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05.08.2024On March 18, 2024, the Georgia General Assembly passed Senate Bill 426, which amends O.C.G.A. § 40-1-112 and O.C.G.A. § 40-2-140 and limits the circumstances under which a plaintiff can assert a direct action against the insurer of a motor carrier. It has been signed by the Governor.
- 04.22.2024
Senate Bill 83 significantly changes and brings clarity to time-limited demands for injury claims arising out of motor vehicle collisions, which had become increasingly uncertain and chaotic with “gotcha” demands designed to be virtually impossible to accept.
- 06.29.2023
The Georgia Supreme Court recently issued its opinion in three negligent security premises liability cases that were collectively argued and considered by the court.
- 05.24.2023
The Georgia Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion regarding a claimant’s challenge to the validity of an employer’s posted panel on the basis that the panel was not posted in a “prominent” location in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 34-9-201(c).