Georgia Supreme Court Holds That a Landowner’s Subjective Intent Should Not Be Considered Under the
Sally Stofer’s family sued after she suffered fatal injuries while attending a free concert which Mercer University (“Mercer”) hosted at...
Wrongful Death Claims and the Evolving Rulings Regarding Time for Filing such Claims
Recent Georgia cases have more broadly interpreted the time/tolling for filing wrongful death claims. Below is a summary of recent...
Eleventh Circuit Redefines Comparator in Discrimination Cases
In a race and sex discrimination matter appealed from the Northern District of Georgia, the Eleventh Circuit, sitting en banc, decided to...
The Eleventh Circuit holds that Corrections Officers were not Deliberately Indifferent to Prisoner’s
In July 2010, officers arrested Javon Thomas for assault and interference with custody of a minor child. The next morning, Corrections...
Limited Waiver of Sovereign Immunity for Actions ex contractu Applied only to Written Agreements
In 2013, Fulton County (the “County”) and SOCO Contracting Company, Inc. (“SOCO”) executed a written contract for the construction of a...