Summary: E-discovery is now standard in litigation, requiring counsel to handle electronically stored information with precision from the outset. Federal rules demand early alignment on scope and format, while in Georgia, much depends on individual judges’ standing orders. Strategic decisions about data, metadata, and production protocols can shape the trajectory and outcome of a case. Discovery used to mean Read More
Georgia’s Attempt at ‘Balancing the Scales’ in Recent Tort Law Reform
SB 68 didn’t nibble around the edges. It cut straight to the heart of plaintiff-friendly litigation tactics. With swift enactment in April 2025, Georgia’s tort reform package rewired how civil trials operate across the board. Georgia's legal landscape has undergone a significant transformation with the enactment of Senate Bill 68 (SB 68) on April 21, 2025. This comprehensive tort reform introduces several key Read More
What Happens When a Party Drops the Ball During Discovery?
In litigation, discovery is the foundation for collecting necessary evidence and building a solid case. The process ensures both sides share the facts, documents, and other materials necessary to argue their claims. Discovery compliance is a legal requirement, but what happens when one party decides to play games? Courts don’t take lightly to discovery violations, especially when a party defies a court order. Read More
Updated Rules to Improve Expert Testimony
Experts are the superheroes of litigation, using their powers of expert qualification and testimony to point the jury towards a just outcome. However, if those powers are unchecked, experts can lead juries astray with unreliable or irrelevant opinions. Recent changes to the rules governing expert testimony aim to ensure that only reliable and relevant expert testimony is heard by juries. What is Read More
Using Mediation to Resolve Your Business Disputes
There are times when disputes between business partners arise, and it can be difficult to settle them without outside help. Mediation is a process that can help to resolve these disputes, and it can benefit both parties. To start, mediation is often cheaper than going to court. It can also be faster and more informal than traditional methods of dispute resolution. This means that it can be a good option for small Read More
Who Do You Think You’re Talking To?
Whether you can sell something as “skim milk” would seem quite straightforward. After all, according to Merriam Webster’s it’s just milk without the cream. But not according to the FDA and even some competitors in the dairy industry, which require the incorporation of additives to enhance vitamin A and D content before a product can be sold as skim milk. A producer who omits these additives in an effort to create a Read More
Avoid Getting Caught in the Middle
Businesses that are reliant on contractors, suppliers, experts and vendors to complete and deliver goods and services to their upstream customers or clients can face unique challenges. These challenges, however, can quickly multiply when contractual obligations the business owes to its upstream customers or clients aren’t harmonized with the obligations owed to the business by its downstream relationships. There are, Read More
The Third Degree: Options When Presented With a Fiduciary Breach That Harms Your Business
Last month, Baker Jenner LLLP published a blog detailing the limited rights of pharmaceutical companies to market products for non-FDA-approved uses, which is still an open question in many courts. The FDA’s authority notwithstanding, companies operating in the FDA space occasionally see it in their best interests to challenge a claim (implied or express) made by a competitor in interstate commerce. The Read More
