Contract Controls in Uninsured Motorist Coverage
In Cline v. Allstate Property Casualty Insurance, 841 S.E.2d 63 (Ga. Ct. App. 2020), an insured argued that a 2008 statute required...
Clear Dashboard and Body Cam Video are Vital to Potential Litigation
The Eleventh Circuit recently overruled an Alabama district court’s grant of qualified immunity to an officer where the video recordings...
A Plaintiff’s Equal or Superior Knowledge of a Potential Hazard Remains Key to Premises Liability
On July 1, 2016, Yulonda Girardot and her four grandchildren were guests at a Days Inn hotel (the “hotel”). Girardot’s hotel room was...
The Georgia Whistleblower Act May Apply to a City
In March 2020, the Georgia Court of Appeals upheld a jury verdict in favor of a former police lieutenant and a city clerk against the...
Court Limits Some Indirect Benefits Arguments Against Recreational Property Act Immunity
The Georgia Court of Appeals recently reversed its decision that a landowner’s subjective intent in the use of its property or any...