HB 397 Dramatically Changes the Open Meetings and Open Records Acts
4/20/12
By Robert Baker
Governor Nathan Deal signed HB 397 this week after two years of intensive negotiations and debate regarding Attorney General Sam Olen’s efforts to reform Georgia’s Open Meetings and Open Records Acts. The dramatic changes contained in HB …
Georgia Utility Update –- April 2012
4/11/12
By Robert Baker
Georgia Power Files Fuel Case
Georgia Power Company filed a fuel cost case which will reduce fuel costs to all consumers. The average residential consumer’s bill will decrease by 6% or $8.00 a month. In its filing …
Supreme Court Decides Fate of Healthcare Act
4/1/12
By Ben Mathis
With oral argument concluded, the United States Supreme Court will now decide the constitutionality of the new Federal Healthcare Act. I have had the privilege of serving on Attorney General Sam Olens’ team of pro bono lawyers …
Practitioner Data Bank – Summary of Basics
4/1/12
By Mike Flint
Almost without exception, at some point during the first fifteen minutes of the initial meeting with a doctor who has been sued for malpractice, we get a question about the dreaded National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). Our …
Different Severance Pay May Be Unlawful Discrimination
4/1/12
By Mary Anne Ackourey and Anthony Del Rio
Individuals offered less favorable severance packages than others in similar positions can sue for discrimination under Title VII, according to Karla Gerner v. County of Chesterfield, Va., a new decision by …