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Workers’ Compensation (Blog)
September 28, 2020
Rayford H. Taylor

Florida Employer/Carriers Should Specifically Identify Each Body Part and the Type of Injury Accepted as Compensable

Written by: Rayford H. Taylor, Esq. The First District Court of Appeal (1st DCA) issued an opinion in the case of Julio Sanchez v. Yellow Transportation/Gallagher Bassett, which held the Claimant did not have to establish the workplace accident

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September 28, 2020
Atlanta OfficeBrian J. Manikowski

HBS Welcomes Manikowski to its Atlanta Office

ATLANTA – September 28, 2020 – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. is happy to welcome Attorney Brian J. Manikowski to its Atlanta office as the firm expands its general liability practice to serve the needs of its clients. Prior to joining Hall Booth Sm

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Workers’ Compensation (Blog)
September 25, 2020

Mastering Form WC-104

Written by: Ann Baird Bishop, Esq. For almost 20 years, the Workers’ Compensation Act has provided for unilateral conversion from temporary total disability benefits to temporary partial disability benefits in non-catastrophic claims where

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Coronavirus Litigation (Blog) Health Care Highlights (Blog)
September 24, 2020

Georgia DPH Revises Guidance to Long-Term Care Facilities

Written by: Brittany H. Cone, Esq. and Jordan Johnson, Esq. On September 21, 2020, the Georgia Department of Public Health revised its September 15, 2020 Administrative Order to reflect certain portions of the most recent guidance from the Cente

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Data Privacy & Cybersecurity (Blog)
September 23, 2020
Richard Sheinis

Patient Death Attributed to Hospital Ransomware Attack

Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. German authorities are investigating the death of a patient following a ransomware attack on a hospital in Germany.  The unknown perpetrators potentially face charges of negligent manslaughter.  Last Friday, a

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September 23, 2020
Atlanta OfficeJohn E. Hall Jr.R. David Ware

Hall Booth Smith Creates Batch Claims & Class Action Task Force

ATLANTA – September 23, 2020 – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. has created a Batch Claims & Class Action Task Force to help clients put up a more strategic and effective defense amid a rise in collective redress litigation. The Batch Claims &

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National Insurance Coverage (Blog)
September 23, 2020

Georgia Court of Appeals Finds Insurer is Again Estopped from Raising Misrepresentation Defense

Written by: Patrick Fitzgerald, Esq. In Penn-Am. Ins. Co. v. Morgan Fleet Servs. Inc., 2020 WL 4726544 (Ga. Ct. App. Aug. 14, 2020), Penn-America Insurance Company (“Penn-America”) sought a declaration that its insurance policy with

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Coronavirus Litigation (Blog) Health Care Highlights (Blog) National Insurance Coverage (Blog)
September 17, 2020

Since the Celebration at Studio 417, it has been Mudpie in the Sky for COVID-19 Business Interruption Claimants

Written by: Jacob Raehn, Esq. In the final days of summer, Federal District Courts from every corner of The United States have laid down orders both for, and mostly against, allowing plaintiffs’ COVID-19 business interruption claims to continu

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Coronavirus Litigation (Blog) Health Care Highlights (Blog)
September 17, 2020
Brittany H. ConeJordan Johnson

The Georgia Department of Public Health Issues Reopening Guidance to Long-Term Care Facilities

On September 15, 2020, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued another COVID-19 related Executive Order with significant impact on Long-Term Care Facilities, including nursing facilities and assisted living communities...

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HBS Immigration America: A Brave New World Coronavirus Litigation (Blog) Health Care Highlights (Blog)
September 15, 2020

Judge Strikes Down Trump Administration’s Diversity Visa Ban

Written by: Ashik Jahan, Esq. Each year, the State Department uses a lottery system to select visa recipients from a broad array of countries that are underrepresented in the United States. In April, President Trump banned diversity visa (DV) re

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