The Georgia Supreme Court just gave defendants in Georgia a big victory as related to rulings on Default for untimely answer. The former rule put a very heavy burden on the defendant which was quite difficult to overcome. The new rule makes the burden much less onerous, thereby affording a defendant a …
Last year, in Casemetrix LLC v. Sherpa Web Studios, Inc., the Georgia Court of Appeals struck down an OCGA § 9-11-68 attorney fee award. The Court made two central points. First, the statute applies “to resolution of tort claims only.” Id. And second, the offer must be unambiguous concerning resolution of tort claims only. …
Although the Disruptive Lawyer stories to date (and going forward) are all relatively recent, it seems appropriate to tell the story that triggered the Disruptive Lawyer mentality. So, let’s go back to 1996. The year Nebraska was #1 in college football, a new show called 3rd Rock from the Sun debuted, …
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that existing federal law prohibits job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and transgender status. In a 6-3 vote, the Court decided that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which makes it illegal for employers to discriminate because of a …
Rahm Emanuel, who was President Obama’s White House Chief of Staff, once said, “Never let a crisis go to waste.” Although impolitic on its face, the statement has a deeper meaning, which is, “There is great opportunity for good even in a crisis.” As you sit quarantined and harassing your …
Georgia legislators have introduced a bill, HB 1121, that provides for a new, state-level cause of action for sexual harassment against individual co-workers or supervisors and allows for the recovery of lost wages, benefits, compensatory damages, reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs and “other related expenses.” The bill has passed the Tort …