Generally, yes. A letter of protection defers payment of medical bills until a case resolves, but it does not cancel the underlying debt. If a Georgia injury claim produces no...
Yes. Georgia caps the amount of time a pending criminal prosecution can suspend a related civil deadline. The tolling is generous while a case is active, but it does not...
A hospital lien is enforceable only if the hospital follows the precise steps Georgia law requires to perfect it. Under O.C.G.A. § 44-14-471, that means filing a verified statement with...
This question sits at the friction point between a hospital's lien rights and the discounted rates health insurers negotiate. Georgia's lien statute ties the lien to the reasonable charges for...
The reason comes down to how Georgia classifies the two harms. Damage to a car is treated as injury to property, while a physical injury is treated as injury to...
Recovery against the State of Georgia is capped by statute, no matter how large the actual losses are. The Georgia Tort Claims Act sets dollar limits on what the state...
Both. A Georgia hospital lien reaches the injured person's claim against the responsible party and the money produced by that claim. Under O.C.G.A. § 44-14-470, the lien attaches to the...
Two separate questions decide how much a health insurer recovers from a Georgia injury settlement: who carries the burden of showing the injured person was fully compensated, and whether the...
A Georgia transit authority is a unit of government, so a claim against it carries a pre-suit notice requirement that is shorter and stricter than the deadline for ordinary injury...
A claim against a Georgia municipality carries one of the shortest deadlines in injury law. Before suing a city, a person must present a written ante litem notice to the...