Supreme Court of Georgia Overrules the Lunch Break Exception
On June 16, 2020, the Supreme Court of Georgia reversed the Court of Appeals and overruled the Supreme Court’s prior decision that developed the “lunch break exception..."
Impossibility of Performance in Non-UCC Contracts
Written by: Matthew Haan, Esq. The novel coronavirus and COVID-19 have caused devastating economic consequences in the United States. As thousands of businesses are forced to layoff or furlough employees—or worse, close operations—many landl
Applying Georgia Law, Eleventh Circuit Affirms Multi-Vehicle Collision Constituted a Single “Accident”
Written by: Elizabeth Fulton Morrison, Esq. On October 15, 2015, a truck driver crossed the center line and collided with two different vehicles, one after the other. The facts established that the truck driver truck did not correct the truck
GAO Reports To Senate On Pre-COVID-19 Infection Control Deficiencies In Nursing Homes
Written by: John E. Hall, Jr., Esq. and Drew Graham, Esq. In spring 2020, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) asked the Government Accounting Office (“GAO”) to analyze the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (“CMS”) oversight of infecti
Commercial Tenants Withholding Rent During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Written by: Matthew Haan, Esq. For nearly one month, Georgia was under a shelter-in-place order that only allowed “essential businesses” to remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic. When the shelter-in-place order expired at the end of April
The Eye of the Storm: Preparing for Post-COVID-19 Litigation
As the initial COVID-19 crisis begins to settle, another storm will be brewing as claims and lawsuits arise. Equally concerning is that by the time these cases come to resolution or trial, memories may have faded as to how seismic the changes in
Thailand Delays Data Protection Law Because of COVID-19
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act was passed in May 2019, and was scheduled to go into effect May 27, 2020. The Act is very similar to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation.
What Constitutes Provision Of An Alternate Physician In Florida?
Written by: Rayford H. Taylor, Esq. The First District Court of Appeal (First District) in City of Bartow v. Flores, 1D18-1927 (May 29, 2020) has certified a question of great public importance to the Florida Supreme Court on the issue of when a
EDPB Issues Statement on Hungary’s Decree to Suspend Rights Bestowed to Data Subjects Under the GDPR
Written by: Brett Lawrence, Esq. On May 4, 2020, Hungary issued a governmental decree suspending the rights of data subjects under Articles 15 to 22 of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) in an attempt to contain the spre
Brazilian LGPD Effective and Enforcement Dates in Flux
Written by: Charles R. Langhorne IV, Esq. Brazil’s new data privacy law, the “LGPD,” was set to go into effect on August 15, 2020. The LGPD is based largely on the European Union’s GDPR. Due to the impact COVID-19 has had on businesses,