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  • May 06, 2025

    Tax Court Erred In Slashing $23M Easement, 11th Circ. Told

    A partnership told the Eleventh Circuit that the U.S. Tax Court erred in substantially reducing its claim to a $23 million conservation easement tax deduction, arguing the decision was tainted by error-riddled criteria used by the IRS to value the property.

  • May 06, 2025

    Convicted Atty Among Pair Disbarred By Ga. Supreme Court

    The Georgia Supreme Court disbarred two attorneys on Tuesday, including a former operator of a Georgia-based real estate law firm for stealing at least $235,565 from a client 鈥 a move that comes after he was given a two-and-a-half-year jail sentence on federal fraud charges.

  • May 06, 2025

    Relatives Shut Out Of Funds From Big麻豆传媒 Atty's Slain Wife

    A Georgia state court judge said Tuesday that a prominent former Fisher Phillips attorney who fatally shot his wife could direct the proceeds of a wrongful death settlement to her godson and his family, beating back a "next of kin" claim to the funds from his wife's myriad cousins.

  • May 06, 2025

    Co. Not Liable For Injuries In Employee Attack, 11th Circ. Says

    The Eleventh Circuit ruled Monday that wholesale restaurant supply store McLane Foodservice is not liable for injuries suffered by an employee who was set on fire at work by a former partner because the company could not have foreseen this kind of violent, premeditated act.

  • May 06, 2025

    Eversheds Sutherland Brings On EY Tax Pro In Atlanta

    Eversheds Sutherland has added a former EY senior manager of international tax and transaction services to its Atlanta office, further strengthening its tax practice after adding a dozen tax controversy attorneys from Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry PC in March, the firm announced Tuesday.

  • May 05, 2025

    Judge Backs Biden-Era Protections For H-2A Farmworkers

    A North Carolina federal judge tossed a challenge to a Biden-era regulation that enhanced the organizing rights of seasonal farmworkers with H-2A visas, saying Monday that the U.S. Department of Labor didn't act arbitrarily and capriciously when it issued the regulation.

  • May 05, 2025

    Med Mal Retrial Axed Despite 'Confusing' Jury Instructions

    A Georgia appellate panel on Monday reversed a trial court's decision to grant a new trial in a suit accusing an orthopedic surgeon of botching a knee surgery, saying "confusing" instructions to the jury from the trial judge did not warrant a retrial, given the circumstances.

  • May 05, 2025

    NetChoice Sues Over Ga.'s New Social Media Age Limit 麻豆传媒

    Internet trade group NetChoice has sued the state of Georgia over a new law set to take effect this summer that would limit minors' access to social media, arguing the bill unconstitutionally infringes upon the First Amendment rights of both adults and the children the measure is purported to protect.

  • May 05, 2025

    Ga. Judge Extends Visa Protections For International Students

    A Georgia federal judge has temporarily extended the restoration of the legal status of more than 130 current and former international college students who allege they were put at risk of deportation when their files were purged from a federal database.

  • May 05, 2025

    Ex-Supervisor Says Carvana Fired Him Because Of Disability

    A former manager for used car giant Carvana has hit the company with a lawsuit alleging that he was fired for taking time off while disabled and that the company told him as much when it let him go last year.

  • May 05, 2025

    Ga. Defense Atty, Jurist Proposed For Open State Judgeship

    The Georgia Judicial Nominating Commission issued two recommendations for an open seat on the Superior Court of the Flint Judicial Circuit, suggesting one criminal defense and family law attorney and a Henry County State Court judge for the spot.

  • May 05, 2025

    Morgan & Morgan Pushes To Arbitrate Malpractice Claims

    Morgan & Morgan is urging a Georgia federal court to send a former client's malpractice class claims into arbitration and reject his bid to move the case to state court, arguing the matter belongs there, and the client agreed to arbitrate such disputes.

  • May 05, 2025

    High Court Won't Consider Reviving $13M Patent Verdict

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it would not review a question of vicarious liability prompted by the Federal Circuit erasing聽CloudofChange LLC's $13 million infringement trial win over NCR Corp.聽

  • May 02, 2025

    11th Circ. Urged To Revive Fla. Suit Over Car Co. Buybacks

    An investor urged the Eleventh Circuit on Friday to revive his claim that the CEO of a Florida company that develops navigation technology for self-driving cars improperly made nearly $24 million from share buybacks, saying his "indirect pecuniary" interest in the transaction precludes him from profits under federal law.

  • May 02, 2025

    Miami Rental Property Sellers Want $1.5M Award Reversed

    The sellers of a Miami rental property asked the Eleventh Circuit to reverse a $1.5 million judgment against them over the breakdown of a $5.45 million sale of the property, arguing that the buyer failed to prove that it had the money to pay for the property.

  • May 02, 2025

    Ex-Worker Says DirecTV Fired Her In Biased Force Reduction

    DirecTV's former senior director of e-commerce has sued the company in Georgia federal court, alleging she was let go during a workforce reduction because of her age and gender.

  • May 02, 2025

    Ga. Judge Says School Officials' Immunity Defense Is Too Late

    A Georgia federal judge has refused to free Colquitt County School District officials from a former principal's suit alleging he faced racial discrimination while employed there and was told his contract would be terminated three days after reporting a lynching threat.

  • May 02, 2025

    CR Bard Owes $20M In Ga. Ethylene Oxide Cancer Trial

    A Georgia jury awarded $20 million in compensatory damages on Friday to a man who said his cancer was caused by exposure to ethylene oxide from C.R. Bard's medical sterilization plant, sending the case to a second phase for punitive damages.

  • May 02, 2025

    Emory Fired Palestinian Prof Over Gaza Posts, Bias Suit Says

    Emory University folded to pressure from an advocacy group and illegally fired a medical school professor for criticizing on social media Israel's treatment of Palestinian people, the ousted educator alleged Friday in Georgia federal court.

  • May 02, 2025

    Ga. 麻豆传媒 Firm Settles Contract Suit With Recruiting Company

    Atlanta law firm Mozley Finlayson & Loggins LLP has dismissed its suit against recruiting company Frederick Fox LLC, permanently ending its allegations that Frederick Fox was in breach of contract for refusing to refund a placement fee of more than $36,000 when its candidate quickly left his role.

  • May 01, 2025

    VW, Audi Say Recall Fixes Nullify EV Fire-Risk 麻豆传媒suit

    Drivers who claimed Audi of America LLC and Volkswagen Group of America Inc. sold them electric vehicles with defective batteries that could short circuit and catch fire while driving have never actually suffered this alleged issue, the automakers said in their bid seeking to dismiss the proposed class action.

  • May 01, 2025

    CR Bard Owes For Plant Neighbor's Illness, Jury Told

    A Georgia jury heard in closing arguments on Thursday that C.R. Bard's medical sterilization plant wantonly polluted the air with ethylene oxide and caused a man's cancer, while the company said the man's exposure was nowhere near danger levels.

  • May 01, 2025

    Couple's J&J Pelvic Mesh Claims Too Late, 11th Circ. Affirms

    The Eleventh Circuit held Thursday that a couple's lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson over injuries allegedly caused by a pelvic mesh device made by the company's med-tech unit was filed too late despite evidence that the woman's doctors had expressed uncertainty for years about whether the mesh was causing her pain.

  • May 01, 2025

    Publix Can't Slip 'Zero-Market Share' Opioid Claims

    Publix Super Markets Inc. can't slip opioid-related claims from nine municipalities in which the supermarket chain alleges it has no pharmacies, an Ohio federal judge overseeing sprawling national opioid litigation ruled.

  • May 01, 2025

    Uber Needed To Collect Tax Pre-Wayfair, Ga. Panel Affirms

    Uber was required to collect and remit millions in sales taxes on behalf of drivers and customers who used its app before the Wayfair decision, a Georgia appellate panel held Thursday, ruling against the ride-hailing company and upholding a trial court decision.

Expert Analysis

  • 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025

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    麻豆传媒yers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.

  • Predicting Where State AGs Will Direct Their Attention In 2025

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    In 2025, we expect state attorneys general will navigate a new presidential administration while continuing to further regulate and police financial services, artificial intelligence, junk fees and antitrust, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.

  • Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win

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    Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.

  • Public Corruption Enforcement In 2024 Has Clues For 2025

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    If 2024 activity is any indication, the U.S. Supreme Court will likely continue to rein in expansive prosecutorial theories of fraud in the year to come, but it鈥檚 harder to predict what the new administration will mean for public corruption prosecutions in 2025, says Cathy Fleming at Offit Kurman.

  • Issues To Watch In 2025's ERISA Litigation Landscape

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    Whether 2024鈥檚 uptick in new Employee Retirement Income Security Act cases will continue this year will likely depend on federal courts鈥 resolution of several issues, including those related to excessive fees, defined contribution plan forfeitures, and pleading standards for ERISA-prohibited transaction claims, say attorneys at Groom 麻豆传媒.

  • 5 Notable Information Security Events In 2024

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    B. Stephanie Siegmann at Hinckley Allen discusses 2024's largest and most destructive data breaches seen yet, ranging from ransomware disrupting U.S. healthcare systems on a massive scale, to tensions increasing between the U.S. and China over cyberespionage and the control of U.S. data.

  • Series

    Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better 麻豆传媒yer

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    My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Looking Back At 2024's Noteworthy State AG Litigation

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    State attorneys general across the U.S. took bold steps in 2024 to address unlawful activities by corporations in several areas, including privacy and data security, financial transparency, children's internet safety, and other overall consumer protection claims, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.

  • Opinion

    No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.

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    A recent study claimed that litigation funders have 鈥渇led鈥 Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.

  • 5 Advertising 麻豆传媒 Trends To Watch In 2025

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    Although advertisers are encouraged by the incoming Trump administration's focus on deregulation, this year could feel like wading through uncharted waters, and decreased federal government regulation may mean increased state regulation, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond

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    In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.

  • What's Ahead As Transparency Act Comes To A Crossroads

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    Synthesizing the contrasting federal district and appellate court rulings on the Corporate Transparency Act鈥檚 validity reveals several main areas of debate that will likely remain at issue as challenges to the law continue winding through the courts, say attorneys at Farella Braun.

  • 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

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    President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection

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    Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • The OIG Report: Preparing For Oversight In 2025

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    Across sectors, Office of Inspector General work plans and challenge reports for 2025 provide a trove of information on the issues and industries that will likely be the focus of government oversight in the year to come, says Diana Shaw at Wiley.

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