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Navigating the world of auto insurance coverage can be confusing and stressful, especially for injury victims.

Medical Payments Coverage (or “MedPay”) is optional insurance coverage available to Georgia drivers. MedPay coverage can be used to pay...

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

Today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted an update and expansion to its guidance relating to the COVID-19...

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On June 26, 2020, the Georgia legislature passed the “COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act,” which it enacted to protect health care...

Even during normal non-pandemic times, we see a lot of business disputes arising from one partner/member/shareholder (“partner”)...

As Georgia and other states begin to “open,” and employers in those states take their first tentative steps toward recalling furloughed...

Last week, in our continued effort to inform our clients and provide answers to questions we are receiving from the community,Fried &...

As Georgia and other states begin to “open,” and employers in those states take their first tentative steps toward recalling furloughed...

As Georgia and other states begin to “open,” and employers in those states take their first tentative steps toward recalling furloughed...

As Georgia and other states begin to “open,” and employers in those states take their first tentative steps toward recalling furloughed...

As states (Georgia and others) begin to “open,” and employers in those states take their first tentative steps toward recalling...

Nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities (collectively known as long-term care facilities or “LTCFs”)...

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is permitting certain businesses to resume operations under specified guidelines beginning April 24, 2020. ...

The Coronavirus has impacted, and will continue to impact, virtually every person and business in some way.  Information is being...

By David S. Fried New laws effective July 1, 2018 may impact your decision to purchase a new car, change your neighborhood firefighters’...

By David S. Fried Every year, new bills signed into law the previous year go into effect.  Here in Georgia, this year is no different...

The Georgia Court of Appeals recently affirmed summary judgment for a hospital on a bereaved mother’s claim of negligent infliction of...

Fried & Bonder defeated a text spammer’s first attempt at dismissing a Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action. Even if you...

By David S. Fried Texting & Driving…it can wait has launched a campaign to help people resist the urge to text while driving. A new...

Provision Does Not Preclude Apportionment of Fault to Employer The Supreme Court of Georgia recently held that, in cases involving...

By Joseph A. White In 2013, the pendulum swung in favor of employers seeking to enforce class action waivers in arbitration agreements. A...

– Developing Law Around Social Media and the Workplace By David S. Fried Over the last year, we have written, blogged and linked many of...

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...

By David S. Fried My law partner, Joe White, and I recently “attended” a video seminar discussing legal disputes surrounding commission...

In recent months, our newsletter has focused on the potential impact and uses of social media in civil litigation. On September 18, 2013,...

Fried & Bonder recently obtained a favorable appellate court ruling that may be helpful to injury victims litigating the issue of “bad...

But Does Not Abrogate Joint and Several Liability for Tortfeasors Acting in Concert. By Scott L. Bonder On March 13, 2019, the Georgia...

Two recent appellate court decisions highlight the hurdles plaintiffs must overcome when seeking to hold a landowner responsible for a...

By Joseph A. White and David S. Fried In recent years, courts throughout the country (including, notably, the United States Supreme...

By Joseph A. White and David S. Fried It drew a great deal of attention a few years ago when Georgia adopted its new “restrictive...

By Joseph A. White, Fried & Bonder, LLC When is Amazon liable for selling a dangerous product to a consumer?  And what facts must a...

By Scott Bonder Res judicata is a legal doctrine that holds that a matter decided on its merits by a court of competent jurisdiction may...

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...

By David S. Fried, Fried & Bonder, LLC. In 2016 Fried & Bonder wrote about AT&T’s program “It Can Wait,” aimed at ending texting and...

In previous posts, we’ve contemplated whether obesity might qualify as an ADA-covered disability under the more relaxed standards ushered...

Since Congress enacted Title VII in 1964, federal courts have almost uniformly declined to recognize a statutory claim based on sexual...

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

Surprise! A medical malpractice plaintiff won a significant victory this month when the Court of Appeals held that a trial court should...

The Georgia Court of Appeals recently held that the “business records” exception to the hearsay rule applies to documents acquired by...

Cessna recently paid six figures to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

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

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...

Last week, Target announced that criminals may have stolen credit and debit card data (i.e., names, payment card numbers, expiration...

By Joseph A. White Georgia employers who fail to follow their own background check procedures do so that at their peril. That is one of...

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