Daily Report

03/08/2025

Nelson Tyrone and Meredith Hunt of the Tyrone Law Firm in Atlanta obtained an $8 million jury award in federal court for the death of a child who died in childbirth. They said in a press release that the doctors never responded to the child's fetal monitoring and never told the couple their baby was in trouble.

Read the story from reporter Mason Lawlor here: https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2025/03/07/couple-awarded-8-million-for-doctors-failure-to-save-child-from-fetal-death/

03/07/2025

International Trade Lawyers Foresee Staying Busy as Trump Tariff Threat Continues

“They’re clearly trying to put the fear of God in these importers,” said Morris, Manning & Martin partner Will Planert.

03/07/2025

Hall Booth Smith has promoted a longtime law firm leader to its top administrative position.

“We’re committed to attracting and developing top legal talent, and as we continue to expand, preserving that culture remains a top priority for our leadership team—it’s what makes us who we are and fuels our future growth," said Nina Tickaradze, now the firm's chief operating officer.

Read the story from reporter Tom Spigolon here: https://www.law.com/pro-mid-market/2025/03/07/hall-booth-smith-promotes-longtime-c-suite-leader-to-coo/

03/07/2025

ICYMI. 'Spike' In Demand Leads To Revenue, Income Increases For Alston & Bird
https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2025/03/06/spike-in-demand-leads-to-revenue-income-increases-for-alston--bird/

03/07/2025

ICYMI. 2025 Southeastern Legal Awards Finalists Announced
https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2025/03/06/2025-southeastern-legal-awards-finalists-announced/

03/07/2025

ICYMI. High Court Ruling Supports Sovereign Immunity Waivers, Splits Bench
https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2025/03/06/high-court-ruling-supports-sovereign-immunity-waivers-splits-bench/

03/07/2025

Georgia Lawmakers Pass Bill Allowing Trump, Others to Recover Costs of Election-Meddling Case

The bill passed unanimously by state legislators Thursday would enable compensation from counties for attorneys’ fees and other legal costs in criminal cases in which a prosecutor has been disqualified.

03/07/2025

Couple Awarded $8 Million For Doctors' Failure To Save Child From Fetal Death

"Our hope is that this verdict gets the attention of those hospitals and practices that care for pregnant women and their babies and that they make changes to their policies and practices to make care safer," attorney Nelson Tyrone of the Tyrone Law Firm in Atlanta said.

03/07/2025

Alston & Bird boosted its financial growth in 2024 faster than the previous year.

“I don’t want to overlook the past, but after years of steady growth we really did achieve a meaningful spike in our performance this year,” said Richard Hays, who has served as the firm’s chairman since 2008.

Read the story from reporter Tom Spigolon here: https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2025/03/06/spike-in-demand-leads-to-revenue-income-increases-for-alston--bird/

03/07/2025

A new Supreme Court of Georgia ruling allows parties to cure naming defects "by dropping or adding parties" to sovereign immunity waiver actions. The ruling reverses a Walton County Superior Court decision to dismiss a rezoning dispute initially brought against the City of Social Circle and its officials before being amended by appellant Warbler Investments to name only the city.

See the story from litigation reporter Cedra Mayfield here: https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2025/03/06/high-court-ruling-supports-sovereign-immunity-waivers-splits-bench/

03/06/2025

S.C. Man Is Set to Become the First Executed by Firing Squad in U.S. in 15 Years

The condemned man, who admitted to killing his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat after she refused to come back to him, said he chose to die by bullets because he considered the other choices offered by the state to be worse.

03/06/2025

More changes at Weil: The law firm recently moved several younger lawyers into leadership positions for certain practice areas. In the past few months, Weil has faced the exits of at least six practice leaders.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2025/03/05/changes-continue-at-weil-as-law-firm-names-new-practice-leaders-/

03/06/2025

2025 Southeastern Legal Awards Finalists Announced

The Daily Report and Law.com are pleased to announce its 2025 winners and finalists for the third annual Southeastern Legal Awards.

03/06/2025

ICYMI. Georgia Judicial Watchdog Shakeup: Judges Brian M. Rickman and Alison T. Burleson Appointed to New Roles After Chairperson's Controversial Facebook Post
https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2025/03/05/georgia-judicial-watchdog-shakeup-judges-brian-m-rickman-and-alison-t-burleson-appointed-to-new-roles-after-chairpersons-controversial-facebook-post/

03/06/2025

'Spike' In Demand Leads To Revenue, Income Increases For Alston & Bird

Gross revenue rose to $1.33 billion in 2024 while profits per equity partner grew a whopping 25.6% to eclipse $4 million.

03/06/2025

ICYMI. Atlanta-founded Ogletree Deakins saw double-digit increases in most financial numbers in 2024, with immigration work and employment litigation helping boost most metrics.
https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2025/03/05/immigration-employment-litigation-boost-ogletree-deakins-to-double-digit-increases-/

03/06/2025

ICYMI. Judge's Ethics Hearing on Hold
https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2025/03/05/judges-ethics-hearing-on-hold/

03/06/2025

High Court Ruling Supports Sovereign Immunity Waivers, Splits Bench

The Supreme Court of Georgia has ruled that parties can cure naming defects contained in complaints "seeking declaratory relief from certain unlawful acts of the State or a local government," and avoid case dismissal "by dropping or adding parties to the action."