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Courts Punitive Damages: Provide For Lifting The Cap On Punitive Damages For Torts Committed While Tortfeasors Are Under The Influence Of Drugs, Jeremy Emanuel Citron
Courts Punitive Damages: Provide For Lifting The Cap On Punitive Damages For Torts Committed While Tortfeasors Are Under The Influence Of Drugs, Jeremy Emanuel Citron
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act provides that a plaintiff, suing for a tort committed while the tortfeasor was under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or an intentionally taken substance that had the effect of impairing the person, can be compensated with punitive damages awarded against the tortfeasor. The Act does not require that such a tortfeasor display any intent to do harm or be acting in a malicious or aggravated manner. The Act does not limit the amount of punitive damages that may be awarded against the tortfeasor.
The Collateral Source Rule In Georgia: A New Method Of Equal Protection Analysis Brings A Return To The Old Common Law Rule, Calvin R. Wright
The Collateral Source Rule In Georgia: A New Method Of Equal Protection Analysis Brings A Return To The Old Common Law Rule, Calvin R. Wright
Georgia State University Law Review
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Southern General Insurance Co. V. Holt: Defining "Duty" In The Duty-To-Settle Doctrine As Applied To Third-Party Insurance Claims In Georgia, Suzan E. Roth
Georgia State University Law Review
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Georgia's Not-So-Long-Arm Statute: Exposing The Myth, Albert A. Chapar
Georgia's Not-So-Long-Arm Statute: Exposing The Myth, Albert A. Chapar
Georgia State University Law Review
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Domestic Relations Homicide Of A Child: Amend Right Of Parents To Recover In Tort, H. Woodall
Domestic Relations Homicide Of A Child: Amend Right Of Parents To Recover In Tort, H. Woodall
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act amends the Code provision relating to the right of parents to recover in tort for the homicide of a child. If the parents are married and living together they shall divide any judgment equally; but if they are divorced, separated, or living apart, either parent may file a motion prior to trial requesting the judge to apportion any judgment amounts. If no motion is filed, the judgment shall be divided equally. Each parent may present evidence at a post-judgment hearing held to decide the motion for apportionment. The judge shall fairly determine each parent's share, considering each parent's …
Civil Litigation Cost Of Frivolous Actions, Georgia State University Law Review
Civil Litigation Cost Of Frivolous Actions, Georgia State University Law Review
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act allows for the award of reasonable attorney fees and expenses in any civil litigation against any party litigant or counsel, or both, for frivolous litigation.