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The Best Class Action Lawsuits Right Wrongs

Personal data breaches through hacking. Accounting fraud. Denying your child’s right to go to a decent school. All these are among the problems solved by class action lawsuits, perhaps the best equalizer a citizen has. Born in England in the 1200s, the class action enables individuals who lack the time and money to hire an…

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Swimming Pools Pose As A Liability For Homeowners

Safety never takes a vacation. Even in the summertime and especially with children in the water. As weather warms up, excited kids are busting out their swimsuits, snorkels and fins. Parents with pools, or anyone with a pool for that matter, need to be watchful. The law considers a backyard pool an “attractive nuisance” for…

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Fiat Chrysler Recall Reminiscent of HLM Client’s Win

A sleek gear shift design is largely responsible for Fiat Chrysler’s recall Friday of 1.1 million Jeep Grand Cherokees, Dodge Chargers and Chrysler 300s. Since August, federal safety officials have been investigating hundreds of complaints into the design, which has purportedly caused more than 300 accidents due to runaway vehicles. The company recalled about 400,000…

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Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Dillard Visits HLM

Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Louis A. Dillard graciously visited our office recently to discuss his article published in the Mercer Law Review and provided general tips on how to approach appellate work. Judge Dillard, of Macon, was appointed to the court by Governor Sonny Perdue in 2010 and elected in 2012 to a…

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House Fires: Don’t Let Smoke Cloud Who’s Liable

House fires are the most common structure fires in the U.S. In fact, 92 percent of civilian deaths in structure fires happen in homes. The main house fire starters: cooking equipment and smoking materials. Most house fire deaths, however, are due to smoking materials.* But causation is not as clear as the numbers seem to…

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