TCPA Cases Stayed Pending SCOTUS Spokeo Ruling
5/10/16
By: Matt Foree
Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) litigants are anxiously awaiting a decision from the Supreme Court of the United States in Robins v. Spokeo, Inc., 742 F.3d 409 (9th Cir. 2014) cert. granted, 135 S.Ct. …
5/4/16
In the recent Supreme Court case Campbell-Ewald Company v. Gomez, 136 S. Ct. 663 (2016), the Navy contracted with the advertising company Campbell-Ewald (“Campbell”) to develop a multimedia recruiting campaign. The campaign included sending text …
Firing a School Cannon Provides Potential Liability
5/4/16
By: Wayne Melnick
Georgia law is traditionally favorable to educators when state law claims are brought against them in their individual capacities. If the educator can show their actions were taken as part of a discretionary and not ministerial duty, …
San Francisco Mandates Paid Parental Leave
4/28/16
By: Kacie Manisco
The United States is the only developed country in the world that does not provide paid parental leave. In addition, unless an employer is covered under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) or the California Family Rights …
Tennessee Amends Data Breach Notification Statute
4/14/16
By: Kacie Manisco and David Cole
On March 24, 2016, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed into law a bill amending the state’s Data Breach Notification Statute. The amendments, which will go into effect on July 1, 2016, bring significant changes …
Second Amendment Right to Bear Arms Includes Stun Guns
4/7/16
Picture it: a mother of two gets off work and walks outside to find her violent ex-boyfriend, against whom she has obtained several restraining orders, waiting on her. He begins screaming at her, threatening her. …
U.S. Women's Soccer Team Seeks Pay Equality
4/7/16
By: Joyce M. Mocek
Recently five team captains of the US Women’s Soccer Team, on behalf of the entire team, filed a complaint with the EEOC against the US Soccer Federation alleging pay inequality and discrimination. The complaint seeks equal …
Accident at Wrigley Field and What that Means in the Insurance World
4/4/16
By: Jessica Samford
As “March Madness” comes to an end, many are gearing up for “America’s [original] Pastime”—baseball. The baseball stadiums themselves need to be ready for the new season and fans, and the iconic Wrigley Field has been undergoing …
Georgia Utility Update – March 2016
3/30/16
By: Bobby Baker
In a Surprise Move Georgia PSC Approves Prudency Review for $7.9 Billion in Vogtle Costs
With little advance notice the Georgia Public Service Commission approved a complete prudency review of all costs for Vogtle Units 3 and …
Georgia Utility Update – January 2016
3/30/16
PSC Witness Confirms Vogtle 3 and 4 Cost of $9.517 Billion for Georgia Power
At the December 10, 2015, hearing in the 13th Vogtle Construction Monitoring Review the Public Service Commission’s financial witness, Philip Hayet, confirmed that Georgia Power …
Georgia Utility Update – November 2015
3/30/16
By: Bobby Baker
Georgia Power Company Rates Set to Go Up January 1, 2016
Pursuant to the terms of the 2013 rate case settlement, Georgia Power Company filed on October 2 with the Georgia Public Service Commission its rate adjustments …
Georgia Utility Update – October 2015
3/30/16
By: Bobby Baker
$7.9 Million Pipeline Project Will Take Almost 300 Years to Break Even
It will take close to 300 years to recover the $7,890,000 that it will cost to build a 57,500 foot six inch high pressure steel …
