February - 2021

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Georgia Court of Appeals Embraces Liberal Application of Renewal Statute

In Strickland et al. v. Geico General Insurance Company, A20A1971, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a plaintiff’s renewed complaint. In July 2016, plaintiff’s, Emily Strickland, vehicle was struck by another vehicle purportedly causing injuries to Ms. Strickland. Ms. Strickland brought suit against the driver of the other vehicle in July 2018, prior to the end of the statute of limitations. In April 2019, Ms. Strickland voluntarily dismissed her complain

Georgia Supreme Court Ruling Means Lesser Restrictions on Relation Back Doctrine

In Oconee v. Cannon (February 1, 2021), the Supreme Court of Georgia addressed issues about timeliness of disclosure/discovery of information/mistake as to party sued and its impact on an effort to amend a complaint after a statute of limitations had run. In 2015, Deputy Sanders of the Oconee County Sheriff's Office attempted to stop a Jeep SUV in which Jessica Cannon was a passenger. The SUV accelerated and a high-speed chase followed. Both the driver of the SUV and Jessica

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