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by: Chadd L. Reynolds On March 23, 2020, the Mayor of the City of Atlanta, Keisha Lance-Bottoms, issued Executive Order Number 2020-21 (the “Order”), declaring there to be an emergency within the City of Atlanta due to the CONVID-19 pandemic. Generally, the Order requires individuals to stay at their place of residence and prohibits all […]

by: Shawn E. McKenzie Over the last several weeks, the coronavirus, more specifically identified as COVID-19, has meaningfully impacted nearly every facet of American daily life. Businesses are among those hardest hit by state and local shelter in place orders and the closure of all but essential businesses. As such, many business owners will look […]

By:  Eric B. Coleman, Esq. Delays are a common occurrence on construction projects and they can turn an otherwise profitable contract into a nightmare of cost overruns and liability. Not only are they common, construction delays are typically complicated. Usually, the contract terms deal broadly with who carries the risk for delays and the extent […]

By: Richard J. Capriola There is a common misunderstanding about what mediation is and how it can be used to resolve a construction dispute. Client questions like “is mediation binding” and “will the mediator decide who wins” highlight the confusion between mediation, arbitration and trial. Mediation is essentially a meeting where adverse parties sit down […]

By:  Lindsey R. Harrison, Esq. In Georgia, employers are required to exercise ordinary care in the selection of employees. This means that if an employer knew, or should have known, of an employee’s tendency to engage in certain behavior and that behavior results in harm to another while the employee is acting in the course […]

By: Kyle P. Shaughnessy, Esq. Georgia’s garnishment statute, O.C.G.A. § 18-4-1 et seq., was recently amended by the Georgia legislature in response to a court decision which deemed it unconstitutional. As garnishment is an important tool in the collections process, it is important to understand the changes to the process and procedure in the new […]