Georgia

  • June 03, 2025

    Sanctions Bid Over Bribe Claims 'Short On Proof,' Judge Says

    A Georgia federal magistrate rejected a sanctions bid from two former plastics plant workers who claimed that a company executive tried to bribe their attorney to drop their discrimination claims, writing that their motion was "long on allegations but short on proof."

  • June 03, 2025

    The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms

    A rebound in client work sent the nation’s largest law firms into growth mode last year, driving a wave of hiring, mergers and strategic moves that reshaped the top tier of the Law360 400. Here's a preview of the 100 firms with the largest U.S. attorney headcounts.

  • June 02, 2025

    Ga. Residents Urge Panel To Revive Sea Island Roads Fight

    A pair of Glynn County, Georgia, residents urged the state's Court of Appeals to revive their lawsuit seeking to prevent the Sea Island Co. from denying public access to roads on Sea Island that they say were never properly transferred to the company.

  • June 02, 2025

    Fintech Co. Ingo Money Inks $1.5M Deal To End Data Breach Suit

    Financial technology deposit underwriter Ingo Money Inc. has agreed to pay more than $1.5 million to end claims that the company kept quiet for seven months about a data breach in which hackers stole the personal information of tens of thousands of customers, according to a court filing Monday.

  • June 02, 2025

    Ga. Panel Urged To Back $17M Honda Seatbelt Verdict

    A Georgia man whose wife was killed after being ejected from her Honda SUV asked a Georgia appellate panel Monday to uphold a $17 million verdict against the automaker, urging the court to reject Honda's arguments that it was wrongly denied the chance to defend itself after its attorneys introduced prohibited materials at the trial's opening.

  • June 02, 2025

    Amazon Gets Sex Bias Claims Cut From Ex-Worker's Bias Suit

    Amazon escaped part of a former executive assistant's lawsuit alleging he was passed over for promotions and belittled by a supervisor because he's Black and gay, with a Georgia federal judge on Monday adopting a report that found several of his claims were filed too late.

  • June 02, 2025

    Ga. Appeals Court To Review Arbitration Of Firm Fee Fight

    The Georgia state court of appeals on Monday agreed to consider whether a law firm's lawsuit against its former client over legal fees should move forward in the trial court that ordered the case to arbitration, with both sides accusing the other of "gamesmanship."

  • June 02, 2025

    Defamation Litigation Roundup: Cheetos, NASCAR, OpenAI

    In this month's review of ongoing defamation fights, Law360 looks back on developments in a man's case against Frito-Lay Inc. over what he called the company's defamatory statements disputing his role in the invention of a flavor of Cheetos.

  • June 02, 2025

    US Looks To Dodge Suit Over Gulf Oil Well Risks

    The federal government is asking a federal court to toss environmentalists' lawsuit alleging that it's ignoring the fact that owners of retired offshore oil and gas drilling infrastructure are failing to properly shut down the facilities.

  • May 30, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: Religious Land, Hotel Surge, Land-Banking

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including interviews with attorneys about recent disputes over land use for religious purposes, a surge in hospitality sector transactions, and the rise of land-banking law.

  • May 30, 2025

    Ace Says Ga. Insureds Wrongly Added Atty To Coverage Fight

    Ace Property and Casualty Insurance Co. has launched a sanctions bid in Georgia federal court against two policyholders and their counsel in a coverage suit, alleging they abused the judicial process by adding outside counsel as a defendant just to defeat diversity jurisdiction and remand the case to state court.

  • May 30, 2025

    Recruiter Let Client Data Fall Into Hackers' Hands, Suit Says

    A Georgia-based professional recruiting firm has been hit with a proposed class action from a man who says the company's lax cybersecurity standards led to a February data breach that compromised the personal information of thousands of current and former clients.

  • May 30, 2025

    DHS Targets Sanctuary Cities In Noncompliance Notice

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has put hundreds of cities and counties in 35 states and the District of Columbia on notice for being what the department deems as unlawful safe havens for undocumented immigrants, advancing the Trump administration's April vow to target sanctuary cities.

  • May 30, 2025

    Ga. Panel Ends County Workers' Whistleblower Suit

    A Georgia appellate panel said that Fulton County should have been handed an early win in a whistleblower suit from two ex-employees who said they were canned for reporting corruption by an elected official, ruling the county was justified in firing them for their own financial indiscretions.

  • May 30, 2025

    Atlanta Seeks Win In Ex-Building Officials' Age Bias Suit

    A former Atlanta building official has failed to show his age was the deciding factor in not being promoted to a chief inspector role, the city told a federal court, urging it to toss the man's discrimination lawsuit.

  • May 30, 2025

    Rehab's Ex-Kitchen Worker Drops Unpaid Wage Case

    A former kitchen worker for a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center is no longer pursuing his claims that the nonprofit failed to pay him minimum and overtime wages, and sometimes didn't pay him at all, according to a filing Friday in Georgia federal court.

  • May 29, 2025

    LexisNexis Unit Hit With Class Actions Over 364K Data Breach

    A LexisNexis unit was hit with at least two proposed class actions Wednesday in New York and Georgia federal courts by individuals who allege that their personally identifiable information was exposed during a massive data breach and that the company waited too long to inform them of the breach. 

  • May 29, 2025

    Ga. BCBS Says Providers Are Gaming Billing Dispute System

    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia has accused a healthcare consulting firm and a handful of Peach State providers of systematic abuse of a federal dispute resolution process for surprise medical bills, accusing them of "flooding" the system with bogus dispute claims.

  • May 29, 2025

    Home Depot Must Face Trial In Trip-And-Fall Suit

    An Illinois federal judge on Thursday sent to trial a suit accusing Home Depot of causing a woman's trip-and-fall injuries in an outdoor garden center, saying it should be up to a jury to determine whether the fall was foreseeable by the company.

  • May 29, 2025

    Staffing Co. Seeks $10.8M Tax Refund Under COVID Program

    A staffing company sued the U.S. government for a $10.8 million employment tax refund, telling a Georgia federal court that the IRS has failed to provide payroll tax credits the agency owed the business under a coronavirus relief program.

  • May 29, 2025

    Ga. Justices Nix Reprimand For Solicitor General Over Theft

    The Georgia Supreme Court has rejected former Hall County Solicitor General Stephanie Woodard's bid to receive a public reprimand after she pled guilty to stealing taxpayer dollars, finding that the suggested discipline is not enough.

  • May 29, 2025

    Insurer Wants Firm's $2.6M Malpractice Coverage Suit Tossed

    Berkshire unit National Liability & Fire Insurance Co. called on a Georgia federal judge this week to throw out a law firm's claims that it was hung out to dry by its insurers in a malpractice case, arguing the suit is an impermissible attempt to convert a contract dispute into a negligence claim.

  • May 29, 2025

    Kilpatrick Tech Ace Returns To Nelson Mullins In Atlanta

    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has brought back a Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP partner to its Atlanta office, strengthening its corporate practice and its tech industry group with an experienced technology and privacy attorney, the firm announced Thursday.

  • May 28, 2025

    Flooring Co. Faces Trafficking, Forced Labor Suit In Ga.

    An Oregon-based flooring manufacturer has been sued in Georgia federal court by a group of Chinese nationals who allege they were brought to the U.S. to work at a flooring manufacturing facility in Cartersville, Georgia, then exploited, underpaid and subjected to forced labor.

  • May 28, 2025

    Ga. Justices Uphold $1.75M Award, Despite Ex Parte Emails

    The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld a $1.75 million arbitration award in a dispute between a medical provider and its contractor, finding the provider was not prejudiced by the contractor's ex parte communications with an arbitrator.

Expert Analysis

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    Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Enviro To Mid-Law

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    Practitioners leaving a longtime government role for private practice — as when I departed the U.S. Department of Justice’s environmental enforcement division — should prioritize finding a firm that shares their principles, values their experience and will invest in their transition, says John Cruden at Beveridge & Diamond.

  • Independent Contractor Rule Up In The Air Under New DOL

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    In several recent court challenges, the U.S. Department of Labor has indicated its intent to revoke the 2024 independent contractor rule, sending a clear signal that it will not defend the Biden-era rule on the merits in anticipation of further rulemaking, say attorneys at Jackson Lewis.

  • Legal Ethics Considerations For Law Firm Pro Bono Deals

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    If a law firm enters into a pro bono deal with the Trump administration in exchange for avoiding or removing an executive order, it has an ethical obligation to create a written settlement agreement with specific terms, which would mitigate some potential conflict of interest problems, says Andrew Altschul at Buchanan Angeli.

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    Playing Football Made Me A Better Lawyer

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    While my football career ended over 15 years ago, the lessons the sport taught me about grit, accountability and resilience have stayed with me and will continue to help me succeed as an attorney, says Bert McBride at Trenam.

  • 10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks

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    The ongoing arbitral saga of Sullivan v. Feldman, which has engendered proceedings before 10 different arbitrators in Texas and Louisiana along with last month's Fifth Circuit opinion, showcases both the risks and limitations of arbitration clauses in retainer agreements for resolving attorney-client disputes, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin and Lodgen.

  • Notable Q1 Updates In Insurance Class Actions

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    The first quarter of 2025 was filled with the refinement of old theories in the property and casualty space, including in vehicle valuation, time to seek appraisal and materials depreciation, says Mathew Drocton at BakerHostetler.

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    Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing

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    Texas' proposal to become the latest state to license paraprofessional providers of limited legal services could help firms expand their reach and improve access to justice, but consumers, attorneys and allied legal professionals would benefit even more if similar programs across the country become more uniform, says Michael Houlberg at the University of Denver.

  • 10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master

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    As businesses face shifting regulatory and technological uncertainty, general counsel will need to strengthen certain soft skills to succeed, from admitting when they make a mistake to maintaining a healthy dose of dispassion, says Douglas Brown at Manatt.

  • An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future

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    Todd Itami at Covington offers a bright-eyed, laughing-all-the-way, skydive look at what the legal industry could look like after an artificial intelligence revolution, which he believes may happen much sooner and more dramatically than we expect.

  • Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance

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    Despite continued innovation, litigation finance remains an immature market with borrowers recieving significantly different terms as lenders learn to value cases, which firms need a strong handle on to ensure lending terms do not overwhelm collateral value, says Robert Wilkins at Lightfoot Franklin.

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    Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While practicing corporate law and firefighting may appear incongruous, the latter benefits my legal career by reminding me of the importance of humility, perspective and education, says Nicholas Passaro at Ford.

  • Tax Takeaways From Georgia's 2025 Legislative Session

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    Attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland discuss tax-related measures passed by the Georgia Legislature during the session that adjourned on April 4, which included a decrease in income tax rates, an extension of the time in which to a protest tax assessment and cleanup provisions related to launching the state’s new tax court next year.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols

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    Though stipulated protocols governing the treatment of electronically stored information in litigation are meant to streamline discovery, recent disputes demonstrate that certain missteps in the process can lead to significant inefficiencies, say attorneys at Sidley.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Preparing For Corporate Work

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    Law school often doesn't cover the business strategy, financial fluency and negotiation skills needed for a successful corporate or transactional law practice, but there are practical ways to gain relevant experience and achieve the mindset shifts critical to a thriving career in this space, says Dakota Forsyth at Olshan Frome.

  • A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process

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    The landmark Harry Bridges case from the mid-20th century Red Scare offers important insights on why lawyers must be free of government reprisal, no matter who their client is, says Peter Afrasiabi at One LLP.

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