitive Court Filings After Recent Cyber Breach
In the wake of a recent cyberattack on federal courts' Case Management/Electronic Case Files system, civil litigants should consider seeking enhanced protections for sensitive materials filed under seal to mitigate the risk of unauthorized exposure, say attorneys at Redgrave.
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Judging Figure Skating Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Judging figure skating competitions helps me hone the focus, decisiveness and ability to process complex real-time information I need in court, but more importantly, it makes me reengage with a community and my identity outside of law, which, paradoxically, always brings me back to work feeling restored, says Megan Raymond at Groombridge Wu.
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What Ethics Rules Say On Atty Discipline For Online Speech
Though law firms are free to discipline employees for their online commentary about Charlie Kirk or other social media activity, saying crude or insensitive things on the internet generally doesn’t subject attorneys to professional discipline under the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, says Stacie H. Rosenzweig at Halling & Cayo.
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Junior Attys Must Beware Of 5 Common Legal Brief Mistakes
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Junior law firm associates must be careful to avoid five common pitfalls when drafting legal briefs — from including every possible argument to not developing a theme — to build the reputation of a sought-after litigator, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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Expect DOJ To Repeat 4 Themes From 2024's FCPA Trials
As two upcoming Foreign Corrupt Practice Act trials approach, defense counsel should anticipate the U.S. Department of Justice to revive several of the same themes prosecutors leaned on in trials last year to motivate jurors to convict, and build counternarratives to neutralize these arguments, says James Koukios at MoFo.