ATLANTA, Georgia, April 13 -- Alston and Bird, a law firm, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Alston & Bird successfully defended Nokia of America Corp. against allegations that its router products infringed four patents owned by Smart Path Communications. On April 5, an Eastern District of Texas jury cleared Nokia of all claims of infringement, finding one patent not infringed, one patent invalid, and one patent invalid and not infringed. The Court held a fourth asserted pate  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 13 -- Atlanta Public Schools issued the following news release: Atlanta Public Schools and the Atlanta Board of Education are illustrating their commitment to the career development of the district's teaching force with the approval of a partnership with Georgia State University. The Board on Monday voted to approve a three-year, $180,000 contract for the Pathways to Teacher Credentialing Project with Georgia State. Through the program, teachers currently working in APS  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 13 -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release: National labor and employment law firm Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP is pleased to announce its recognition in the 2024 BTI Client Service A-Team list. Constangy ranked 49 out of 200 law firms on the list, jumping seven spots from its 2023 ranking of 56. Compiled by BTI Consulting Group, this listing is based on more than 350 interviews with top in-house decision-maker  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 13 -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Constangy partner and Cyber Team member Jordan Fischer will join the roster of speakers at SecureWorld Philadelphia on April 17th and 18th. This cybersecurity-focused event will be held at the Valley Forge Casino Resort Event Center. Jordan will join a panel of cyber and legal professionals at 10:15 am on Wednesday, April 17th to discuss the current state of the  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 13 -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Constangy partners Ashley Orler and Sarah Rugnetta presented an insightful webinar exploring the intricate landscape of employee privacy rights amidst new data privacy laws and the digital evolution of the workplace on April 10. SHRM and HRCI credits were offered for this program. In this webinar, they delved into the fundamental principles governing employee pr  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 13 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: A shocking new report from Chartis, and first reported in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, found that 18 of Georgia's 30 remaining rural hospitals are at risk of closure, with Georgia Republicans' failure to expand Medicaid named as a key factor. "Not expanding Medicaid is hurting Georgia," said Michael Topchik, the study's author. "It's not a political statement, it's just what the data says." "  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 13 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr, Feeding Georgia, and the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia are kicking off the 13th Annual Georgia Legal Food Frenzy, a two-week fundraising competition to benefit the state's regional food banks. This year's drive will take place from April 15-26, 2024, and is open to everyone in the legal community, including law firms, legal organizations, corpora  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 13 -- The Georgia Department of Driver Services issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Please take notice that on May 20, 2024, at 9:00 am at the Department of Driver Services, 2206 East View Parkway, Conyers, Georgia, a public hearing will be held for the presentation of the proposed administrative rule changes, which are hereunto attached and incorporated by reference. The proposed Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. rule changes are listed below: [View table in the l  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 13 -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Andrea Honaker After her high school graduation, Johna Wright traveled independently for the first time to accept a scholarship at a National Federation of the Blind conference in Orlando, Florida. That experience showed her how many navigational challenges exist for people like herself who are blind or have low vision, and it launched her passion for disability advocacy work. The 2020 Mercer University psychology   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 13 -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Jennifer Fairfield-Williams Mercer University's College of Health Professions, for the eighth consecutive year, has a 100% Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) match rate for students in the Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) degree program. Mercer PsyD students were matched with internship positions at institutions such as the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, the University of Alabama at  more