Eleventh Circuit Rules: Attorney’s Fees for Everyone! (Including Sureties and General Contractors)
1/31/17
By: Jake Carroll
In U.S.A. f/u/b/o RMP Capital Corp. v. Turner Construction Co., et al., 2017 WL 244066 (11th Cir. 2017) (unpublished), the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit clarified a previously undecided area of law in …
Can Wrongdoers Do No Wrong?
1/31/17
By: Kevin R. Stone
In Goldstein, Garber & Salama, LLC v. J.B., the Georgia Court of Appeals was faced with a case in which a nurse anesthetist (Paul Serdula) sexually assaulted a dental patient (J.B.) while she was …
Mind Your Manners
1/30/17
By: Sara E. Brochstein
It is widely known that the Fourth Amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures. While this is often considered in the context of an arrest, it also applies to a mental health seizure where an …
Trial Court Upholds City’s Zoning Decision
1/24/17
A Fulton County Court recently issued a final judgement in favor of FMG’s city client in a case tried by partner Dana Maine. This is Ms. Maine’s third consecutive trial success in the last 5 months, including a …
Changes May Be Coming for H-1B Visa Program
1/12/17
By: Timothy Holdsworth
Recently, Representative Darryl Issa (R-California) re-introduced legislation that would work several significant changes to the H-1B visa program by “closing a loophole” in the current legislation. Currently, Companies must first take good faith steps to recruit and …
Georgia Police Officer Sentenced to Life in Prison for Taser Death: A New Disturbing Trend?
1/9/17
By : Sun Choy
Deaths associated with the use of Tasers is nothing new. What is unprecedented is a life sentence for an officer convicted for the tasing death of a handcuffed suspect. There are numerous decisions in the civil …
San Francisco’s Paid Parental Leave Law
1/9/17
By: Julie Marquis
Effective January 1, 2017, the Paid Parental Leave Ordinance (“PPLO”) requires San Francisco businesses provide supplemental compensation to employees who use California Paid Family Leave (“PFL”) benefits for bonding following the birth or adoption of a child. …
Georgia Utility Update – January 2017
1/6/17
By Robert B. Baker
PSC Approves Billions in Vogtle Expenditures and Cost Overruns With No Review
On December 20, 2016, the Georgia Public Service Commission unanimously approved the Stipulation between the PSC Staff and Georgia Power Company that increases the …