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
Brexit Is Here, so What Does That Mean for Data Privacy?
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. Now that the UK has a withdrawal agreement with the EU, what will this mean for data privacy for personal data in the UK, as well as for personal data that is transferred between the UK and other countries. UK
The Irish DPA Has Opened Investigations Into Google and Tinder
Written by: Chase Langhorne, Esq. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has opened two separate investigations into Google and Tinder, respectively, for GDPR violations. Google The investigation into Google centers around how Google t
CA Attorney General Issues New Draft of CCPA Regulations
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. On February 7, 2020 the California Attorney General published a “redline” version of the CCPA Regulations. These regulations are open for public comment until February 24, 2020. In the meantime, here
Australia Finalizes Consumer Data Rights Rules
Written by: Chase Langhorne, Esq. On November 26, 2017 Australia introduced the consumer data right (CDR) which was designed to give consumers greater control over their personal data. Since that time, Australians have been waiting for the Austr
Duties of UM Carrier Not Expanded Beyond Statutory Construct of O.C.G.A. § 33-7-11
Written by: Mark Maholick, Esq. The case Hunter v. Progressive Mountain Insurance Company, —S.E.2d— 2020 WL 255361 (GA App. Jan. 17, 2020) recently reaffirmed the statutory obligations of an automobile insurance carrier in issuing a
Photographs As Protectible Forms of Expression
Written by: Karl Braun, Esq. Photographs represent a unique and plentiful form of personal and professional expression. Photographs also constitute intellectual property. The pervasive proliferation of photographs on the internet via social medi