Georgia Supreme Court Rules Apportionment of “Fault” Applies in Strict Liability Cases
In the case of Johns v. Suzuki Motors of America, Inc. S19G1478 (10/19/2020), the Georgia Supreme Court held that strict liability claims are subject to apportionment for the party's comparative fault. What this means is that traditional notions that fault does not apply in strict liability cases have given way to the idea that fault defenses have wormed their way into the fabric of such claims. Reviewing the decision of the Georgia Court of Appeals, Justice Nahmias -- writin