Can the DOT be Found Liable for Overgrown Brush at the Intersection of a Tractor-Trailer Accident? A girl was killed when the car in which she riding collided with a

What is “Laches,” and When is a Defendant Served Too Late? A Georgia motorist and her husband brought suit against another motorist asserting claims for personal injury and loss of

The Georgia Court of Appeals recently granted an interlocutory appeal filed by a grocery store after a trial court’s denial of its motions for summary judgment and for reconsideration, in

Is a Lack of Crosswalks Designed to Protect Pedestrians a “Defect” under Georgia Law? The administrator of the estate of a pedestrian and his surviving minor child of (“the plaintiffs’)

Does Adding Blank Lines for a Notary Invalidate a Settlement Offer? A Georgia driver appealed from a trial court’s denial of his motion to enforce a settlement agreement with the

What is “Prompt” Notification to an Insurer after an Auto Accident? After the plaintiff was struck by an automobile while crossing the street, he sued the driver who hit him

What Constitutes a “Good Faith Effort” to Settle? A store owner appealed from the trial court’s order granting partial summary judgment in favor of an insurance company with regard to

What is “Additur” in a Motor Vehicle Accident Case? A Georgia auto accident victim appealed a trial court’s denial of his motion for additur after judgment was entered on the

What are the Requirements for Offers Prior to the Filing of an Answer? In a declaratory judgment action, the plaintiffs appealed the trial court’s grant of an insurance company’s motion

A Georgia auto accident victim appealed from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to an insurance company in a suit stemming from a motor vehicle accident and seeking uninsured