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4 Georgia Cases To Watch This Fall

Law 360

This fall, Georgia courts are contending with questions about whether the CEO of General Motors can be deposed in a civil case stemming from a car wreck and considering state duty-to-warn laws in a $200 million injury case. Here, Law360 breaks down four Georgia cases attorneys should be watching.

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Georgia's Biggest Appellate Rulings Of 2021 So Far

Law 360

Georgia appeals courts have upended decades of precedent on how attorneys can appeal trial rulings, freed employers and landowners from liability in high-dollar personal injury cases and refused to narrow the window for high ranking corporate executives to be deposed, in their most significant rulings of the year to date.

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Shielding Corporate Execs From Depositions After GM Ruling

Law 360

A Georgia appeals court recently allowed a plaintiff to depose General Motors' CEO, in a blow to the apex doctrine's protections for high-ranking executives, but measures before and during discovery can reduce corporate leaders' exposure in such cases, say attorneys at DLA Piper.

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After Ga. Ruling, Defense Must Aim To Limit Exec Depositions

Law 360

In the wake of the Georgia Court of Appeals' recent ruling in General Motors v.

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Rick DeMedeiros: 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Field

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Rick DeMedeiros , the Founder of DeMedeiros Injury Law , is a workers’ compensation lawyer in Atlanta, Georgia, a certified mediator, and a YouTuber who recently started his own channel called, The Work Comp Guy. Did you want to be an attorney “when you grew up”? You are a successful attorney. – Chere Estrin.

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