This month, the Supreme Court of Georgia held that a party cannot rely solely on a lawyer’s contingency fee agreement to prove the amount...

By Joseph A. White It is common practice for litigators to respond to discovery requests by reciting a litany of objections, followed by...

By David S. Fried Kroger is the largest supermarket operator in the US. After Kroger determined its consumers wanted the ability to...

In the first of three class-action cases this term, the U.S. Supreme Court held, in Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, 136 S. Ct. 663 (2016),...

Does seeking dissolution of a limited liability company (LLC) terminate a member’s ownership interest? And what does that have to with...

Fried & Bonder recently found itself in what is becoming a familiar situation: our opposing defendant corporation dissolved, filed for...

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...

On August 15, 2013, Fried & Bonder hosted a webinar for its clients titled “Conquering Contracts – A Plain English Explanation of Common...

By Scott L. Bonder Most depositions are straightforward affairs with a lot of “objections to form” from the lawyer defending the...

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

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...

By Joseph A. White On July 16, 2014, the Georgia Court of Appeals held, in Zaldivar v. Prickett, that a defendant cannot apportion fault...

Earlier this month, the Georgia Court of Appeals heard arguments in a personal injury case against the Atlanta Braves. The Court declined...