https://www.law360.com/georgia?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Georgia Copyright 2025 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Thu, 01 May 2025 20:53:08 +0000 https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332723?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332723 Drivers who claimed Audi of America LLC and Volkswagen Group of America Inc. sold them electric vehicles with defective batteries that could short circuit and catch fire while driving have never actually suffered this alleged issue, the automakers said in their bid seeking to dismiss the proposed class action. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:10:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332952?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332952 A Georgia jury heard in closing arguments on Thursday that C.R. Bard's medical sterilization plant wantonly polluted the air with ethylene oxide and caused a man's cancer, while the company said the man's exposure was nowhere near danger levels. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:43:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2333310?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2333310 The Eleventh Circuit held Thursday that a couple's lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson over injuries allegedly caused by a pelvic mesh device made by the company's med-tech unit was filed too late despite evidence that the woman's doctors had expressed uncertainty for years about whether the mesh was causing her pain. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:25:35 +0000 https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332580?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332580 Publix Super Markets Inc. can't slip opioid-related claims from nine municipalities in which the supermarket chain alleges it has no pharmacies, an Ohio federal judge overseeing sprawling national opioid litigation ruled. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:33:20 +0000 https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2333272?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2333272 Uber was required to collect and remit millions in sales taxes on behalf of drivers and customers who used its app before the Wayfair decision, a Georgia appellate panel held Thursday, ruling against the ride-hailing company and upholding a trial court decision. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:02:13 +0000 https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332934?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332934 Norfolk Southern Corp. has been sued in Georgia federal court by two longtime billing clerks who allege the company's promotion process is riddled with race and age bias and that its customer service division systematically pressures workers not to take medical leave. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:50:53 +0000 https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2333025?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2333025 Drew Eckl & Farnham LLP renewed its calls for the Supreme Court of Georgia to reconsider an appellate panel's ruling that a breakaway law firm can't be forced to arbitrate a fee dispute, arguing the Georgia Court of Appeals' ruling last month "should not be allowed to become the law." Thu, 01 May 2025 16:18:47 +0000 https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332764?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332764 A company that claims to own various Frida Kahlo trademarks urged the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday to revive its lawsuit against Kahlo's family over cease-and-desist letters the family sent to partners in exhibitions of the Mexican artist's work that the company says interfered with its business. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:08:53 +0000 https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332715?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332715 The Eleventh Circuit said a Georgia-based tobacco importer will remain on the hook for a $1.1 million verdict for selling counterfeit rolling papers, rejecting the company's arguments that the Lanham Act damages levied against it needed to bear close relation to the actual damages suffered by the papers' manufacturer. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:01:14 +0000 https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332923?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332923 Home Depot was hit with a proposed class action in Georgia federal court Wednesday over allegations that it consistently breaches provisions of its rental contracts by unilaterally applying damage protection without customers opting into the service. Thu, 01 May 2025 10:21:44 +0000 https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2305667?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2305667 Serving as an adjunct college professor has taught me the importance of building rapport, communicating effectively, and persuading individuals to critically analyze the difference between what they think and what they know — principles that have helped to improve my practice of law, says Sheria Clarke at Nelson Mullins. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 23:23:32 +0000 https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332501?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332501 A Venezuelan state-owned petrochemicals company is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify which party has the burden of proving whether sovereign immunity applies in litigation targeting foreign countries, as it looks to dodge litigation to enforce a $23 million debt owed to a Florida chemical wholesaler. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:43:08 +0000 https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332058?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332058 The grandson of a Boar's Head Provision Company founder urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to reverse a ruling that barred his counterclaim challenging transfers of shares to a relative, saying the lower court still needed to determine whether the transaction complied with restrictions. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:13:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2309848?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2309848 The U.S. Department of Justice told the 11th Circuit on Wednesday that a Florida federal judge was wrong to rule that the provision of the False Claims Act that lets whistleblowers bring suits on the government's behalf was unconstitutional, arguing that the judge erred in saying whistleblowers were an unappointed part of the federal workforce. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:16:39 +0000 https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332627?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332627 An Atlanta home healthcare service was hit with a proposed class action Wednesday over allegations it failed to pay certified nursing assistants proper overtime compensation. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:15:47 +0000 https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332646?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332646 The Georgia Court of Appeals has backed a former salesperson in a long-running fight with the state's Department of Labor over its refusal to pay her unemployment benefits when she quit her job over her company's refusal to follow public health protocols during the pandemic. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:38:31 +0000 https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332042?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332042 A Florida credit union urged an Eleventh Circuit panel Wednesday to overturn a lower court order denying arbitration in a proposed class action over wrongly assessed overdraft fees, saying failure to preregister with the American Arbitration Association isn't grounds for a default. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:28:09 +0000 https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332323?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332323 The city of Atlanta's former inspector general asked a Georgia federal judge Tuesday to end a lobbyist and city contractor's suit against her over a corruption probe she launched into his dealings with the city, arguing that the Fourth Amendment provides no protections against subpoenas she issued for his bank records. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:16:06 +0000 https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332312?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332312 The Brazilian steakhouse chain Fogo De Chão has been sued in Georgia federal court by a former employee who said she was fired after complaining about discrimination she and other Black workers experienced at the chain's Dunwoody, Georgia, location. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:08:43 +0000 https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332011?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/georgia/articles/2332011 A biotechnology company accusing the National Football League's largest alumni club of breaking a contract in retaliation for being questioned about its use of government funds told a Georgia federal court Tuesday the company would add details to its suit to head off the club's bid to have the suit thrown out.