Under Georgia's uniform court rules, the standard discovery period in a personal injury case is six months, measured from when the defendant files an answer. A judge can shorten or...
An injured person can rely on the accident alone to suggest negligence only in limited situations, through the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur. Georgia allows a jury to infer carelessness...
Yes. Georgia law gives a party, or even a non-party who is asked for information, a way to ask the court to rein in discovery that goes too far. The...
Yes. When something happens between a defendant's negligence and the resulting injury, Georgia law generally keeps the defendant liable if that later event was a foreseeable consequence of the original...
Service of process is the formal delivery of the lawsuit papers to the defendant. It is the step that gives the court power over the defendant and officially notifies that...
Insurers can and do conduct surveillance of injury claimants, and lawfully obtained video may be used to challenge a claim. Georgia generally permits filming a person in public places, where...
Res ipsa loquitur, Latin for "the thing speaks for itself," is a rule of evidence that lets a jury infer negligence from the nature of an accident itself when direct...
Omitting a required term can undermine a pre-suit motor-vehicle demand's force, because O.C.G.A. § 9-11-67.1 ties the demand's effect to the presence of its material terms. The practical consequence is...
An out-of-state driver who causes a crash in Georgia can still be sued and served here, even though that person lives elsewhere. Georgia uses a special nonresident motorist procedure that...
A deposition is sworn, out-of-court testimony given in answer to an opposing attorney's questions, recorded by a court reporter for use in the case. It is one of the main...