Appeals over a $200 million verdict in a boating fatality case and an associated bid for almost $8 million in prejudgment interest were withdrawn Wednesday from the Georgia Court of Appeals at the request of the boat maker and the victim's parents, who appear to have settled.
The Georgia Supreme Court granted review Thursday in three related appeals over a decision by the state's community health commissioner allowing an Atlanta-area hospital to build a radiation therapy center for its cancer patients amid opposition from rival health care providers.
A Georgia state judge on Friday rejected an argument from newly retired attorney L. Lin Wood that he shouldn't face fraud claims from former colleagues over their collapsed relationship unless the claims are also brought against one of their former clients and Wood's previous counsel from Alston & Bird.
The Georgia Supreme Court's new test for determining if a crime was foreseeable on a business property is likely to force more premises owners and operators toward trial in negligent security cases, Peach State defense attorneys say.
The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed Thursday a jury's $45 million verdict awarded to a man shot in the parking lot of an Atlanta CVS pharmacy, and revived a separate case brought by a widow after she and her husband were shot in the parking lot of an Atlanta-area restaurant.