Limits on Use of Vehicle Sovereign Immunity Waiver
Officer Lorne Alston (“Alston”), employed by the City of Roswell (“City”) Police Department, was driving his patrol car when he learned...
Can a driver be “occupying” a covered vehicle after the vehicle has driven away?
The Georgia Court of Appeals recently determined that an employee was not “occupying” a covered vehicle for purposes of uninsured...
Uninsured “Boaterist” Insurance?
The Georgia Court of Appeals in Kelley et al. v. The Cincinnati Ins. Co., held watercraft were not included in the definition of motor...
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,...