On May 10, 2017, high school student Lily Price was standing in the school parking lot waiting for a ride when fellow student Bryce Burrell backed his vehicle into her, knocked her down, and ran over her leg. After the accident it was revealed that Burrell's father owned the car and that Bryce was specifically excluded from driving it under his father's insurance policy. As such, no liability coverage existed. Price's mother then sued the high school's principal, an assista

In Alston & Bird v Hatcher Management Holdings, S20G1419 (August 10, 2021) (hereinafter “HMH”), the Georgia Supreme Court made sweeping rulings on two major issues regarding apportionment damages and attorney’s fees. First, in a single-defendant action, does OCGA § 51-12-33(b) allow for reduction of damages awards against the defendant in accordance with the jury’s/fact-finder’s allocation of fault to one or more nonparties? Second, is an award for attorneys’ fees and expense