Mar 21, 2023 | Civil Matters
On March 15, 2023, the Georgia Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the state’s $250,000 punitive damages cap in a closely watched case. The appeal stemmed from a jury’s award of $50 million in punitive damages to the estate of Tia McGee, who was sexually...
Mar 17, 2023 | Government Contract
On March 9, 2023, the Georgia Court of Appeals remanded to the Superior Court of DeKalb County the unresolved aspects of a tumultuous case that had originally resulted in a more than $6 million verdict against the City of Brookhaven, its Mayor and City Manager. The...
Mar 13, 2023 | Criminal Matters
On March 8, 2023, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a former Georgia police officer’s sexual harassment lawsuit because the complaint was drafted as a “shotgun pleading.” The Eleventh Circuit is well known for its disapproval of and...
Mar 13, 2023 | Health Care Fraud
On March 10, a federal jury convicted former physician, Frederick Gooding, 71, of Wilmington, Delaware, for his role in a $5 million health care fraud scheme. Gooding first worked as a medical practitioner in Delaware from 1996 to 2013. In 2010, the Delaware medical...
Mar 8, 2023 | False Claims Act
Due to inflationary pressures, on January 30, 2023, the Department of Justice increased penalties for violations of the False Claims Act (FCA) for the second time in less than a year. As of January 30, 2023, the minimum penalty for a FCA violation is now $13,508, up...
