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Mixed Review of Georgia Tort Reform Laws | Georgia Supreme Court Blog
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Georgia Supreme Court Blog. May 26, 2010. Mixed Review of Georgia Tort Reform Laws. 8212; bce30064 @ 12:45 am. Emergency Room Liability Limits Upheld. An ER physician mistakes a brain hemorrhage for a headache and his patient is left paralyzed. Ordinary people, and most doctors, must compensate victims of their negligence, but the Georgia Legislature changed the law for ER doctors in 2005. In Gliemmo et al. v. Cousineau et al. Offer of Settlement Rules Upheld. Damages Caps Struck Down. Ga 2010), the Geor...
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Court Thwarts Governor’s Attempt to Investigate Debt Collection Firm | Georgia Supreme Court Blog
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Georgia Supreme Court Blog. June 7, 2010. Court Thwarts Governor’s Attempt to Investigate Debt Collection Firm. 8212; bce30064 @ 5:35 pm. In a 4-to-3 decision, the Georgia Supreme Court has upheld a ruling by a Cobb County court prohibiting a state official from investigating a law firm that collects debts on behalf of creditors. Majority: Governor’s Office Cannot Regulate Practice of Law. Dissent: Lawyers Should Not Abuse Public and Violate Consumer Protection Laws. The Campaign Money Connection. Bowers...
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Out in Left Field? Justice Hunstein’s 2010 Opinions | Georgia Supreme Court Blog
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Georgia Supreme Court Blog. March 12, 2010. Out in Left Field? Justice Hunstein’s 2010 Opinions. Filed under: Carol Hunstein. 8212; bce30064 @ 3:31 pm. Justice Hunstein has dissented in seven cases so far in 2010. See data on Justice Hunstein’s 2010 votes. What accounts for this trend? Is Justice Hunstein “out in left field”? The apparent trend may regress to the mean as the Court issues more opinions this year. Perhaps serving as Chief Justice has inspired Justice Hunstein to assert greater ideologi...
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Can’t Afford to Try: Poor Have No Right of Access to Georgia Courts | Georgia Supreme Court Blog
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Georgia Supreme Court Blog. March 17, 2010. Can’t Afford to Try: Poor Have No Right of Access to Georgia Courts. Filed under: Carol Hunstein. 8212; bce30064 @ 5:40 pm. In January 2006, the Baptistes sued Smith for defamation and other civil wrongs. In July 2006, the Smiths offered the Baptistes $5,000 to settle, but the Baptistes rejected the offer. In February 2007, the trial court ruled in the Smiths’ favor, granting them judgment on all counts raised in the Baptistes’ lawsuit. As the trial court held,...
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Statutory Limits on ER Liability Upheld by 4-3 Majority | Georgia Supreme Court Blog
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Georgia Supreme Court Blog. March 17, 2010. Statutory Limits on ER Liability Upheld by 4-3 Majority. Filed under: George Carley. 8212; bce30064 @ 5:50 pm. In today’s opinion, written by Presiding Justice George Carley ( data. The majority finds that the statute is a general law, as opposed to a special law, and therefore passes constitutional muster. The Georgia Constitution prohibits special laws that are not applied uniformly throughout the state and when general laws on the same issue already exist.
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Landmark Insurance Coverage Ruling: “Cause Theory” Adopted by Deeply Divided Court | Georgia Supreme Court Blog
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Georgia Supreme Court Blog. March 2, 2010. Landmark Insurance Coverage Ruling: “Cause Theory” Adopted by Deeply Divided Court. Filed under: David Nahmias. 8212; bce30064 @ 7:45 pm. At issue is whether one accident or two occurred when a Ford Explorer driven by Rachel Griffin struck bicyclists Matthew Scott Matty and Jeffrey Michael Davis in Harris County, killing Matty and severely injuring Davis. And a $100,000 limit of liability in a multiple vehicle collision, because it is virtually impossible for mu...
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Internet Law School Graduate Can’t Take Georgia Bar Exam | Georgia Supreme Court Blog
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Georgia Supreme Court Blog. December 17, 2009. Internet Law School Graduate Can’t Take Georgia Bar Exam. 8212; bce30064 @ 5:35 pm. Summary by Georgia Supreme Court Public Information Office. See Full Opinion: In the Matter of Joyce K. Batterson (S09Z1849). Northwestern California University School of Law Web Site. Leave a Comment ». Feed for comments on this post. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public).
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Court Reverses Dekalb Murder Convictions Due to Trial Court Evidence Errors | Georgia Supreme Court Blog
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Georgia Supreme Court Blog. March 9, 2010. Court Reverses Dekalb Murder Convictions Due to Trial Court Evidence Errors. Filed under: Carol Hunstein. 8212; bce30064 @ 8:48 pm. Steven Manley (Source: GA DOC). The Georgia Supreme Court has reversed the murder convictions and life prison sentences given to Steven Manley and Robert Allen for the 2007 shooting death of Emmett Whatley in DeKalb County. Robert Allen (Source: GA DOC). In an opinion written by Justice Harold Melton ( data. The Supreme Court also f...
