Confusion again reigned over the Cobb Board of Commissioners electoral district map Friday afternoon when political activist Mindy Seger successfully challenged a Republican’s candidacy for the District 2 commission seat. The reason for the challenge: Candidate Alicia Adams does not live in Commission District 2 under the “home rule” map […] The post ‘A Hot Mess Express’ Elections Board Disqualifies GOP Candidate in Cobb Commission Race appeared first on Robbins Firm ..read more

Updated 15 hours ago Two DeKalb County police officers — one former and one current — were indicted by a grand jury Wednesday in the 2022 shooting death of a man in Stone Mountain. Former officer Russell Mathis, 30, was indicted on charges of felony involuntary manslaughter and misdemeanor reckless […] The post DeKalb police officers indicted in 2022 fatal shooting booked into jail… Russell Mathis and Jordan Vance were granted bond appeared first on Robbins Firm ..read more

By Kelcey Caulder Law360, Atlanta (January 30, 2024, 8:52 PM EST) — Sparks flew Tuesday in federal court as attorneys debated whether the executive director of a nonprofit suing the state should be allowed to testify about a hack allegedly carried out by co-defendants of former President Donald Trump in […] The post Ga. Judge Scolds Attys For ‘Nasty’ Sparring In Voting Trial appeared first on Robbins Firm ..read more

By Kelcey Caulder ·   Law360 (January 10, 2024, 5:05 PM EST) — On the second day of a trial over the future of Georgia’s election system, voters who say the state’s current electronic in-person voting machines are unreliable told a federal judge why they believe hand-marked ballots are a better option. Aileen […] The post Voters Advocate For Paper Ballots In Ga. Voting Machine Trial appeared first on Robbins Firm ..read more

Bloomberg Law LINK January 5,202  The Georgia slot machine operator previously known as Lucky Bucks is suing several former employees for engaging in an alleged conspiracy to defraud the company before it collapsed into bankruptcy. The company, now Arc Gaming and Technologies, is accusing former employees led by founder Anil Damani […] The post Georgia Gambling Company Says Former Workers Ran Criminal Scheme appeared first on Robbins Firm ..read more

FP Omni Technologies blames downfall on subsidiary of Atlanta-based Global Payments LOCAL NEWS Updated 21 hours ago A Peachtree City business that processes payments for cannabis merchants has closed its doors, but it is continuing to seek $500 million in a contract dispute with a subsidiary of a major Atlanta […] The post Georgia cannabis payment processor folds amid $500M legal fight appeared first on Robbins Firm ..read more

  Listen to article Law360 (December 1, 2023, 6:07 PM EST) — A state appellate court’s ruling that “Pennsylvania Skill Games” aren’t illegal gambling could have repercussions for the state’s legal gambling industry, enforcers hunting illegal gambling machines, and “skill games” operators around the country, attorneys told Law360 Friday. Thursday’s precedential Commonwealth […] The post Pa. ‘Skill Games’ Ruling Could Chill Gambling Crackdowns appeared first on Robbins Firm ..read more

Derek Bauer of Baker Hostetler said a member of his client’s litigation team camped outside the Superior Court of Fulton County presiding judges’ courtroom in case a opposing counsel tried to get an ex parte injunction—which is exactly what happened. November 17, 2023 at 03:02 PM  5 minute read Marijuana […] The post Eleventh-Hour Hearing Fails to Check Provisional Medical Marijuana Production Licenses appeared first on Robbins Firm ..read more

October 16, 2023 at 06:03 PM Fulton County Daily Report Alex Anteau  What You Need to Know Morgan & Morgan is being sued for legal malpractice after an ex-client found they settled for far less than an insurance policy limit. Now the firm is asking a Chatham County court to […] The post Discovery Goes Forward in Morgan & Morgan Malpractice Suit as Savannah Judge Mulls Arbitration appeared first on Robbins Firm ..read more

By Theresa Schliep ·  Listen to article Law360 (October 13, 2023, 9:11 PM EDT) — The Georgia Court of Appeals on Thursday rejected a challenge from a group of cannabis companies to the denials of their bids for medical cannabis production licenses, saying state administrative law doesn’t allow the courts to review such […] The post Pot License Denial Isn’t ‘Contested Case,’ Ga. Panel Says appeared first on Robbins Firm ..read more