Greg Land
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Suzuki Wins Miss. Brake Trial, Fights Hefty Verdict in Georgia Appeal
One day after arguing that a $12.5 million verdict should be thrown out in Georgia Suzuki notched a win in Mississippi over injuries a rider suffered in a similar incident. → Read More
Decatur Apartment Complex Settles for $3M Over Fatal Shooting
In 2016 Creekside Forest Apartments was notorious for crime garbage and empty units that often sheltered squatters and drug dens. → Read More
Judge Orders Spine Surgeon to Pay Discovery Fees Over Funding Model
Lawyers for Dr. James Chappuis and Spine Center Atlanta dispute assertions that they have a de facto joint business venture” with plaintiffs lawyers and their clients arguing that medical liens allow needed care when funds aren't available. → Read More
Sex Tape Verdict Spurs Debate on Surveillance Law
Two veteran lawyers former State Bar of Georgia President Robin Frazer Clark and prosecutor-turned-defense attorney Noah Pines differed sharply in their views of Georgia's illegal surveillance statute and the applicability of the third party consent rule in the just-concluded case. → Read More
Alston & Bird Malpractice Verdict May Exceed $1.4M
Each side's lawyers disagree about how much the award should be reduced under apportionment law. → Read More
$750K Settlement Dumps Garbage-Truck Wreck Suit First Day of Trial
The plaintiff's lawyers said powerful eyewitness testimony from a woman dying of cancer helped spur the defense to settle the case on the opening day of trial. → Read More
Georgia ACLU, Secretary of State Settle Voter Roll 'Purge' Suit
Secretary of State Brain Kemp and Fulton elections officials sued by civil rights group over notices mailed to voters who had moved within a county saying they had 30 days to update their addresses or be dropped from active voter rolls. → Read More
Robert McBurney Named Chief Judge for Fulton Superior Court
Judge Robert McBurney who has been in the Fulton bench since 2012 takes over from former Chief Judge Gail Tusan. → Read More
Disbarred Lawyer Jailed on Theft, Elder Abuse Charges
Attorney Richard Merritt was disbarred Monday for pocketing a client's $75000 settlement and jailed Wednesday on multiple felonies. → Read More
DragonCon Co-Founder Fights 'Sexually Dangerous Predator' Listing
Ed Kramer argues the inclusion of a Gwinnett County prosecutor on the review board that placed him in the highest risk for re-offending is both unconstitutional and illegal. → Read More
Verdict, Settlement in Fulton Whistleblower Cases Nets $575K for Plaintiffs
Maria Colon and Gwendolyn Warren filed whistleblower complaints against Fulton County alleging they were retaliated against after reporting multiple cases of fraud waste and criminal misuse of county funds and property. → Read More
11th Circuit Stuns Defense, Revives Case of Officer Fired After Refusing Taser Shock
With one of three judges dissenting the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has revived a suit claiming a Union City police detective who was fired after refusing to be shocked by a Taser was subjected to illegal discrimination. → Read More
When Insurers Refused to Pay Verizon’s $48M Legal Bill, This Lawyer Hit Back
Having spent her career representing policyholders in disputes with insurers, Robin Cohen said she sees a pattern emerging as companies re-tool their businesses and insurers attempt to deny coverage. → Read More
High-Low Deal in Nursing Student Crash Case Means No Appeal on $15M Award
A nursing student, one of two survivors in a multivehicle accident that left five more young women dead, was awarded $15 million on Friday. A confidential hi... → Read More
Lawyers Argue Infection, Not Negligence, Killed Patient in Med-Mal Defense Win
A Fulton County jury cleared two doctors of liability in the death of a man who died a few days after he went to an emergency room seeking treatment for a sw... → Read More
Dunaway, Edwards Win Fulton County Superior Court Races
Election results in two races for seats on the Fulton County Superior Court. → Read More
Court of Appeals Judge Phipps to Retire
In addition to naming three new Supreme Court justices this year, Governor Nathan Deal will have the opportunity to appoint another judge to the Court of App... → Read More
Lawyer, Class Action Targeting Closing Firm Title Source Dismissed
An attorney who was the sole remaining defendant in a putative class action accusing a mortgage closing firm of violating federal and state law in conducting... → Read More
Oxford Center Founder Sued for Diluting Stock Shares Surrendered to Pay Legal Fees
An attorney's efforts to collect $47,000 in legal fees from entrepreneurial coach, business columnist and one-time congressional candidate Cliff Oxford has s... → Read More
When Is a Loss Not a Loss Georgia Jury Gives Limited Award
After a McDuffie County jury awarded only $100,000 to the estate of an elderly woman who died in a nursing home, denying any damages to her children, the def... → Read More