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New Court of Appeals Decision on an Old Apportionment Law
9/21/2023In Eliezer v. Mosley, 2023 WL 5213798 (Ga. App., Aug. 15, 2023), the Court of Appeals recently provided some additional context to a hotly debated and complex area of Georgia tort law, apportionment of fault to nonparties.
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The Landmark Negligent Security Opinion from the Georgia Supreme Court, Part II; "Reasonable Forseeability"
08/03/2023As previously discussed, the Georgia Supreme Court's recent opinion in Ga. CVS Pharmacy, LLC v. Carmichael, Nos. S22G0527, S22G0617, S22G0618, 2023 Ga. LEXIS 141 (June 29, 2023) explored several issues relevant to negligent security cases. This post, our second one discussing the case, will address the most noteworthy aspect of the opinion — the Court’s lengthy analysis of the test for determining the “reasonable foreseeability” of a criminal act.ATTORNEY: Andrew M. Bagley
CATEGORIES : Civil Litigation, New Legislation, Litigation and Trial Strategy, Recent Appellate Court Decisions, Premises Liability -
Changes Are Coming to Georgia's Pre-Suit Demand Statute
06/09/2021The Georgia Legislature voted this year to revise portions of O.C.G.A. § 9-11-67.1, Georgia’s pre-suit demand statute, and it could have important consequences if the bill is signed into law.