“Super Lawyer” listing still OK in Georgia
Last month there was a news story about the New Jersey Committee on Attorney Advertising, a panel appointed by the Supreme Court of New Jersey ruling that attorney advertisements that tout listings...
View ArticleFederal judge in Arkansas shells the corn about overreaching federal preemption
As an Atlanta lawyer handling both defective product and motor carrier cases, I have been troubled over the past several years by a trend of federal agencies seeking to block juries from ever getting a...
View ArticleDriver of passenger van at fault in death of Kentucky truck driver
At 12:45 AM this morning, the driver of the Somerset Food Service tractor-trailer was killed on I-75 in Kentucky when a Chevrolet van crossed the median into the northbound lanes and stopped. The...
View ArticleFederal judges pay raise tucked into Detroit bailout bill
Those of us whose livelihood depends upon the decisions of judges almost always genuflect for any suggestion of a pay raise for judges. I have done it before and I will do it again. I genuflect even...
View ArticleJudicial pay raise scuttled
I noted earlier that a pay raise for federal judges had been included in the bailout bill for the auto industry. Now the judicial pay raise has bitten the dust, at least temporarily, because it was...
View ArticleSupreme Court Justice calls lawyer’s argument “utterly irrational”
Supreme Court Justice David Souter told the Tennessee Assistant Attorney General, "I simply cannot follow your argument because I believe you have just made a statement to me that is utterly...
View ArticleInjury claims against cruise ship lines must be filed in court within one year
Cruise ships are like floating cities with thousands of passengers on board. Usually a lot more fun than the typical workaday city, but probably no less likely to involve accidents and injuries. Cruise...
View ArticleWhat should Georgia’s court system look like in 20 years?
In 2011, as I prepared to take office as president of the State Bar of Georgia, this was the topic of brainstorming with lawyers and judges. After discussing it with then Chief Justice Carol W....
View ArticlePuzzling stall of federal judgeship nomination in Georgia
U.S. Courthouse, Atlanta Dax Lopez is a judge of the State Court of DeKalb County, nominated by lame-duck President Obama to fill a vacant seat on the U.S. District court in Atlanta, as an apparent...
View ArticleVenue choices for Georgia personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits
Georgia’s 159 counties When people call us about a potential lawsuit for wrongful death or catastrophic injury in Georgia, one of the topics they sometimes find confusing is the decision about where to...
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