by Sean Cantkier | Oct 18, 2023
The Georgia Court of Appeals has affirmed that a closing lawyer generally has no duty to a non-client. Plaintiff was selling property to a purchaser. Purchaser retained the closing lawyer, whose firm had also represented purchaser in litigation with the Plaintiff. The...
by Sean Cantkier | Oct 6, 2023
Last Thursday, the Tennessee Supreme Court in Commercial Painting Co. Inc. v. Weitz Co. LLC[1] ruled the “economic loss doctrine” applies only to products liability cases and should not be expanded to construction disputes. The economic loss rule provides that where a...
by Sean Cantkier | Sep 8, 2023
The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the exclusion of two expert witnesses in a case involving the alleged failure to diagnose severe malaria. The patient presented to the emergency department following a trip to Africa with concerns that he may have contracted...
by Sean Cantkier | Aug 31, 2023
The Georgia Court of Appeals has explicitly held that fault cannot be apportioned to non-parties in a case in which the only theory against one of two named defendants is vicarious liability. Plaintiff sued a dentist and their practice for negligence related to dental...
by Sean Cantkier | Aug 25, 2023
Angela Kopet returned as a Dean of CLM’s School of Leadership, demonstratingher continued commitment to shaping the next generation of leaders in the insurance claims industry. She also joined the Faculty and taught one of the classes, “Effectively Influencing...
