In Georgia’s first meaningful tort reform legislation since 2005, here is your quick-reference cheat sheet on how this new law will affect many aspects of tort litigation. Note that Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has not signed the bill into law, but given his support of the legislation, we expect it …
The Georgia Supreme Court recently reinterpreted Georgia negligent security law by effectively narrowing the scope of when an Motion for Summary Judgement is viable for a premises owner, a decision that will very likely have a similar adverse impact related to security and property management companies (GEORGIA CVS PHARMACY, LLC …
Candice Bryant and Robb Cruser won summary judgment, with the U.S. District Court finding, “A person exercising ordinary care would have knowledge of the existence of a wet floor in the proximity had they observed an employee mopping and a mop bucket, putting aside the issue of whether Plaintiff saw …
At noon, on September 25, 2020, a propane leak from the living room fireplace ignited, leveling the home of Carolyn Hayes in Dawsonville, Georgia. Angela Frady, Mrs. Hayes’ adult daughter, was in the home at the time of the fire and suffered life-threatening burns to 80% of her body. She was rushed …
Candice Bryant and Robb Cruser won summary judgment, with the U.S. District Court finding plaintiff had “constructive” knowledge of the banana box he tripped over since it was in his “plain view.” Order Granting Summary Judgment
In the recent case of Pareja v. Princeton International Properties, the New Jersey Supreme Court expressly adopted the ongoing storm doctrine, which holds that commercial landowners do not have a duty to remove snow and ice on their property until the precipitation has ended. The Supreme Court ruled that “it …