In every lawsuit, the concept of standing plays a crucial role. Standing refers to the legal right of an individual or entity to challenge the conduct of another party in court. In a typical personal injury lawsuit, the person bringing the suit is also the person claiming to be injured. In such cases, standing is straightforward: they claim to have been injured by another person’s conduct, and thus have the right to challenge said conduct in court. However, when the person who was injured by another person dies, standing becomes more complex. In defending a wrongful death claim, one of the preliminary focuses must be on whether the party bringing the suit has the capacity to do so. What ... Continue Reading
DEFining Moments: Neil Brunetz
Our next DEFining Moments spotlight is on Neil Brunetz, of counsel at Drew Eckl & Farnham. Brunetz specializes in all aspects of civil litigation matters under OSHA and other government agencies, including personal injury, wrongful death, workers’ compensation, construction and more. Brunetz holds bar admissions in both Georgia and Tennessee and is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, United States District Court for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee and the Northern District of Georgia. With 20 years of experience in bench and jury trials, he has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in the state courts of Tennessee and Georgia, federal courts and a diverse ... Continue Reading