Yes. Inconvenience is among the intangible harms a Georgia jury may consider when measuring noneconomic damages. The disruption an injury brings to a person's daily routine and activities is treated...
Loss of future earning capacity compensates a reduction in a person's ability to earn money going forward, caused by a lasting injury. It looks ahead, not back: the question is...
Yes. Georgia law gives an injured claimant a statutory right to obtain the at-fault driver's coverage information, including the policy limits, by making a proper written request. O.C.G.A. § 33-3-28...
Georgia's general $250,000 punitive-damages cap in O.C.G.A. § 51-12-5.1 operates on the case as a whole, not separately against each defendant. Subsection (g) limits "the amount which may be awarded...
Georgia requires drivers to carry minimum liability insurance of $25,000 per person and $50,000 per accident for bodily injury, plus $25,000 for property damage, commonly written as 25/50/25. These figures...
Companies are not immune from punitive damages in Georgia. A corporation, partnership, or other business entity can be ordered to pay punitive damages under O.C.G.A. § 51-12-5.1 on the same...
When more than one defendant contributed to an injury, a Georgia jury assigns each a separate percentage of fault. The percentages reflect each defendant's relative share of responsibility for the...
The answer now depends on when the incident happened. For older claims, Georgia's traditional collateral source rule kept a negligent defendant from telling the jury that the injured person's health...
In Georgia, a plaintiff's own share of fault is subtracted from the recovery on a percentage basis. The jury first decides the total damages, then assigns the plaintiff a percentage...
Yes. Georgia law allows a person to recover for the worsening of an existing medical condition caused by another's negligence. Having a prior injury or illness does not bar a...