The Pros and Cons of Emerging Trucking Apps
9/30/15
By: Matt Grattan and Kevin Stone
Emerging smart phone apps promise to transform the trucking business by offering trucking companies and truck drivers opportunities to maximize capacity, minimize time spent at weigh stations and inspection sites, and improve navigational assistance. …
When Kickstarters Stall: Liability for Failed Project Funding
9/16/15
By: Wayne S. Melnick
By now, most people are familiar with the concept of crowd funding. Sites like Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and Gofundme exist to allow people to alternative sources of funding that prior to the internet were simply unavailable.
In …
Georgia's Garnishment Statute is Seized by a Federal Court
9/15/15
By: Brad Adler and Michael Hill
What happens when you obtain a money judgment against someone and they refuse to pay? Unfortunately, it is not that uncommon an occurrence. The good news for a long time has been that, if …
Ashley Madison Hack Raises Questions of Insurable Loss
9/10/15
By: Jessica Samford
By now most everyone should be familiar with the frenzy surrounding the recent hacking of the Ashley Madison website, making headlines due to its risqué premise—adultery. Hackers known as the “Impact Team” made available for download account …
Storage And Maintenance Of Seized Property: Liability Update
9/4/15
By: Ali Sabzevari
It is well-settled that when lawsuits arise under state law, a public officer can only be held personally liable for ministerial acts negligently performed or discretionary acts performed with actual malice or an intent to injure. Thus, …
Georgia And California Increase Scrutiny Of Employee Loyalty And No-Rehire Provisions As Restraints Of Trade
9/2/15
By: Mike Wolak
Restrictive covenants typically involve the “big three”: agreements not to compete, not to solicit the Company’s customers, and not to raid the Company’s staff upon separation from employment. As a result, the language of the “big three” …
Taser Drones for Police Officers – Now a Reality?
9/1/15
By: Wayne Melnick
In the past, I blogged a series of articles regarding the possible legal and insurance ramifications of law enforcement drone usage. For quick reference you can find the blogs here and here.
In the latest twist …
Georgia Utility Update – September 2015
9/1/15
By: Bobby Baker
What the Southern Company Acquisition of AGLR Really Means
The announcement last month of Southern Company’s acquisition of Atlanta Gas Light Resources (“AGLR”) is more significant than two very large utility companies merging. This transaction will have …
FDA Approves First Drug Made by 3D Printing
9/1/15
By: Mike Bruyere
Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, reached a significant milestone this month when the FDA approved the production of an epilepsy medication that will be marketed under the name Spritam. The new drug, developed by Aprecia, controls seizures …