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April 23, 2025
Ex-Atlanta Atty Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Sex Harassment Suit
A former attorney for the city of Atlanta urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to revive her sexual harassment and disability discrimination suit against the city alleging she was fired after complaining that her boss, a prominent civil rights lawyer, made sexual advances towards her.
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April 23, 2025
Ex-Morgan & Morgan Client Seeks Remand In Malpractice Suit
A former client of Morgan & Morgan has urged a Georgia federal court to return his proposed class action to state court, arguing that his complaint accusing the firm and a trial attorney of legal malpractice is a "local controversy" while the firm says he should arbitrate his claims.
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April 22, 2025
Ga. Woman Gets 12 Years In $156M FEMA Fraud Case
A Georgia woman convicted of defrauding the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a case involving nearly $156 million in fraudulent contracts related to Hurricane Maria relief has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
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April 22, 2025
Ga. County Freed From Court Worker's Age, ADA Bias Claims
A Georgia federal judge ended a lawsuit against Fulton County, Georgia, brought by a former juvenile court employee who said her firing constituted age and disability discrimination, ruling Tuesday that there was no dispute it was the court — not the county — that she should have sued.
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April 22, 2025
11th Circ. Not Likely To Snuff Smoke Shop's $1.1M Trial Loss
The Eleventh Circuit signaled Tuesday that it was likely to uphold a $1.1 million verdict entered against a Georgia-based tobacco importer for selling counterfeit rolling papers, throwing cold water on the importer's claims that the verdict constituted a windfall that was prohibited in a 2023 trial.
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April 22, 2025
Insurer Skirts Bad Faith Claim In $60M Liposuction Death Row
The professional liability insurer for a Georgia cosmetic surgery provider didn't act in bad faith in handling a liposuction patient death claim that eventually led to a $60 million judgment, a Utah federal court ruled, rejecting arguments that the insurer breached its duties.
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April 22, 2025
Insurer Urges 11th Circ. To Nix Law Firm Malpractice Coverage
An insurance company has urged the Eleventh Circuit to revive its lawsuit seeking a ruling that it does not have to defend Georgia law firm Fellows LaBriola LLC in a malpractice case because of a misappropriation exclusion included in the firm's policy.
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April 22, 2025
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Launches Justice Institute
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School recently announced it has launched a Criminal and Civil Justice Institute to help students pursue legal careers aimed at making a difference in their clients' lives and communities.
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April 22, 2025
NCAA Says It Can't Be Sued Over Trans Athlete's Participation
The National Collegiate Athletic Association said U.S. Supreme Court precedent should excuse it from a suit by three former collegiate swimmers over a transgender athlete's participation in a 2022 competition at Harvard University.
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April 21, 2025
NJ Investment Firm Accused Of Aiding Alleged $300M Ponzi
A New Jersey investment adviser has been hit with a proposed class action claiming the company helped recruit marks for what the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has called a $300 million Ponzi scheme, making it at least the second company to be sued for its alleged connections to the fraud operation.
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April 21, 2025
$650K Settlement Reached In Onboarding Data Breach Suit
A $650,000 settlement has been reached in a class action accusing a company that helps clients complete required Form 1-9 documents of failing to properly safeguard the personally identifiable information of hundreds of thousands in a February 2024 data breach.
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April 21, 2025
Ga. Judge Orders DHS To Restore Int'l Students' Legal Status
A Georgia federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to restore the legal status of more than 130 current and former international college students who said they faced "devastating immigration outcomes such as detention and deportation" after their files were purged from a federal database.
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April 21, 2025
Ex-Workers Seek Early Win In Management Co. OT Suit
Workers who sued a project management company for allegedly failing to pay proper overtime rates have asked a Georgia federal judge for summary judgment, arguing the company pays employees based on the number of hours worked and, therefore, fails the salary basis test for an overtime exemption.
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April 21, 2025
Ga. Tort Reform Bills Now Law With Gov. Kemp's Signature
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp put the finishing touches on the state's first civil justice overhaul in two decades Monday, signing into law a pair of Republican-backed tort reform bills designed to tamp down plaintiffs' verdicts and impose new restrictions on third-party litigation funding.
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April 21, 2025
11th Circ. Suspends Atty For A Year Over Bogus Fee Requests
The Eleventh Circuit has handed down a one-year suspension to a Maryland attorney for submitting bogus fees applications.
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April 21, 2025
Breakaway Firm Tells Ga. High Court To Nix Drew Eckl Dispute
Burke Moore Law Group LLP asked the Georgia Supreme Court on Monday to reject Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP's bid to review an appellate ruling that allowed Burke Moore to avoid arbitration over fees between Drew Eckl and its partners who previously practiced at the firm.
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April 21, 2025
Fired Claims Co. Exec Says Pay Bias Led To Her Ouster
A claims management company paid a former executive less than three of her male colleagues with the same work duties, then fired her after she filed a charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, she told a Georgia federal court.
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April 21, 2025
High Court Wants SG's Input On Home Depot ERISA Case
The nation's highest court asked the U.S. solicitor general Monday to opine on whether it should hear a retirement plan mismanagement case from Home Depot workers who say the Eleventh Circuit wrongly required them to link financial losses to alleged breaches of fiduciary duty.
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April 19, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Q1 Dealmakers, Tariff Tension
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including the law firms that guided the 10 largest real estate deals of the first quarter, and how dealmakers and companies have been navigating uncertainty in the market.
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April 18, 2025
11th Circ. Won't Revive ADA Suit Over Remote Work Firing
The Eleventh Circuit on Friday refused to revive a former call center director's Americans with Disabilities Act suit against a financial services company, holding that the company had legitimate reasons to fire her and reasonably accommodated her request to work from home due to her Crohn's disease during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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April 18, 2025
11th Circ. Revives Fla. Lodge's Bad Faith Claim Over Shooting
The Eleventh Circuit on Friday reversed a $3.3 million judgment against a Florida lodge over a shooting that resulted in a woman's death, finding in a split ruling a jury should decide the bad faith issue of whether its insurer should've offered to settle based on the premises' liability.
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April 18, 2025
Ga. Woman Seeks Lower Sentence In $156M FEMA Fraud Case
A Georgia woman charged with taking $155 million in payments from the Federal Emergency Management Agency by fraudulently claiming she could supply self-heating meals to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria urged a federal court Thursday to sentence her to no more than 120 months in prison.
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April 18, 2025
Joel Katz, Music Law's Longtime Power Broker, Dies At 80
Joel Katz, the powerful music industry lawyer who co-founded Greenberg Traurig LLP's media and entertainment practice and helped bring the firm to the Atlanta market, has died at the age of 80, Law360 confirmed Friday.
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April 18, 2025
Zurich Stuck With $12.2M Solar Farm Verdict, Judge Rules
A Georgia federal judge has shot down Zurich American Insurance Co.'s bid to escape a $12.2 million judgment that followed a January trial where a jury found the insurer shortchanged a Peach State solar farm's claim for storm damage.
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April 18, 2025
11th Circ. Rejects Disbarred Ga. Atty's Reinstatement Bid
A disbarred Georgia attorney lost her bid Friday to have the Eleventh Circuit revive her lawsuit alleging the Georgia Office of Bar Admissions violated her due process rights by refusing to reinstate her.
Expert Analysis
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How Loper Bright Is Affecting Pending FCC Litigation
Pending challenges against Federal Communications Commission orders at the Sixth and Eleventh Circuits following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bright highlight that counsel must be familiar with the statutes, regulations and precedent relevant to the FCC to best navigate the rapidly changing compliance landscape, say attorneys at Davis Wright.
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Round-Canopy Parachuting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Similar to the practice of law, jumping from an in-flight airplane with nothing but training and a few yards of parachute silk is a demanding and stressful endeavor, and the experience has bolstered my legal practice by enhancing my focus, teamwork skills and sense of perspective, says Thomas Salerno at Stinson.
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And Now A Word From The Panel: The MDL Map
An intriguing yet unpredictable facet of multidistrict litigation practice is venue selection for new MDL proceedings, and the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation considers many factors when it assigns an MDL venue, says Alan Rothman at Sidley Austin.
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Why Now Is The Time For Law Firms To Hire Lateral Partners
Partner and associate mobility data from the second quarter of this year suggest that there's never been a better time in recent years for law firms to hire lateral candidates, particularly experienced partners — though this necessitates an understanding of potential red flags, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.
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Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics
Disney and American Airlines recently abandoned certain litigation tactics in two lawsuits after fierce public backlash, illustrating why corporate counsel should consider the reputational implications of any legal strategy and partner with their communications teams to preempt public relations concerns, says Chris Gidez at G7 Reputation Advisory.
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It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers
Amid fierce competition for business, the transactional “trusted adviser” paradigm from which most firms operate is no longer sufficient — they should instead aim to become trusted partners with their most valuable clients, says Stuart Maister at Strategic Narrative.
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'Greenhushing': Why Some Cos. Are Keeping Quiet On ESG
A wave of ESG-related litigation and regulations have led some companies to retreat altogether from any public statements about their ESG goals, a trend known as "greenhushing" that was at the center of a recent D.C. court decision involving Coca-Cola, say Gonzalo Mon and Katie Rogers at Kelley Drye.
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What VC Fund Settlement Means For DEI Grant Programs
An unexpected settlement in American Alliance for Equal Rights v. Fearless Fund, based on specific details of an Atlanta venture capital fund's challenged minority grant program, leaves the legal landscape wide open for organizations with similar programs supporting diversity, equity and inclusion to chart a path forward, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.
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Missouri Injunction A Setback For State Anti-ESG Rules
A Missouri federal court’s recent order enjoining the state’s anti-ESG rules comes amid actions by state legislatures to revise or invalidate similar legislation imposing disclosure and consent requirements around environmental, social and governance investing, and could be a blueprint for future challenges, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.
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How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations
Textualists at the U.S. Supreme Court are increasingly considering new methods such as corpus linguistics and surveys to evaluate what a statute's text communicates to an ordinary reader, while lower courts even mull large language models like ChatGPT as supplements, says Kevin Tobia at Georgetown Law.
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The Fed. Circ. In August: Secret Sales And Public Disclosures
Two recent Federal Circuit rulings — Sanho v. Kaijet and Celanese International v. ITC — highlight that inventors should publicly and promptly disclose their inventions, as a secret sale will not suffice as a disclosure, and file their patent applications within a year of public disclosure, say Sean Murray and Jeremiah Helm at Knobbe Martens.
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Avoiding Corporate Political Activity Pitfalls This Election Year
As Election Day approaches, corporate counsel should be mindful of the complicated rules around companies engaging in political activities, including super PAC contributions, pay-to-play prohibitions and foreign agent restrictions, say attorneys at Covington.
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Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles
Volunteering and nonprofit board service are complementary to, but distinct from, traditional pro bono work, and taking on these community leadership roles can produce dividends for lawyers, their firms and the nonprofit causes they support, says Katie Beacham at Kilpatrick.
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Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.
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5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond
As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of Laws coursework across the country, they should keep a few pointers in mind to get the most out of their programs and kick-start successful careers in their practice areas, says Kelley Miller at Reed Smith.