Can a Grandparent Sue Her Grandchild if She’s Injured While Babysitting? A grandmother appealed the grant of summary judgment in favor of her granddaughter and the granddaughter’s husband on the
Are There Any Restrictions on the Info that Must Be Produced in a Medical Report in an Auto Accident Case?
Are There Any Restrictions on the Info that Must Be Produced in a Medical Report in an Auto Accident Case? In companion appeals arising out of a discovery dispute in
Are Rideshare Vehicles Included in the Georgia Motor Carrier Act?
Are Rideshare Vehicles Included in the Georgia Motor Carrier Act? A plaintiff appealed from a trial court’s grant of summary judgment to State Farm, the insurance company providing liability coverage
Is a City at Fault When a Motorist Hits a Planter on the Side of the Road?
Is a City at Fault When a Motorist Hits a Planter on the Side of the Road? The primary issue in a recent Georgia case was whether a municipality
Is Lyft Liable for its Driver’s Injuries if a Passenger Attacks Him?
If an Uber or Lyft Passenger attacks a driver, is the company liable for the injuries? This question arose in a recent case in California where the plaintiff asserted that
Can You Seek Apportionment of a Wrongful Death Settlement After the Case is Dismissed?
Can You Seek Apportionment of a Wrongful Death Settlement After the Case is Dismissed? In a recent wrongful death case, the decedent’s mother settled with the defendants and voluntarily dismissed
Does a Driver Have a Right to Assume that the Road Ahead is Clear of Traffic?
Does a Driver Have a Right to Assume that the Road Ahead is Clear of Traffic? Background On the date of the accident, a semi truck driver was driving a
Is It Okay for a Jury to Know that an Accident Victim Has Insurance that Will Pay for Her Damages?
Is It Okay for a Jury to Know that an Accident Victim Has Insurance that Will Pay for Her Damages? After a woman rear-ended a vehicle, the other driver filed
Real Estate Agent Liability for Injuries at Open House
Are Real-Estate Agents and Brokers Liable for Injuries Sustained During an Open House? In a recent case involving an issue of first impression in Georgia, the Court of Appeals was
Duty to Warn Other Drivers of Objects in Road
Does A Truck Driver Have a Duty to Warn Other Motorists of the Cow He Just Hit That’s Lying in the Middle of the Road? While driving a dump truck