Court of Appeals Lends Support to Offers of Settlement Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 9-11-68
In 2014, Tony Gentry, Miguel Love, and Lakyndria Love (collectively, “the plaintiffs”) sued Ramesh Shaha (“Shaha”) for injuries sustained in an automobile collision. Shaha v. Gentry, 359 Ga.App. 613 (2021). The plaintiffs each submitted an offer of settlement to Shaha proposing to dismiss the action with prejudice in exchange for payment of $16,666.67 each, or $50,000.01 in total. Shaha rejected the plaintiffs’ offers. In May 2017, following a trial, the jury returned a verdi