The Winter 2017 edition features a review of the bankruptcy “automatic stay” statute and its application in community association scenarios (by Daniel Melchi), an article discussing important considerations for adopting amendments (by Brendan Hunter), and an article discussing how the “Under 18 Needing Adult Supervision” pool rule presents legal concerns (by Haley Bourret). Community Matters is published on our website on a quarterly basis, and if you would like hard copies, we can...
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By: Blair J. Cash and Margaret Twomey, Defense Research Institute, In Transit: The Newsletter of the Trucking Law Committee, Volume 20, Issue 3, 2017 No vehicles were towed from the scene. The accident report does not reference any complaints of injury by any driver or passenger. Even the claimant’s hospital records include references such as “No LOC (loss of consciousness)”, “Oriented to time, person, and place”, and “Normal Head CT”. Still, sometimes within weeks,...
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A tax sale purchaser acquired title to eight Association lots at tax sale and subsequently failed to pay assessments due to the Association. The Association filed a lawsuit alleging that the purchaser was responsible for payment of all assessments due after the date of the tax sales. The purchaser disputed liability for assessments claiming that the title conveyed in the tax sales was not sufficient to trigger liability for assessments. In the trial court, Mr. Finamore argued that the...
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This case involved two claims for binaural hearing loss under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. The Employer/Carrier accepted the initial 2012 hearing loss claim as compensable and paid the claim. There no dispute regarding compensability, so no informal conference or written recommendation was issued by the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs. The Claimant continued working for the Employer and filed a second hearing loss claim in 2014, which the Employer/Carrier...
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The 2017 edition of Thomson Reuters' Georgia Super Lawyers magazine recognized Elina V. Brim, Stephen A. Finamore, Jason W. Hammer, Cynthia C. Hodge, Burke B. Johnson, John T. Lueder, Brian P. McElreath, Daniel E. Melchi, Erica L. Parsons, Jefferson M. Starr, and Brandon D. Wagner as among the best in their respective practice areas in the state. Exceptional lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement For inclusion onto these lists, lawyers are...
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