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In November 2016, the American Bar Association’s Judicial Division Lawyers Conference created a committee (the “Committee”) to study how best to facilitate the use of Special [...]

People principally form corporations or limited liability companies to insulate themselves from personal liability for business debts.  Sometimes, however, courts will hold a corporation or LLC’s [...]

As featured in the January 4, 2018 issue of the Fulton County Daily Report, Ichter Davis successfully persuaded the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia to throw out [...]

On March 29, 2018, the Georgia Senate passed HR 993, as amended, and the Georgia House of Representatives agreed to the Senate substitute bill.   As we have commented on here, here, here, and [...]

On March 23, 2018, the Senate Judiciary Committee favorably reported HR 993 (the proposed constitutional amendment creating a statewide business court) with certain changes.  Some of those [...]

On February 28, 2018, the Georgia Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Legacy Academy, Inc. v. Doles-Smith Enterprises, Inc.  The opinion is relevant to both franchisors and franchisees [...]

February 28, 2018 was “Crossover Day” for the 2017-2018 Georgia legislative session. For those unfamiliar with the Georgia legislative process, all legislation must pass in one chamber by [...]

A proposed constitutional amendment creating a statewide Business Court was introduced in the Georgia House of Representatives on January 31, 2018.  The key points are as follows: Enabling [...]

Yesterday, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual “Eggs & Issues Breakfast,” which coincides with the start of the 2018 Georgia legislative session.  Of particular interest to [...]

As you may know, generally, a franchisor violates the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) “Franchise Rule” if it fails to timely furnish a prospective [...]