Matt Maguire and Jenn Coalson protested a $15 million/year award of the Georgia Department of Corrections’ prison commissary contract on behalf of two Georgia-based family-owned businesses. The Department of Corrections had decided to award the contract to a large,... Read More
On March 19, 2014, the Georgia Court of Appeals decided Tuttle v. Georgia Bd. of Regents, 2014 WL 1043941, which clarifies two important points under the Georgia Whistleblower Act, O.C.G.A. § 45-1-4 (“GWA”). First, it holds that a claimant is not required to submit an... Read More
On February 24, 2014, the Georgia Supreme Court issued a decision that will have significant ramifications for companies and individuals who litigate with Georgia state agencies and counties. While the state and its political subdivisions (i.e., counties) have traditionally... Read More
Lee Parks, whose practice focuses on employment discrimination, voting rights, and civil rights, was asked to offer his opinion regarding the contrast between Fulton County’s overwhelmingly African-American work force and its diverse constituency. His opinion piece can be... Read More
The Georgia Court of Appeals has upheld an oral agreement that the plaintiff refused to sign. Bedsole v. Action Outdoor Advertising JV, LLC et al., 2013 WL 5951958 (Ga. Ct. App. Case No. A13A1195, dec’d Nov. 8, 2013). In Bedsole, the plaintiff became an independent contractor to... Read More
I. Introduction Many Georgia physicians are bound by contractual covenants that seek to restrict their ability to compete (non-compete covenants), to solicit patients or referral sources (non-solicitation covenants), to solicit co-workers (non-recruitment covenants), or to use or... Read More
The Vendor’s Guide to Georgia Procurement Law Procurement laws can be complicated, frequently consisting of layers of arcane and sometimes conflicting federal, state and local rules. While lawyers do not need to be involved in every step of the procurement process, those who do... Read More
In a case of first impression, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that sovereign immunity does not bar a surety’s claims against a state agency even though the surety did not have a written contract with the agency. Georgia Dep’t of Corr. v. Developers Sur. & Indem. Co., 2013... Read More
In Georgia Dept. of Comm. Health v. Northside Hosp., Inc., 2013 WL 5763236 (Oct. 25, 2013), the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that a Georgia Department of Community Health regulation was unconstitutionally vague because it gave DCH unfettered discretion in how to apply the... Read More
In a case that highlights the importance of having legal counsel actively involved when drafting contracts having financial significance, the Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the judgment of the Superior Court of Fulton County that a postnuptial agreement entered into between a... Read More