May 31, 2018
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a Georgia federal district court decision that stormwater fell under the pollutant exclusion in an insurance policy because it qualified as a “pollutant.” Under Central Mutual’s insurance policy, pollutants were defined as any solid, liquid, gaseous, or thermal irritant or contaminant, including smoke, soot,. Continue reading…
May 29, 2018
Elizabeth Gallo Court Reporting’s Legal Fact of the Week is here to help you get through the work week by sharing a random fact about American History, law, and more! EGCR’s Legal Fact of the Week: Food Security Act of 1985 The Food Security Act, also know as the 1986 U.S. Farm Bill,. Continue reading…
May 17, 2018
Elizabeth Gallo Court Reporting’s Legal Fact of the Week is here to help you get through the work week by sharing a random fact about American History, law, and more The Guano Island Act of 1856 is a U.S. Federal Law. It allowed U.S. Citizens to take over unclaimed islands. Any piece of land. Continue reading…
May 14, 2018
Lawmakers in Georgia are deciding whether or not to tighten the current gun laws in the state, according to a news report issued by the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. Under a law that has been on Georgia’s books for a long time, the records of thousands of Georgians who had been involuntarily committed for mental health services. Continue reading…