Opinion Makes Clear the Need to Address Federal and State Immunities in Dispositive Motions
In Weeks v. Grady, Civil Action 1:18-CV-01373-SDG (N.D. Ga. 7-8-2022), the defendant deputy appealed a report and recommendation...
History of Unrelated Complaints Insufficient to Support Section 1983 Liability
In 2019, Audrey Malone (“Malone”) filed a pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against the City of Atlanta, Georgia (“City”). In her action,...
2022 Legislative Update
Two important pieces of legislation passed in the last session of the Georgia Assembly: HB 1390 provides an employee of a county or...
Can an employer be held liable for an employee's "I'm running late" call?
In Cotton v. Prodigies Child Care Management, LLC, --S.E.2d—; 2022 WL 573355 (Ga. App. February 25, 2022), the Georgia Court of Appeals...
2022 Legislative Update | Apportionment
HB 961, sponsored by Rep. Chuck Efstration (R-Dacula), amends Georgia’s apportionment statute so that in actions involving one or more...