Hall Booth Smith Adds Four New Associates as Firm Continues to Grow
ATLANTA – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. welcomes four new associates as the firm expands its offices across the Southeast to better serve client needs. Katherine R. Heath is an associate in our office in Asheville, North Carolina, and she handles
Insurers Beware of Form Releases- GEICO Dodges Bad Faith Verdict in 11th Circuit
Written by: Stephen D. Delk, Esq. Nearly all insurers, both as a matter of habit and perhaps in effort to curb expenses, routinely use form releases in settling cases. Although some standing operating procedures in claim handling may often times
CFIUS – Increased Restrictions on Foreign Investments
Written by: Mina Zhan CFIUS stands for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. It is a federal interagency committee chaired by the U.S. Treasury Department that is authorized to review any transactions that may result in forei
Gifting for High Net Worth clients
There have been a lot of changes in the estate tax laws in the last several years. We now have an exemption amount of $11,180,000, and it is portable between spouses in most instances. This combination of amount, and portability, has virtual
HBS Columbus Partner Melanie Slaton to Lead Employment Practice Group
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA — Hall Booth Smith, P.C. Partner Melanie V. Slaton will lead the firm’s Employment Practice Group that helps clients avoid, resolve and prevail in a wide variety of disputes with employees. A seasoned litigator with more th
Pennsylvania Court Holds Employer Liable For Breach Of Employees’ Personal Information
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. In a recent case, Dittman v. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court found that the Medical Center owed a duty to their employees to exercise reasonable care in collecting an