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...
Georgia Supreme Court Rules Significant Limits on Apportionment Apply in Single Defendant Cases
In Alston & Bird v Hatcher Management Holdings, S20G1419 (August 10, 2021) (hereinafter “HMH”), the Georgia Supreme Court made sweeping...
Employee Steps Away From Employment, Right? Court of Appeals Says, “Not So Fast!”
In ADVANCED DISPOSAL SERVICES ATLANTA, LLC. v. MARCZAK, Georgia Court of Appeals A21A0180 A21A0181 (04-08-2021), Mr. Marczak and his...
Renewal Action Time Barred for Failure to Prosecute
In August 2004, Herbert Washington was killed in an accident with Jack DeWayne Gay. Herbert’s daughter, Angela Washington, filed suit in...
Georgia Supreme Court Rules Apportionment of “Fault” Applies in Strict Liability Cases
In the case of Johns v. Suzuki Motors of America, Inc. S19G1478 (10/19/2020), the Georgia Supreme Court held that strict liability claims...