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Georgia Supreme Court Holds Joint and Several Liability Constitutional
On July 9, 2010 the Supreme Court of Georgia in Couch v. Red Roof Inns, Inc. held that the Georgia law that requires the apportionment of damages was constitutional. In our posting of June 19, 2012 we discussed the...
Roadblocks to Medical Malpractice Actions Against Emergency Medicine Doctors in Georgia
In 2005 the Georgia Legislature enacted what has been come to be known as “tort reform.” The overall impact of that legislation was to make it more difficult for people injured as a result of medical negligence to obtain...
Georgia Supreme Court to Decide Important Law Concerning Plaintiffs in Lawsuit: The Constitutionality of Joint and Several Liability
In 2005 the Georgia Legislature enacted a law formally known as SB-3, often referred to as “tort reform.” SB-3 was intended to protect, among others, doctors who commit malpractice by making it more difficult to prove medical malpractice. One...
Georgia Supreme Court to Decide Important Law Concerning Plaintiffs in Lawsuit: The Constitutionality of Joint and Several Liability
In 2005 the Georgia Legislature enacted a law formally known as SB-3, often referred to as “tort reform.” SB-3 was intended to protect, among others, doctors who commit malpractice by making it more difficult to prove medical malpractice. One...