Mason Lawlor

1 week ago | law.com | Mason Lawlor

The family of a man who was murdered at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta filed a lawsuit against the facility last week, and an attorney is out to show that an agreement between the jail and the U.S. Department of Justice to correct life-threatening conditions is not the end of the story. The parents of inmate Leonard Fortner, Terry and Donna Fortner, filed a wrongful-death complaint on April 4 against several county defendants in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

2 weeks ago | law.com | Mason Lawlor

Who Got The Work J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.

2 weeks ago | law.com | Mason Lawlor

A Georgia jury awarded over $4.2 million last week to an elderly woman bitten by her neighbor's dog in 2020 after the defendant insurer only offered to pay $150,000 for her pain and suffering and future medical expenses to treat infections caused by the bite. After a five-day trial in the Clayton County State Court, the jury entered a verdict Friday in favor of Earnestine Shaw, who was 82 at the time she was attacked by a 130-pound mastiff owned by her neighbor Aaron Smith in Jonesboro, Georgia.

2 weeks ago | law.com | Mason Lawlor

The victims of a 2022 mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade can proceed with negligence claims against Smith & Wesson and other gun retailers and distributors, an Illinois judge ruled this week. On April 1, Lake County Circuit Judge Jorge L. Ortiz denied the defendants' motions to dismiss claims brought by individuals affected by the Highland Park, Illinois shooting that left seven dead and 48 others injured.

2 weeks ago | mdjonline.com | Mason Lawlor

A prevailing attorney behind a $75 million medical malpractice verdict has sounded off on the recent push by Georgia lawmakers to curb "lawsuit abuse" through new legislation, which she predicted will prevent injured plaintiffs from presenting a thorough case to juries. Laura Shamp of Shamp Silk in Atlanta warned that legislation, Senate Bill 68, passed by the Georgia House of Representatives less than two weeks ago, could put limits on potential compensation for parties with severe injuries.