A tire “blew” and people were hurt. Badly. The various potential defendants blamed each other and claimed, among other things, that the...

Bullying lawsuits are increasingly in the headlines. For example: • In October 2013, the parents of a 9-year-old sued the Santa Barbara...

By David S. Fried The micro car has its appeal: fuel efficient, compact, even stylish.  But it should come as no surprise that these...

We’ve all been driving or riding on the streets of Atlanta, when all of a sudden—BADONK!—you drive through an enormous pothole. Maybe you...

Whether moderate or severe, being involved in a car wreck is a scary experience. Often times following impact, the parties involved in a...

Georgia’s apportionment statute requires a jury, upon a party’s request, to apportion fault among all the bad actors responsible for an...

By Joseph A. White Under what circumstances can a Georgia court take the issue of contributory negligence away from the jury? The Georgia...

A Washington State Superior Court judge recently ordered one of its school districts to pay $300,000 in damages for failing to protect a...

By: Joseph A. White Anyone who follows the news knows that Facebook can be uses as a weapon for bullying and harassment, with sometimes...

The Relationship Between “Ante-Litem” Notice Requirements and Pending Criminal Investigations. “Ante litem” is a Latin term that means...

If you subscribe to our newsletter, you know that recent issues have addressed the uses of social media in litigation, often to the...

“If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place.” – Eric Schmidt, CEO of...

By David S. Fried The “public duty doctrine” generally prevents individuals who receive public services, like police protection, from...

Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is designed to encourage settlement and avoid litigation and its associated costs. The...

By: Joseph A. White Anyone who follows the news knows that Facebook can be used as a weapon for bullying and harassment—with occasionally...

By David S. Fried The Georgia Tort Claims Act (“GTCA”) outlines the specific circumstances under which the State or its municipalities...

A high school student who posted a photo of herself in a bikini and shared it with her “friends and friends of friends” had no legitimate...

In late September, the Georgia Court of Appeals issued two important decisions which will help employers enforce arbitration agreements...

By David S. Fried Teen drivers account for only 6.4 percent of all motorists on the road. They are, however, responsible for 11.4 percent...

By David S. Fried Sixteen-year-old Cheyenne Sauls and seventeen-year-old Jason Lark went to a party at their friend Justin McAllister’s...