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Georgia Supreme Court Caps City Liability in Automobile Accidents Even if City Has Insurance Coverage Above the Cap

Feb 22, 2022 | General

Last week, the Georgia Supreme Court issued a decision ruling that the extent of a city’s liability for a motor vehicle collision was $700,000, the statutory limit of liability for a Georgia municipality when two or more people die or are injured in single incident,...

Georgia Court of Appeals Rejects Apex Doctrine, Refusing to Shield Executives From Depositions

May 12, 2021 | General

In a recent opinion, the Georgia Court of Appeals upheld a trial court’s refusal to shield General Motor’s (“GM”) chief executive from a deposition in a wrongful death case. In November 2014 a woman died when her Chevy Trailblazer veered off the roadway and landed in...

Legal High or High and Dry – The Risks of Selling Delta-8 Products

Mar 26, 2021 | General, Government Investigations

Over the past several years, the laws governing medical and recreational use of cannabis have gone through a significant transformation. Since 2012, fifteen states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational use of marijuana. Still, marijuana remains...

Georgia General Assembly Considers Campaign Finance Legislation

Mar 18, 2021 | General

Two bills are moving through the Georgia General Assembly which, if passed, will modify campaign finance laws for state and local elections. HB 333 Introduced with bipartisan support, HB 333 passed the State House of Representatives unanimously. The bill would make...

DOJ Goes After Google

Oct 22, 2020 | DOJ, General, Government Investigations

Yesterday, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed a landmark antitrust case against Google, accusing the tech giant of disadvantaging competitors through a network of allegedly exclusionary business deals regarding searching and online advertising. Eleven states –...

Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission Expected to Issue Procurement Soon for Production of Low THC Oil for Medicinal Purposes

Sep 28, 2020 | Administrative Law, General

The State of Georgia is taking steps that allow licensees to grow cannabis and produce low THC oil(1) that can be used for defined medicinal purposes. In 2015, the Georgia General Assembly enacted “Haleigh’s Hope Act,” which is a law that allows patients to possess...

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