Georgia Court of Appeals Expands Ministerial Acts for the Purposes of Official Immunity
Tracey Roberts and her husband were injured when the vehicle that she was driving struck a pile of dirt and an excavator at a Carroll...
Eleventh Circuit Finds Trial Evidence of Litigation Funding Company Does Not Violate Collateral Sour
Last week, the Eleventh Circuit issued a published opinion in the long-litigated Houston v. Publix matter. See Opinion, Appeal No....
Georgia Court of Appeals Denies Sovereign Immunity to Officers Engaged in a High-Speed Chase After a
Shirley and Nile Wingler were injured when a speeding car driven by a suspect who was fleeing law enforcement crashed into their car. The...
Eleventh Circuit Identifies Limits to Qualified Immunity for a Search Related to an Arrest Warrant
On February 7, 2011, around 11:00 p.m., Deputy Kevin Casal and Deputy Teresa Pardinas, arrived at 4179 Valley Brook Road to serve an...
As a Matter of Law, Suicide Generally Relieves a Defendant of Liability for Their Negligent Acts
A divided Georgia Supreme Court recently reversed the Court of Appeals, holding that Georgia law generally deems suicide as an...