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AmLaw 200 Firm Settles Discrimination Lawsuit With Former Attorney

Mon, 11 May 2026 00:36:14 EST

The complaint framed the case as "a textbook example of intersectional discrimination, where an employer's purported commitment to diversity and inclusion was betrayed by its actual treatment of a Black female attorney."

Rescuing Her Mother Led to Injury. Now Georgia Judges Must Decide if the Law Protects Her.

Wed, 06 May 2026 15:07:35 EST

The plaintiff-appellant argues that the defendant could have put an end to the dangerous situation by calling the police.

After Baby's Death, Ga. Intermediate Court Examines Habit and Custom Evidence

Tue, 05 May 2026 18:34:05 EST

"Every time we accept arguments like yours, we get hammered at the Supreme Court of Georgia," presiding Judge Stephen Dillard said to the appellees.

Georgia Appellate Court Asked to Decide What Agency Regulates Speed-Detection Devices

Tue, 05 May 2026 11:05:38 EST

"This case presents more than a statutory interpretation dispute—it highlights a systemic failure in the enforcement of Georgia's school zone speed detection law," Griffin, Georgia-based law firm Dutton & Dutton wrote in an amicus brief supporting the plaintiff-appellee's claims.

Hinshaw Picks Up 6-Lawyer Litigation Team From Polsinelli

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:36:47 EST

The Polsinelli team of two partners and four senior counsel join Hinshaw & Culbertson's consumer financial services group in Dallas, Miami and New York.

Appellate Court to Decide if Tort Reform Apportionment Changes Can Apply Retroactively

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:43:44 EST

This is both the first time the Georgia Court of Appeals has been asked to decide if the rule changes under the 2025 legislation apply retroactively and the first time the intermediate court has held oral argument on any challenge to SB 68 since the law went into effect in April 2025.

Atlanta Defense Boutique Taps Kirkland & Ellis Partner to Lead LA Expansion

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:21:50 EST

"When a lawyer makes a move like this, I think people think, was there something about the prior firm that wasn't working out? And I can't say enough times: that's not the case here. This opportunity was just new, and exciting and different," Nathaniel Haas told Law.com.

'Spoliation Sanctions Are Not the Norm': Relevance of a Traded Phone Debated in Wrongful-Death Case

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:06:42 EST

"How is it that you destroy the thing they're looking for and then argue that it wasn't relevant?" Appellate Judge Wade Padgett asked the defense. "Because they have no way of knowing if it was relevant, because you destroyed it."

'Too Little Too Late?': Ga. Appellate Court to Hear Challenge to State Sovereign Immunity Damages Caps

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:32:28 EST

Damages caps are a frequent subject of debate in Georgia's intermediate court, whether a dispute concerns the constitutionality of the state's $350,000 noneconomic damages or, as in this case, a question of sovereign immunity.

Second Motion for Sanctions Hearing Scheduled in Discovery Dispute With Health Records Company

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:13:32 EST

In a third motion for sanctions, a group of IT professionals argued that eCW intentionally misled the court because documents recently produced in discovery contradict the testimony previously given by two of eCW's expert witnesses.

Ga. Intermediate Court to Decide if 'Inaccurate' Damages Testimony Is Enough to Toss a Verdict

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:18:09 EST

"Where there was evidence to support the jury's verdict, it was error for the trial court to grant [a judgment notwithstanding the verdict] simply because it disagreed with the jury's determinations as to disputed issues of credibility," the appellants argue.

Winstead Moves Into Atlanta Market With Taft Real Estate Team

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:04:29 EST

Winstead has launched an Atlanta office to help achieve its goal of becoming the top real estate law firm in the South.

Ga. Appellate Court Eyes Reconsidering Exclusive Jurisdiction in Workers' Comp Cases

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:53:28 EST

"It just seems to me that [in] characterizing [this] as jurisdictional, one of the problems with it is then any time anything happens in the workplace or arguably near the workplace, as long as you categorize it as workers' comp, then there's no kind of inquiry into the into the merits of whether or not it's really [worker's comp]," a Georgia Court of Appeals judge said during oral arguments on Thursday.

Phelps Dunbar Adds M&A Partner Duo to Nashville Office

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:37:42 EST

FBT Gibbons corporate partners Jason Brake and Wes Scott have joined Phelps Dunbar as partners in Nashville, adding M&A expertise to the office.

Case-Running Could Become a Felony in Georgia, But Is It Only 'Symbolic?'

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:25:56 EST

While lawyers across the state agree there needs to be reform, there are doubts about whether the new law will provide the fixes they are looking for.

Morgan & Morgan's Latest Ad Campaign Targets Unscrupulous Lawyers in Georgia

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:08:45 EST

"This is an example of what happens when you don't have anybody policing the profession. That creates a vacuum, and you've got lawyers willing to step in and do it," plaintiff's attorney Darl Champion said.