Forced Labor in Privatized Prisons? Eleventh Circuit Cries Foul!
Written by: Phillip E. Friduss, Esq. On February 28, 2020, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal appellate court for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia) ruled that a federal statute designed to combat human trafficking applies to a priva
Coronavirus & the Workplace: Fast Facts for Employers
Written by: Jacqueline Voronov, Esq. and Jeffrey M. Daitz, Esq. The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak that originated in Wuhan, China has spread to at least 95 countries and has sickened more than 100,000 people, leading to increased anxiety and
Reframing the Opioid Epidemic as a National Emergency
In the past two decades, more than 700,000 people have died from opioid overdose, with states including West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania suffering the worst losses. More than 10 million people misuse prescription opioids each year, according
Is a Gunshot Wound a Seizure?
Written by: Phil Friduss, Esq. In recent news: https://verdict.justia.com/2020/02/26/is-a-gunshot-wound-a-seizure Out front right now is Torres v. Madrid, the pending Supreme Court case involving the suspect shot by the police who escaped –
Tort Reform Propositions Affecting Defendants in Dental Malpractice Lawsuits
Written by: Sandro Stojanovic, Esq. At this time, the Georgia Assembly is in session and is considering many bills, including, some favorable tort reform propositions that will affect defendants in dental malpractice matters. First, SB 374 propo
Keys to Cross-Examining a Plaintiff
As with most things in life, success can be achieved by working tireless to implement a plan through meticulous preparation. A successful cross-examination of a plaintiff at trial is no different. In order to ensure success, a defense attorn
Parking Lots & Workers’ Compensation: Ownership, Control, and Maintenance Effect Compensability of a Claim
Written by: Peter Skaliy, Esq. In Smith v. Camarena, 835 S.E.2d 712 (Ga. Ct. App. 2019), Fabiola Zavaleta-Ramirez was an employee of a grocery store located in a shopping center with other stores, which shared a communal parking lot. Like the cu
The Modern Suicide Case in The Correctional Healthcare Setting
Written by: Phillip E. Friduss, Esq. I. INTRODUCTION Today’s correctional healthcare world is the product of a half-century mix of social, legal, and moral paradigm shifts. Ever since the 1976 Supreme Court’s world-spotlight decision i
Vaping Litigation: Another Case of Litigation Before Science?
Written by: Danielle Blauvelt, Esq. American jurisprudence has an alarming history of litigating highly complex personal injury and products liability claims before fully understanding the science and medicine underlying the claims. Juries are p
States Reject $18 Billion Opioid Settlement From Wholesalers
Attorneys general from more than 20 states rejected a proposed $18 billion settlement offer from three major drug wholesalers, saying it fell short of their expectations for as much as $32 billion, according to a Feb. 14 report by The Wall Stree