Social media is everywhere and used by a majority of the population. Recent studies indicate that more users are not only accessing Facebook more frequently, but also that they are using it primarily on their mobile telephones. Part of this … Read More
As part of the Georgia Tort Reform package in 2005, the legislature passed a settlement procedure statute meant to put some teeth into settlement negotiations. Now O.C.G.A. § 9-11-68, (a/k/a Rule 68 – Offer of Settlement), allows either party in a … Read More
Reviewing medical records and billing statements are a routine practice throughout pre-suit and the litigation process. With the rise of third party billing entities, it has become common place to receive a statement that was issued from an entity other … Read More
Senior Associate Molly O’Connor’s client First Baptist Church of Snellville was recently granted summary judgment in a trip and fall case where the Plaintiff, Eugenia Holden, tripped over a handicap curb while approaching the main entrance of the church for … Read More
A recent opinion of the Georgia Court of Appeals contrasts two deck collapse cases under similar, but not identical, facts. In Rogers v. Woodruff, A14A0425 (August, 19 2014), the Court undertook an analysis of facts similar to those presented in … Read More
In the recently-decided Adams v. Laboratory Corporation of America, Case No. 13-10425, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals provided some legal guidance on application of industry guidelines to motions to exclude expert testimony. The case concerned the Plaintiffs’ claim that Defendant LabCorp … Read More
Georgia’s case law on apportionment of fault to a non-party continues to evolve. In Zaldivar v. Prickett, A14A0113 (Ga. Ct. App. July 16, 2014) Zaldivar and Prickett were involved in an automobile accident at an intersection, for which they each … Read More
A recent decision by the Georgia Court of Appeals provides a valuable illustration of how strictly Georgia Courts evaluate the significance of communications leading up to a settlement. The case of Kolbus v. Fromm, A14A1132 (Ga. Ct. App., June 11, … Read More
If there was ever any doubt in Georgia about who holds the Patient Mental Health Privilege, when it attaches, and who has a right to mental health records, the Supreme Court of Georgia just made it crystal clear. It’s the … Read More
On Saturday, June 14, Attorneys and staff from Mabry & McClelland joined a team from the Atlanta Association of Legal Administrators to work with Hands On Atlanta’s community service project at Toomer Elementary School. Together, we literally moved mountains of mulch to fill … Read More