Jun 26, 2023 | Civil Matters
On June 8, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Dubin v. United States, case number 22-10, in which the justices held that the federal aggravated identity theft statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1028A, is only triggered when the defendant’s “use” of another...
Apr 4, 2023 | Civil Matters, Employment Law
On March 30, 2023, Senior U.S. District Judge C. Ashley Royal ordered that Stephanie Maddox, a former Athens-Clarke County internal auditor, could proceed in her lawsuit alleging First Amendment retaliation against Athens-Clarke County. However, her retaliation claims...
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...
Jan 31, 2023 | Civil Matters, Criminal Matters
On January 30, the Department of Justice announced Katie R. Crews, former Louisville, Kentucky police officer, was sentenced to two years of probation, two hundred hours of community service and a $5,000 fine for using excessive force. Crews was blamed for instigating...
Dec 13, 2022 | Civil Matters
In 1996, Darrell Lee Clark and Cain Joshua Storey were accused of murder in the shooting death of their friend 15-year-old Brian Bowling. Despite evidence that Bowling had unintentionally shot himself, Storey was charged with murder and Clark was alleged to be a...
Dec 7, 2022 | Civil Matters, Criminal Matters
On December 2, the Department of Justice announced two former Mississippi Department of Corrections officials were indicted for alleged excessive force against an inmate or “deprivation of rights under color of law.” According to court documents, both Jessica Hill, a...
