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Mediation During the Time of Coronavirus

The global pandemic has caused many state legal systems to declare a judicial state of emergency. The state of Georgia is currently under state of emergency protocols that are set to last through August 11, 2020.  When jury trials will restart in Georgia is any one’s guess. I just received…

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Hoverboards Headline a History of Defective Products Sold on Amazon

You may remember the hoverboard craze. About 5 years ago they took the United States by storm. With demand sky-high, multiple manufacturers ramped up production to cash in, they sold their products quickly, and no one asked questions. Shortly after their meteoric rise in popularity, hoverboards began earning headlines for…

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What Are “Excessive Force” Cases and Why Are They So Difficult?

This has been some week. Our Georgia Community was in the grips of disbelief and shock due to the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in Glenn County, Georgia, hoping and praying that things could not get worse…and then they did. The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis has electrified the Nation…

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When Courts Become Political, Everyone Loses

I am struck today by the decision of the Wisconsin Supreme Court yesterday to rule that the Governor and the head of its Public Health Department did not have the authority to issue stay-at-home mandates during the Covid-19 pandemic. As the Governor of Wisconsin said, Wisconsin is now the “wild,…

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Unprecedented Times: Keeping Litigation Moving in Georgia During the Coronavirus Isolation

    Friends: To say we are experiencing unprecedented times with the global pandemic of Coronavirus-COVID-19 would be a massive understatement. I hope you and your family are well, staying safe and healthy and weathering this storm. I am continuing working on all of my cases to the maximum extent…

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What Are You Doing for Someone Else Today? Saying Farewell to Georgia Legal Giant Justice Robert Benham

Today marked the last day on the job for Justice Robert Benham. That “job” being no less than serving on the state’s highest court, the Supreme Court of Georgia. A true pioneer, he was the second African-American graduate of UGA law school and the first to serve on the Georgia…

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When Our Justice System Fails~A Georgia Story of Injustice

I was struck this week with an opinion of the Georgia Court of Appeals in what is probably a very rare scenario:  where the defendant has already served his entire sentence but the Court exercises jurisdiction to hear the appeal anyway. I would be curious to know how often that…

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The Harsh Reality of Sovereign Immunity of Georgia Counties

There have been some stories on the news lately about a student who was burned during a chemistry experiment performed during class. Back in August of last year, a teacher in a DeKalb County School performed a demonstration of lighting a dollar bill on fire using ethanol and water. She…

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Not Surprisingly, Scooter Injuries Are On The Rise

  Does anyone else out there hate scooters?  For those folks still in denial about the risk/cost benefit analysis in riding scooters, you should know that scooter injuries  continue to climb.  A new report by the University of California San Francisco revealed Electric scooter-related injuries resulting in hospitalization more than…

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