Up in smoke: Georgia Supreme Court’s ruling sparks a fire and keeps attorneys in the stone(d) age
8/5/21
Since many states have passed legislation decriminalizing cannabis, approving its medicinal use, and even out-right legalizing it, entrepreneurs are seeking legal advice on how to establish and run their businesses. In light of the continuing illegality on the federal level, …
8/4/21
In Dakin v. OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC, et al, the Massachusetts Appeals Court held that the workers’ compensation exclusivity provision barred an injured employee’s claims against three entities engaged in a joint venture.
In Dakin, the three related entities …
Trifling security is no trifle, PA Supreme Court says
7/28/21
By: Justin Boron
A security check at work is no trifle when it comes to paying hourly workers, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently held. Justices voted 5-2 in In Re Amazon Fulfillment Center to hold that time spent waiting in …
Certiorari in the Georgia Supreme Court by the Numbers
6/22/21
By: Jacob Daly
The Georgia Court of Appeals has just ruled against your client, and so you’re considering whether you should file a petition for a writ of certiorari in the Georgia Supreme Court. Your client wants to know the likelihood …
FMG Attorneys File Amicus Brief on Duties of Employer for Criminal Conduct of Employees
11/13/20
By: Phil Savrin and Alexia Roney
FMG attorneys Phil Savrin and Alexia Roney authored an amicus brief on behalf of the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association in support of appellees in the companion cases of Johnson v. Avis Rent A Car …
California Appellate Court Concludes That Employer Lawfully Rounded Employee Time Up and Down
7/12/18
By: Laura Flynn
The Second District of the California Court of Appeal has ruled that calculating payroll by automatically rounding workers’ hours either up or down to the nearest quarter-hour is legal as long as it does not result in …
$10M Wrongful Death Verdict Against City of Albany Reversed on Sovereign Immunity Grounds
6/26/18
By: Wes Jackson
In a much-anticipated opinion, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed a $10,640,000 trial verdict against the City of Albany on sovereign immunity grounds. Freeman Mathis & Gary attorneys Sun Choy, Jake Daly, and Wes Jackson…