Aug 12, 2020 | Administrative Law, Business Litigation, FINRA
On July 20, 2020, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued Notice 20-25, which amends the FINRA rules to require the assessment minimum fees in connection with all expungement requests. FINRA keeps track of broker-dealers’ and registered...
Aug 3, 2020 | Business Litigation
Nearly two years after Georgia voters approved a Constitutional amendment to create a statewide business court, the business court will begin accepting filed cases on August 1, 2020. The court was many years in the making, launched in part by the 2017 Final Report of...
Jul 13, 2020 | Business Litigation
Women of color lawyers are far more likely to leave the profession than their white colleagues according to a recent report by the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession, Left Out and Left Behind: The Hurdles, Hassles, and Heartaches of Achieving Long-Term Legal...
Apr 8, 2020 | Business Litigation, COVID-19 Related Law, Cyber Law, False Claims Act, General
On April 7, 2020, the three United States Attorneys Offices in Georgia, along with the Georgia Attorney General’s Office and the Office of the Governor, announced a new COVID-19 Fraud Task Force, which they say is “aimed at better protecting the citizens of Georgia...
Apr 7, 2020 | Business Litigation, COVID-19 Related Law, General, Health Care
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into the law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), which included $500 billion for assistance to eligible businesses, states, and municipalities. As with prior economic stimulus laws, the...
May 30, 2018 | Business Litigation, Employment Law
On May 21, 2018, the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, held that arbitration agreements containing class action waivers are enforceable and do not violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). This decision resolved...
