Monthly Archives: November 2024
EEOC Files Disability Discrimination Suit Against Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently filed suit against Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc. (CHOA), a pediatric healthcare system based in Atlanta. According to the lawsuit, the company violated federal law when it failed to provide a job applicant with a reasonable disability-related accommodation and rescinded its employment offer because the applicant had… Read More »
SB 426 Will Change the Way Truck Accident Lawsuits are Filed
Georgia is one of four states that allow plaintiffs to file lawsuits directly against insurers in truck accident lawsuits. This rule has been in place since 1930. For decades, however, Georgia’s insurance industry has sought to eliminate the long-standing provision allowing plaintiffs to sue insurance companies directly. This was the most important issue that… Read More »
Jurors Hand Down $16.2M Verdict Against Amazon Logistics
A Georgia jury recently handed down a $16.2 million verdict at trial against Amazon Logistics and a service partner over injuries suffered by a Georgia child when he was run over by a delivery van. His leg was severely injured in the accident. The case, Bradfield v. Amazon Logistics, et al., 22-C-07003-S7, centered around… Read More »