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U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee in the Northern District tossed a lawsuit against hotel chain Extended Stay America, which was accused under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of allowing a woman to allegedly be trafficked "an incalculable amount of times" at an Sandy Springs location. Reporter Mason Lawlor has the story here: https://lnkd.in/g_3P6NXD

Former Georgia poll workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss claim—in a new filing—that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has defamed them yet again. Reporter Emily Saul has the latest here: https://lnkd.in/gu94rZRz

A fake lawyer? DLA Piper has been sued by two Houston companies who allege the firm’s employment of a "fraudulent attorney" has caused them to suffer millions in damages. https://lnkd.in/gWahjPMF

ICYMI. Jurors in Dougherty County Superior Court returned a $2 million medical-malpractice verdict for a woman who was injured during a hysterectomy. Litigators with the Howell Law Firm, PC in Moultrie and the The Helms Law Firm in Homerville teamed as plaintiff counsel on the case. https://lnkd.in/gGQHWGFU

ICYMI. King & Spalding dropped a Texas patent case against Samsung after their plaintiff client stopped paying. The firm says the client's failure to "pay for experts" left "counsel unable to secure the expert support they need." https://lnkd.in/g5PHAY9X

ICYMI. The Supreme Court of Georgia issued the following attorney discipline opinions Tuesday: https://lnkd.in/gQM9H9bw

Three stories into my guest columnist role for Litigation Daily and I'm already volunteering to let an AI program internet stalk me (thanks, Daniel Wolfe, J.D., Ph.D.). It was really cool getting a glimpse at what goes on behind the scenes during jury selection, and it got Lit Daily editor Ross Todd and me wondering what other facets of litigation might be interesting to explore through this kind of first-person approach. Let me know if you've got any ideas!

In another episode from General Counsel Conference East in New York, Legal Speak co-host Patrick Smith spoke with Studs Associate General Counsel Julie L. Cantor about data privacy and why some in-house counsel are "burying their heads in the sand" when it comes to data. ???????? ?????? ???????? ?????????????? ????????: https://lnkd.in/gSpCh9zt

First came the glitchy boxing match, now comes the legal fight. In a proposed class action filed in Florida, disgruntled viewers say Netflix and Meta breached consumer trust by entering into an unlawful agreement that limited business competition and compromised user experience. "We filed this class action because people were not given what they were promised," said Billy Howard of The Consumer Protection Firm Read the story from reporter Lisa Willis here: https://lnkd.in/gzhRnvPb

From David Nutter of Miles Mediation & Arbitration in Atlanta: "Business Breakups: Why Business and Commercial Cases Are Well-Suited to Mediation" ???????? ?????? ?????????????? ????????: https://lnkd.in/gBNsfzfP