Court System

The United States Judicial System The federal government and every state government has a judicial system. The judicial system, also known as the judiciary, is embodied in the judicial branch of state and federal governments. In criminal cases, the judiciary decides whether the executive branch of government can prove the…

Judges can and should put a stop to discovery abuse. The remedy is changing the cost-benefit analysis of violators. Unfortunately, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Haeger v. Goodyear was a step in the wrong direction. Butler Law Firm’s article on Haeger v. Goodyear was published by www.law360.com. We’ve also made the article available here.

Today the Georgia Court of Appeals AFFIRMED the Superior Court of Decatur County’s judgment in Walden v. Chrysler, the case that Butler Law Firm tried with Butler, Wooten & Peak in 2015.  The trial resulted in a verdict of $150,000,000 and was remitted to $40,000,000. This is a great result for…

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