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5 Things to Consider When Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer
Having spent several days at home for the Holidays, I was struck (and not in a good way) about how many commercials there are on TV for personal injury lawyers. It is NON-stop. And the same goes for...
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Whoever Wants To Serve on a Civil Jury Trial During a Pandemic Raise Your Hand
We are now one year into the Covid-19 Pandemic. And I can’t even believe I just wrote that sentence. One entire year. I confess that when we first went into lockdown back in March 2020 (remember...
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Whoever Wants To Serve on a Civil Jury Trial During a Pandemic Raise Your...
I hope many of you read my last blog post “Whoever Wants To Serve on a Civil Jury Trial During a Pandemic Raise Your Hand.” I received some wonderful comments about it, which led me to...
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Have You Had An Arbitration Clause Forced On You Lately? Probably
Have you received something like this lately from any corporation? It is a “forced arbitration” clause in which a corporation unilaterally revokes your right to a jury trial should it cause you harm...
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Joshua’s Law and Other New Georgia Laws Go Into Effect on July 1, 2021
July 1 always welcomes in the new laws passed by the Legislature in the last Legislative session. Tomorrow Georgia will have several new laws that go into effect, many of which you may not be aware....
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“Isn’t That a Jury Question?” U. S. Supreme Court Bores Down to the Heart of...
“Isn’t that a jury question?” As a trial lawyer who has tried 75 jury trials in Georgia, that is my default position, i.e., a jury should decide each issue of fact. Not a trial judge and certainly...
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Hands Free Driving: Are You Willing to Take the Risk?
Have you seen the new commercial made by GMC for its new Sierra and Yukon Danali pick-up trucks that features hands free driving? It shows a person sitting in the driver’s seat of the truck (I...
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Georgia Rules of Evidence Carry the Day in the Ross Harris Hot Car Death Appeal
You have probably heard by now that the Georgia Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed the conviction of Ross Harris for murder for the death of his young child, Cooper Harris, who Ross...
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The Key to the Courthouse Door: The Critical Role of Contingency Fees in Our...
Often, when there has been a string of trial victories for the plaintiff, the defense bar overreacts and calls for a wholesale change in our Civil Justice System. This often includes a feigned outrage...
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Cobb County District Attorney Makes the Right Call Not to Retry Ross Harris...
I am happy to see that the Cobb County, Georgia District Attorney has now made the decision not to retry Ross Harris for the murder of his child when he left his child, Cooper, in a hot car. You may...
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