Showing that improved security would have prevented the harm is the causation element of a Georgia negligent-security case, and it is often the hardest part to prove. It asks a...
For most surgical errors, the answer is no. Georgia's five-year statute of repose generally closes the door on a malpractice claim once five years pass from the negligent act, even...
If a recognized risk of surgery was never disclosed and that risk then materialized, Georgia law may allow an informed-consent claim. This kind of case does not depend on the...
A bite from a law-enforcement dog raises a different set of legal hurdles than an ordinary dog attack, because the handler is usually a government employee and the dog is...
The "one free bite" idea is a common oversimplification, and it does not accurately capture Georgia law. While a dog's history can matter, Georgia does not grant every owner a...
A prior bite is not the only way to win a Georgia dog-bite case. While evidence of an earlier bite is powerful, the law focuses on whether the owner knew...
Identifying the person who committed the crime is often important in these cases because of how Georgia divides fault. The attacker is a participant in the harm whose share of...
Nerve injury after an operation does not automatically mean a surgeon was negligent. Georgia law distinguishes between a recognized complication that can happen even with careful surgery and an injury...
A statute of repose is an outer time limit that ends the right to sue regardless of when the harm is discovered. In Georgia medical malpractice, that absolute cutoff is...
Before performing certain procedures, a Georgia physician has an affirmative duty to give the patient enough information to make a real decision. That duty is grounded in O.C.G.A. § 31-9-6.1,...