When Can I File Appeal in My Auto Accident Case? In a recent appeal, a Georgia motorist argued that the trial court erred in dismissing her case against an insurance

What Does “Claims against Counties” Mean in an Auto Accident with a County Vehicle? The Georgia Supreme Court granted review to decide if official-capacity claims against a county sheriff for

Although product liability claims are typically subject to a 10-year statute of repose in Georgia, this deadline doesn’t apply to negligence claims “arising out of conduct which manifests a willful,

What’s the proper framework for assessing the issue of respondeat superior when an employee commits a tortious act while commuting to or from work or during a lunch break? A

The issue of constructive knowledge was at the core of a lawsuit heard by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. “Actual notice’ is defined as notice expressly and actually given.

What is Georgia’s “Open and Obvious Danger” Rule? A plaintiff filed a lawsuit after an incident while he was injured while changing the tire of his family’s 2006 Dodge Caravan.

A Georgia court was asked to rule on litigation expenses in a personal injury action. The expenses of litigation typically aren’t allowed as part of the damages awarded to a

Can you join in a lawsuit that is already under way? Not long ago, we discussed an earlier facet of this case, where a Georgia federal district court held that

A federal court in Georgia examined whether the non-party truck driver had a duty to a plaintiff who ran after a semi and jumped onto the truck’s ICC bar. What

The Georgia Supreme Court handed down an opinion on Tuesday interpreting the state’s apportionment statute, OCGA § 51-12-33, holding that the plain language of the statute provides that damages assessed