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• TWO GEORGIA TRIAL COURTS LIMIT THE SCOPE OF O.C.G.A § 51-12-33, THE STATUTE PERMITTING APPORTIONMENT OF FAULT AMONG PARTIES AND NON-PARTIES

  Posted by H. Lee Pruett Since our January 26, 2009 post discussing a case this firm is defending in the State Court of DeKalb County and Judge Janis Gordon’s Order which denied the Plaintiff’s Motion…

• RECORD LOW TRAFFIC FATALITIES REPORTED FOR FIRST HALF OF 2009

  Posted by Jonathan A. Barash Traffic fatalities reached a record low in the first half of 2009, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced last month. An estimated 16,626 people died in motor vehicle accidents…

• A SHORT PRIMER ON ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY

  Posted by Susan J. Levy “Electronic Discovery,” two words that strike fear into the hearts of many lawyers. Ask most seasoned litigators to define “metadata,” “native format,” or “clawback agreements” and you will see the…

• GEORGIA SUPREME COURT RULES THAT THE STATUTE OF LIMITATION FOR AN AUTO PERSONAL INJURY CASE IS TOLLED UNTIL FINAL DISPOSITION OF DEFENDANT’S TRAFFIC OFFENSE

  Posted by H. Lee Pruett In Beneke v. Parker, Case No. S08G2078 (Ga. Sup. Ct., Sept. 28, 2009), the plaintiff’s Complaint was deemed timely even though it was filed two years and two weeks after…

• GEORGIA SUPREME COURT SENDS MESSAGE TO INSURANCE COMPANIES FOR BAD FAITH CLAIMS

  Posted by Jonathan A. Barash In a unanimous decision written by new Georgia Supreme Court Justice David E. Nahmias, the Court sent a message to liability insurers this week that even an offer to pay…

• GEORGIA COURT OF APPEALS FINDS NO VICARIOUS LIABILITY WHERE PLAINTIFF INJURED BY COUNTY EMPLOYEE

  Posted by Susan J. Levy In Williams v. Baker County, 2009 Ga. App. LEXIS 1110 (September 22, 2009), Defendant William Land admitted causing an accident that injured Plaintiff when his vehicle struck her vehicle.

• GEORGIA COURT OF APPEALS CLARIFIES STANDARD OF CARE FOR COMMON CARRIERS OF PASSENGERS

  Posted by H. Lee Pruett When a transit company’s employee assaults a passenger, can the company be held strictly liable? In Laidlaw Transit Servs., Inc. v. Young, Case No. A09A1525 (Ga. Ct. App., Aug. 20,…

• GEORGIA JOINS GROWING “TREND” OF JURISDICTIONS ALLOWING EVIDENCE OF EXPERT'S PERSONAL PRACTICE

  Posted by Jonathan A. Barash You are defending a medical malpractice lawsuit. At trial, plaintiff’s expert testifies that treatment your doctor-client failed to do was required by the applicable standard of care. From pre-trial discovery…

• JURORS USE OF INTERNET TECHNOLOGY DISRUPTS ORDER IN THE COURT Part 2 of a 2-part Series

  Posted by Susan J. Levy In June, the Indiana Supreme Court decided a civil rape case where a juror received a cell phone call during deliberations. In Henri v. Curto, No. 49S02-0812-CV-641, (Ind. S. Ct.,…

• JURORS USE OF INTERNET TECHNOLOGY DISRUPTS ORDER IN THE COURT Part 1 of a 2-part Series

  Posted by Susan J. Levy As a lawyer in 2009, there are certain things I am required to own: a suit, a briefcase, a laptop, and a Blackberry (mostly because I am not cool enough…