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Conservation And Natural Resources Georgia Coastal Management Act: Provide For Preservation And Management Of The Coastal Zone, Nowell D. Berreth
Conservation And Natural Resources Georgia Coastal Management Act: Provide For Preservation And Management Of The Coastal Zone, Nowell D. Berreth
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act establishes the Georgia Coastal Zone Management Act. The Act provides for the following: a statement of findings of the General Assembly; the management and conservation of the coastal zone; the authority of the Department of Natural Resources; rules and regulations; the coordination and cooperation with other state agencies; and a sunset date.
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.
Commerce And Trade Selling And Other Trade Practices: Prohibit Certain Practices Relating To Telemarketing, The Use Of A Computer Or Computer Network, Or Home Repair Or Improvement Work; Provide For Vicarious Liability, Investigations Of Violations, And Criminal And Civil Penalties, Kathryn O'Neill Pulliam
Georgia State University Law Review
The Act amends the Fair Business Practices Act of 1975 and makes certain practices relating to telemarketing, particularly those practices involving fraud, the use of a computer or computer network, or home repair or improvement work, unlawful. The Act provides for vicarious liability in certain circumstances and for investigations into such practices to be performed by the Administrator for Consumer Affairs. While the Act provides for enhanced penalties when the unlawful activity is targeted at the elderly, some criminal penalties under the Act were reduced.