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Sports Wagering and Skill Gaming in 2022: Updates from Tennessee and Georgia

Written by Firm | Jun 29, 2022 | News

This spring, Robbins Firm attorney Alexander Denton discussed the current state of regulated gambling and other gaming activities in Tennessee and Georgia with Stephanie Maxwell, general counsel for Tennessee’s sports-wagering regulator. Watch their conversation here: https://vimeo.com/708371009/334fa879e8. That conversation was an extension of an American Bar Association CLE panel Denton moderated, […]

Ga. Financial Firm Wins $1.5M In GunBroker.com Fee Trial

Written by Law 360 Rosie Manins | May 25, 2022 | News

By Rosie Manins ·  Law360 (May 23, 2022, 5:42 PM EDT) — A federal jury has awarded $1.5 million to a Georgia financial advisory firm in its dispute with an online gun broker over unpaid fees for an $180 million enterprise valuation the firm provided to the retailer in 2018. The jury […]

Concrete Cos. Want Cement Cartel Antitrust Suit Reopened

Written by Morgan Conley - Law360 | Mar 17, 2022 | News

Law360 (March 17, 2022, 2:10 PM EDT) — Two Georgia companies want to reopen civil allegations that fellow cement and concrete suppliers created cartels in the Southeast, telling a Georgia federal judge that although a related criminal case remains ongoing, essential evidence is deteriorating as they wait for their day […]

Court Rejects Bid For Split Trials In Rolling Papers TM Fight

Written by Morgan Conley - Law360 | Mar 10, 2022 | News

Law360 (March 10, 2022, 8:03 PM EST) — A Georgia federal court refused to grant separate trials for two retailers in a fight over the sale of counterfeit “Top Tobacco” cigarette rolling papers, saying Thursday that the allegations have enough in common to proceed together. Judge Michael L. Brown of […]

Ga. Judge Allows Perdue To Fix ‘Gap’ In Election Finance Suit

Written by Rosie Manins - Law360 | Jan 31, 2022 | News

Law360 (January 31, 2022, 9:01 PM EST) — A Georgia federal judge gave a chance Monday to former U.S. senator and current Peach State gubernatorial hopeful David Perdue to fix what the judge described as a “gap” in the politician’s case against a new state law over campaign fundraising. U.S. […]

Ga. County Joins Fight Over In-Network Health Insurance

Written by Rosie Manins - Law360 | Jan 28, 2022 | News

Law360 (January 28, 2022, 3:17 PM EST) — A Georgia county has been allowed to intervene in a closely watched case over the loss of in-network health insurance for hundreds of thousands of Georgians, including about half of the county’s employees and residents, an Atlanta-area court ruled Friday. Cherokee County […]

Residents Fight For Remand Of Coal Ash Pollution Suit

Written by Morgan Conley - Law360 | Dec 14, 2021 | News

Law360 (December 14, 2021, 1:40 PM EST) — Residents alleging a nearby Georgia Power Co. coal plant exposed them to carcinogens and neurotoxins urged a federal court to send their suits back to state court, arguing the utility’s “disingenuous focus on the uranium” can’t keep the suit in federal court.  […]