Exactly When is an Auto Accident Settlement Offer Accepted? An appeal arose out of a January 2022 motor vehicle collision between two motorists—the accident victim (the plaintiff) and State Farm’s

Is a Turo Rental Vehicle a “Temporary Substitute Car” Under an Insurance Policy? State Farm and GEICO filed appeals from an order denying their motions for summary judgment in an

What’s a “Personal Tort?” A plaintiff appealed a trial court’s dismissal of her lawsuit against an insurance company. She’d previously sued the store owner in a separate lawsuit, which resulted

Can an Email Count as a Settlement Agreement? In this interlocutory appeal, a plaintiff challenged the trial court’s order enforcing a settlement agreement with another motorist in an auto accident

In 2020, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed a $1.65 million judgment against a motorist for the pre-death pain and suffering of an accident victim who (along with her husband)

Must a Settlement Agreement “Adequately Assure” Insurance Coverage? In an interlocutory appeal, a defendant appealed from the trial court’s order denying her motion to enforce the settlement in a negligence

Is a Sleeping Truck Driver Liable for Injuries to His Passenger? A business and its employee appealed a trial court’s denial of their motion for summary judgment in an auto

Can an Accident Victim Get Attorney’s Fees from a Party Not Named in the Lawsuit? In this auto accident case, the plaintiffs submitted offers of settlement to Allstate Insurance, their

What’s a Policy Exclusion in an Insurance Contract? A recent appeal concerned the applicability of an exclusion in an automobile liability policy. An exclusion is a clause in an insurance

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