In a ruling favorable for the defense bar, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that a contingency fee contract alone is insufficient to support an award of attorney fees under OCGA § 9-11-68. Georgia Dept of Corrections v Couch, 295 Ga. 469, 759 S.E.2d 804 (2014). The Georgia Supreme Court explained: …
The Georgia Court of Appeals recently ruled that a passenger could recover for emotional injuries after witnessing the death of his friend in an automobile collision. This ruling creates a new theory of recovery for a plaintiff under the “pecuniary loss rule” by introducing evidence of medical expenses related to …
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