Legislation SB 373 was introduced to the Georgia General Assembly in early February 2020. The bill was fashioned after legislation in 2018 that established gross negligence as the standard of care for director or officer actions and decisions in for-profit …
Cooperative Governance
Abusive DMCA Take Down Notices
by AHC Attorney, Mary B. Luong
Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a company, web host, search engine, or internet service providers may be granted immunity from copyright infringement liability if it complies with certain statutory requirements, …
Cooperatives May Qualify for Benefits Under CARES Act
by AHC Attorney, Mary B. Luong
On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES ACT). The CARES Act provided an economic stimulus package of $349 billion dollars for Paycheck Protection …
First Electric Cooperative Files Broadband Documents with Georgia PSC
In some rural areas, including in Georgia, residents and businesses lack quality internet access. As technology continues to develop, it is becoming increasingly needed by people. Lack of access to high–speed internet in a …
Utility, telephone, and internet cooperatives are giving consumers a break during the coronavirus pandemic.
Many businesses are giving consumers a break, including many electric and telephone cooperatives.
Utility cooperatives are offering free services or waiving fees and pledging not to disconnect as COVID-19 disrupts life for students, workers, families, businesses and communities. For more …
AHC’s Digital Millennium Copyright Act Services
By Merry B. Luong and David R. Cook
In 1998 the Digital Millennium Copyright ACT (“DMCA”) was designed to respond to the growing issue of file sharing websites and digital piracy of copyrighted material. The DMCA aims to protect copyright …
Coronavirus and Cooperative Annual Meetings
By AHC Attorney Merry Luong
In the past couple of weeks, the world has learned a great deal about COVID-19 and its exponential spread. As everyone strives to flatten the curve, the CDC is currently urging a nationwide halt …
Class-Action Lawsuit Focuses on Cooperative Board Compensation
Class-Action Lawsuit Focuses on Cooperative Board Compensation
A South Carolina electric cooperative, Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc., was recently named in a class-action lawsuit focusing on its board’s compensation. The lawsuit was filed by member Roy C. Smith on behalf of …
Where Should We Organize Our Cooperative?
One of the initial questions for a group forming a cooperative in Georgia is whether the cooperative should be legally organized in Georgia or in another state. This question most often comes up because Georgia, unlike some other states, has …
U.S. House Advances Electric Coop Priorities to Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives recently advanced two electric cooperative priorities, which are now headed to the Senate for full consideration.
The House approved the Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act, H.R. 1873, by a vote of 300 to …