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The most important thing to tell your college age student about Title IX and sexual assault on campus

April 22, 2019 | hofferwebb | Title IX

Do you have a kid heading to college? Once he or she arrives on campus, the student will hear a lot from the school administration about Title IX. But there is one thing the school will not emphasize or likely even say: tell your parents if you are a victim of, or are accused of committing, sexual assault. I... Read More

Are you really covered when the other driver doesn’t cooperate with his insurance company?

November 2, 2018 | hofferwebb | Auto accident, Personal injury

So you’ve been in a car wreck and the other guy clearly is at fault. The police officer cited the at-fault driver and he paid the ticket. All that is left is for the other guy’s insurance to pay for the damage to your car and for your injuries. You make a claim against his insurance company and then,... Read More

Georgia Food Poisoning Victim’s Burden of Proof May be Lightened

October 3, 2018 | hofferwebb | Personal injury

In a recent decision, the Georgia Supreme Court wrote that food poisoning cases do not impose a heavier burden on the plaintiff to show proximate cause at the summary judgment stage than other types of negligence cases. The defendant, Big Kev’s BBQ, argued for a standard that basically required foodborne illness plaintiffs to exclude every other reasonable hypothesis regarding... Read More

I’ve been in a car wreck. Now what?

September 12, 2018 | hofferwebb | Auto accident, Personal injury, Uncategorized

Traffic in Atlanta is crazy. Day and night, auto accidents happen all over the city. I’ve been in a wreck, and I have practiced personal injury law for years. I know that making mistakes after an accident and when dealing with the other driver’s insurance company can be very costly. I’d like to share some tips on what to... Read More

Who’s more important in Title IX investigations – coaches or students?

September 11, 2018 | hofferwebb | employment discrimination, school and college law, sexual harrasment, Title IX, Uncategorized

You can tell a lot about a school by how it investigates sexual harassment and Title IX claims. If you are the basketball coach at Georgia Tech and are accused of sexual harassment, the president of the university will retain a specialized team of attorneys from out of state who conduct a thorough investigation of the allegations on the... Read More

Think twice before you turn down “the old white guy”

July 6, 2018 | hofferwebb | age discrimination, EEOC, employment discrimination, Uncategorized

“Old white guys”, the EEOC has your back: Seasons 52 restaurants have agreed to settle a class action age bias case to the tune of $3M. According to its press release, the EEOC is particularly focused on age discrimination: “Although ageism is among the most common forms of employment discrimination, applicants who are turned down rarely know the reason why,”... Read More

Agnes Scott College may be held vicariously liable for actions of investigator in student sexual assault case – possibly opening the door for additional Title IX claims

June 28, 2018 | hofferwebb | Title IX

Schools beware – you may not be able to hide behind the actions of sexual misconduct investigators when the investigation goes awry. That is the hard lesson handed down by the Georgia Court of Appeals in Agnes Scott College, Inc. v. Hartley, A18A0084. That case involved a charge of sexual assault by one student against another student. The charge was... Read More

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