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The Effect Of The Mandated Discount Rate On The Value Of Wrongful Death Awards In Georgia, Charles Dominique
The Effect Of The Mandated Discount Rate On The Value Of Wrongful Death Awards In Georgia, Charles Dominique
Mercer Law Review
This Article examines Georgia tort law regarding wrongful death. Tort has been described as the body of law that deals with "compensable wrongs that do not arise from breach of contract and cannot be remedied by an induction against future inference."' When a tort has been proven, two types of damages can be incurred-compensatory and punitive. Compensatory damages, as the phrase implies, compensate the plaintiff for damages suffered at the hands of the defendant. The goal of compensatory awards is to compensate and deter but not to punish the wrongdoer. The theories behind compensatory damages are that deterrence encourages potential …
Albany Urology Clinic, P.C. V. Cleveland: Why You Should Always Ask Your Urologiest If He Is A Cocaine Addict, Kate Sievert Cook
Albany Urology Clinic, P.C. V. Cleveland: Why You Should Always Ask Your Urologiest If He Is A Cocaine Addict, Kate Sievert Cook
Mercer Law Review
In Albany Urology Clinic, P.C. v. Cleveland,'the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that neither state common law nor Georgia's informed consent statutes require physicians affirmatively to disclose negative personal life factors, such as illegal drug use, before treating patients. Consequently, patients injured during certain surgical or diagnostic procedures are severely impeded from pursuing an action of fraud or battery against physicians who fail to divulge their illegal drug use during the course of their patients' medical treatment.
Lee V. State Farm Mutual Insurance Company: A Partial Exception To Georgia's Impact Rule To Allow Parental Recovery For Emotional Distress From Witnessing The Suffering And Death Of A Child, Joseph I. Marchant
Mercer Law Review
In Lee v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Co., the Georgia Supreme Court created a partial exception to Georgia's impact rule. The court held that when "a parent and child sustain a direct physical impact and physical injuries through the negligence of another, and the child dies as a result of such negligence, the parent may attempt to recover for serious emotional distress from witnessing the child's suffering and death" regardless of whether the emotional distress arises from the physical injury to the parent.