Judge orders lawyer jailed, so he can be deposed behind bars
ABA Journal
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
A judge in Fulton County, Georgia, has found a lawyer in civil contempt and ordered him jailed to allow for a deposition behind bars. Judge…
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Ga. Justices To Review General Motors CEO Deposition Fight
Law 360
OCTOBER 20, 2021
The Georgia Supreme Court will review whether the CEO of General Motors can be deposed in a Georgia widower's product liability suit, in a case that could change how top corporate brass are treated in state court.
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Shielding Corporate Execs From Depositions After GM Ruling
Law 360
JUNE 16, 2021
A Georgia appeals court recently allowed a plaintiff to depose General Motors' CEO, in a blow to the apex doctrine's protections for high-ranking executives, but measures before and during discovery can reduce corporate leaders' exposure in such cases, say attorneys at DLA Piper.
CNN Losses Another Motion in Defamation Case as Court Orders Tapper to Appear
JonathanTurley
AUGUST 16, 2024
The litigation has not been going well for the network and it just lost another key motion to block an effort to depose Jake Tapper. Worse yet, the court appears to have questioned the veracity of the host in a sworn deposition on his lack of knowledge over the financial subject matter of the deposition.
GM Asks Ga. High Court To Shield Its CEO From Deposition
Law 360
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
General Motors LLC has urged the Georgia Supreme Court to adopt what it calls a widely accepted discovery framework that would shield its CEO from being deposed in a widower's product liability case.
Rick DeMedeiros: 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Field
The Estrin Report
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Rick DeMedeiros , the Founder of DeMedeiros Injury Law , is a workers’ compensation lawyer in Atlanta, Georgia, a certified mediator, and a YouTuber who recently started his own channel called, The Work Comp Guy. However, I do believe going to Georgia State University College of Law did have a bearing on my success. Absolutely not.
Georgia Opinion Discusses Standards for Deposing High-Ranking Corporate Executives
Day on Torts
JUNE 6, 2022
Georgia’s Supreme Court has weighed in the so-called “apex doctrine,” which provides courts with a framework for determining whether good cause exists to forbid or limit the. The court’s 39-page opinion discusses the factors Georgia courts should consider in such cases. General Motors, LLC v.
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