On March 16, 2020, the Georgia Court of Appeals entered a ruling in the case of Star Residential, LLC vs. Hernandez for plaintiffs who bring claims under the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act.

I met Daniel one of the first days of law school. He looked like your average southern frat boy with shaggy hair and a love for music and football.

The Supreme Court of Georgia recently overruled the long-held "scheduled break exception" in Frett v. State Farm Employee Workers' Compensation, 844 S.E.2d 749 (2020).

Employers, human resources professionals, claims representatives, and their attorneys have much to consider upon receiving notice of an alleged on-the-job injury.

Imagine this scenario if you will: opposing counsel has blown their thirty (30) day deadline, pursuant to Georgia's Uniform Superior Court Rule 6.2, to serve a response to your dispositive motion.

A significant factor to consider when evaluating a case, in particular for purposes of settlement, is whether the opposing party intends to utilize expert witnesses.

Has an attorney sent you a letter demanding that you provide or preserve evidence, such as security videos, which is potentially relevant to a case?

The COVID-19 pandemic sent a large percentage of the workforce out of the traditional office and into the remote workspace.

eDiscovery is the procedure by which parties involved in litigation preserve, collect, review, and exchange information in electronic formats in order to use that information as evidence.

In every lawsuit, the concept of standing plays a crucial role. Standing refers to the legal right of an individual or entity to challenge the conduct of another party in court. In a typical personal...

The current trend in the construction industry involves the acquisition of specialized laborers and contractors to perform the various tasks required to complete each aspect of a given project.

Maintaining a website is a necessary and important aspect of many businesses.

In 2019, the Georgia Court of Appeals revisited the question of whether an injury that occurs in a parking while an employee is on his/her way to or from work is compensable...

In spring 2020, the world slowed to a halt as the coronavirus pandemic reared its head.

Where an employee sustains an injury arising from an accident arising out of and in the course of employment which results in instant death or thereafter results in death during the period of disability...

On May 5, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it will formally withdraw the Independent Contractor Rule that it just put into effect just a few months ago.

The State of Georgia has made even the smallest of small businesses subject to the Workers' Compensation Act. The general rule dictating whether an employer

The opioid crisis in America is frequently in the news and should be. Opioids have caused an enormous cost increase for workers' compensation employers and insurers.

We have noticed a troubling trend in recent product liability cases in which plaintiffs' counsel will not agree to a protective order concerning a manufacturer's confidential documents without the inclusion of a so-called "sharing provision".

Can you hire your own employee as an independent contractor and avoid liability for their on the job injury?