Written by Dan Klepal - Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Aug 31, 2017 | News
An envelope stuffed with cash. Under-the-table payoffs. Backstabbing treachery over contracts worth millions. Welcome to the underbelly of Georgia’s $675 million-a-year video gaming industry, which produces enough accusations of fraud and corruption to fill a season of “The Sopranos.” Three years ago the Georgia Lottery Corporation began regulating the 22,000 coin-operated […]
Written by Firm | Aug 28, 2017 | Updates
Craig Kunkes authored the 2016 Eleventh Circuit Review for the Norton Bankruptcy Law Adviser, which is a monthly newsletter edited by current and former U.S. Bankruptcy Judges that covers bankruptcy legislative and case law developments. The Eleventh Circuit Review is part of the publication’s annual “Circuit Round Up,” which provides […]
Written by Jarred Schenke - Bisnow, Atlanta | Aug 4, 2017 | News
Developers of a $52M West Atlanta luxury apartment complex are suing contractors of a tunneling project at Bellwood Quarry for millions of dollars in potentially lost rent as some of its residents flee from round-the-clock drilling. Westside Ventures LLC — an entity of The Worthing Cos. and a majority partner — sued H.J. Russell […]
Written by Eric Kroh - Law 360, Fort Wayne | Jul 25, 2017 | News
Law360, Fort Wayne (July 25, 2017, 2:05 PM EDT) — Two concrete companies on Monday brought a lawsuit in federal court in Atlanta alleging several rivals participated in two separate but related cartels in the portland cement and ready mix concrete markets in Georgia and South Carolina. Argos North […]
Written by Sophia Morris - Law360, New York | Jun 13, 2017 | News
Law360, New York (June 13, 2017, 8:59 PM EDT) — A home remodeling company has urged a Georgia federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action accusing it of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by calling people who were registered not to receive telemarketing calls, arguing there is no […]
Written by Firm | Jun 6, 2017 | Results
Robbins Firm attorneys Richard Robbins and Dan Monahan recently overcame four separate motions, including a motion to transfer, a motion for protective order, and two motions to dismiss, in a consolidated hearing before the Superior Court of Gwinnett County. The underlying dispute involves a self-dealing “flip” of real property in […]
Written by Arielle Kass - Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Jun 5, 2017 | News
The state supreme court nixed Atlanta’s expansion efforts Monday when justices decided that five neighborhoods the city attempted to annex instead will remain part of the new city of South Fulton. Residents voted to form the city in November, but there was contention about its borders even before the vote was held. […]
