Undefeated Records: Good for Sports & Business
11/1/19
By: Brittany Kurtz
A contentious rivalry between divisional foes late in the season fueled a halftime bathroom brawl in December 2014 leading a Dallas Cowboys fan to file negligence claims against the Philadelphia Eagles organization and its security manager at …
Georgia Federal Judge Enforces Contractual Liability Limitation, Cuts Jury Verdict in Half
9/19/19
By: Jake Carroll
A federal judge in Georgia enforced a limitation of liability clause in a construction contract for engineering services—reducing the jury’s award from $5.7 million to just over $2 million. See U.S. Nitrogen LLC v. Weatherly, Inc., …
9/18/19
By: Justine Baakman
A three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently reaffirmed a snow contractor’s protection from liability during ongoing snow events. More specifically, the plaintiff initiated a personal injury suit in Pennsylvania state court after slipping and …
9/4/19
By: Eric Martignetti
In the recent decision of Williams v. Boston Public Health Commission, the Massachusetts Appeals Court partly reversed the trial court’s dismissal of claims brought by the plaintiff against the Boston Public Health Commission (“Commission”).
The plaintiff …
8/22/19
By: Jake Loken
Inviting individuals onto your property can lead to the invitation of a lawsuit. Generally, an individual injured on a landowner’s property could file a lawsuit against the landowner.
In Georgia, the legislature has carved out an exception …
8/19/19
By: Erin Lamb
An Eastern District of Pennsylvania judge ruled that the Philadelphia School District is immune from a lawsuit wherein a special education student was allegedly choked by his special education teacher. However, District Judge Gerald Pappert also ruled …
United States Supreme Court to Decide Whether Georgia Law can be Copyrighted
7/15/19
By: Jason Kamp
The United States Supreme Court recently agreed to decide whether the annotations contained in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (OCGA.) can be copyrighted by the state of Georgia, granting certiorari in State of Georgia, et al. …
PG&E Reaches $1 Billion Settlement Following California Wildfires
6/28/19
By: Jenny Jin
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. recently reached a $1 billion settlement with 14 California local government agencies for the significant losses stemming from the 2015, 2017, and 2018 Northern California wildfires. The civil settlement was reached in …
6/14/19
By: Michelle Yee
In 2015, there was major news coverage that a former Williamsport police officer pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter and several other charges. This case stems from a fatal automobile accident that occurred between James David Robinson and …
California Court Rules That Payroll Companies Are Not Liable For Employer’s Wage And Hour Violations
4/25/19
By: Michael Shepherd
The California Supreme Court recently provided clarity to payroll companies in Goonewardene v. ADP, LLC (2019) 6 Cal.5th 817. In Goonewardene, Plaintiff alleged claims of negligence and negligent misrepresentation against a payroll company based on wages …
Georgia Court of Appeals Provides Guideline for Drafting Enforceable Exculpatory Clauses in Georgia
4/23/19
By: Bart Gary and Jake Carroll
Exculpatory clauses are terms in a contract that shift the risk of loss to the other party or a third-party, or attempt to limit one’s obligations under a contract. A typical exculpatory clause is …
The Power Of Animations Outside The Movie Theater
3/15/19
By: Matthew Jones
The use of animations in the courtroom is becoming more and more popular given the ruling in the case People v. Duenas (2012) 55 Cal.4th 1. The Duenas court equated animations to demonstrative evidence, specifically stating “a …