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January 16, 2025
Daily Report | Veteran Litigators Move from Sidley Austin to Alston & Bird’s New Chicago Office
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In the News April 23, 2025Daily Report | Alston & Bird Litigator Sees Tort Reform Law’s Trial Separation Provision Having Biggest ImpactJenny Hergenrother is featured on provisions in Georgia’s recently enacted tort reform law allowing the division of trials into separate phases for determining fault and damage amounts.
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Advisories April 22, 2025Industrials & Manufacturing / Products Liability Advisory | What to Expect from Georgia’s New Tort Reform LawOur Industrials & Manufacturing and Products Liability Groups break down how Georgia’s new law alters the tort landscape.
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In the News April 7, 2025Law360 | WHO Cancer Report May Spark Gasoline Toxic TortsClay Massey is quoted on the potential spike in toxic tort lawsuits due to a World Health Organization report linking automobile gasoline to cancer in humans.
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In the News February 27, 2025Daily Report | Georgia Tort Reform Proponents Say Bill Grounds Jurors in ‘Reality’ Before Determining Damage AmountsJenny Hergenrother is quoted on how the enactment of a Georgia tort reform bill could affect “nuclear” verdicts.
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General Publications February 26, 2025“Ga. Tort Reform Bill May Help Dampen 'Nuclear' Verdicts,” Law360, February 26, 2025.This article discusses Georgia’s new tort reform bill addressing excess damages, its potential passage in the House, and its impact on mass tort and personal injury litigation.
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In the News February 24, 2025Daily Report | Georgia Plaintiffs’ Lawyers See Governor’s Tort Reform Bill as ‘All-Out Attack on Right to Trial by Jury’Jenny Hergenrother and Andrea Galvez are quoted on a tort reform bill in the Georgia state legislature.
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Advisories February 14, 2025Industrials & Manufacturing / Products Liability Advisory | Georgia’s Tort Reform Bill Could Dampen “Nuclear” Verdicts, but There’s Still a Long Way to Go
Our Industrials & Manufacturing and Products Liability Groups discuss a bill introduced in Georgia that aims to rein in “nuclear” verdicts that juries award in tort cases in Georgia’s courts.
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Press Release January 16, 2025Alston & Bird Broadens Mass and Toxic Torts Practices with Two New Partners in ChicagoAlston & Bird has enhanced its mass tort and toxic tort practices with the addition of two new partners. Kara McCall, who advises businesses facing toxic tort and products liability litigation, and Beth Chiarello, who defends class actions and mass tort cases on behalf of Fortune 500 companies, will reside in the firm’s Chicago office.
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Press Release June 12, 2024Alston & Bird Receives Key Recognitions from The Legal 500 US 2024Alston & Bird has received significant recognition in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 United States.
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In the News November 20, 2023Law.com | $1.56B Roundup Verdict Was Fourth Against Bayer but First for This PlaintiffsClay Massey is quoted on high-stakes mass tort strategy for defendants after Roundup settlements.
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