http://www.georgiainsurancedefenselawyer.com/ Published By Levy & Pruett en-us 2010-03-02T13:14:37-05:00 http://www.georgiainsurancedefenselawyer.com/2010/03/repairs_to_the_olympic_luge_tr.html Posted by Susan J. Levy As the world knows by now, the 2010 Olympics began on a tragic note with the death of 21-year- old Nodar Kumaritashvili, from the Republic of Georgia. Recently, the athlete’s father was quoted in The... EVIDENCE Levy & Pruett 2010-03-02T13:14:37-05:00 http://www.georgiainsurancedefenselawyer.com/2010/02/georgia_court_of_appeals_stric_1.html Posted by H. Lee Pruett Hard cases make bad law, as the saying goes. The Georgia Court of Appeals recently resisted that outcome, however, in a dram shop case where an intoxicated guest left the defendant’s home, ran a red... DRAM SHOP Levy & Pruett 2010-02-17T15:49:23-05:00 http://www.georgiainsurancedefenselawyer.com/2010/02/condra_rule_on_experts_persona.html Posted by Jonathan A. Barash Last year we reported on Condra v. Atlanta Orthopaedic Group, 285 Ga. 667, 681 S.E.2d 152 (2009), in which the Georgia Supreme Court overruled prior case law prohibiting the admission of evidence of an expert... MEDICAL MALPRACTICE DEFENSE Levy & Pruett 2010-02-03T11:44:57-05:00 http://www.georgiainsurancedefenselawyer.com/2010/02/georgia_court_of_appeals_finds_2.html Posted by Susan J. Levy Generally, a party may not bring a direct action against another party’s liability insurer. Hartford Ins. Co. v. Henderson & Son, 258 Ga. 493 (1988). In that case, the Georgia Supreme Court held that “the... TRANSPORTATION LAW Levy & Pruett 2010-02-01T14:34:54-05:00 http://www.georgiainsurancedefenselawyer.com/2010/01/two_recent_decisions_by_georgi_1.html Posted by H. Lee Pruett In Rutherford v. Revco, Case No. A09A1331 (Ga. Ct. App., Nov. 24, 2009), and Nosiri v. Helm, Case No. A09A1563 (Ga. Ct. App., Dec. 1, 2009), the Georgia Court of Appeals rendered questionable decisions denying... PREMISES LIABILITY Levy & Pruett 2010-01-19T10:59:22-05:00 http://www.georgiainsurancedefenselawyer.com/2010/01/georgia_supreme_court_limits_n_1.html Posted by Jonathan A. Barash An action for medical malpractice in Georgia must be brought within two years after the date on which an injury or death arising from a negligent or wrongful act or omission occurred. O.C.G.A. § 9-3-71(a).... MEDICAL MALPRACTICE DEFENSE Levy & Pruett 2010-01-14T09:26:12-05:00 http://www.georgiainsurancedefenselawyer.com/2010/01/sometimes_it_makes_sense_to_wa.html Posted by Susan J. Levy A debate is raging among Georgia's trial judges, the defense bar, and the plaintiff's bar on the "correct" interpretation of the recently enacted statutes pertaining to joint and several liability. In DeKalb County alone, judges... APPORTIONMENT OF DAMAGES Levy & Pruett 2010-01-04T12:48:34-05:00 http://www.georgiainsurancedefenselawyer.com/2009/12/georgia_court_of_appeals_revea.html Posted by H. Lee Pruett In a premises liability case, it is essential to establish the status of the plaintiff to determine the duty owed by the property owner. A recent case in the Georgia Court of Appeals illustrates the... PREMISES LIABILITY Levy & Pruett 2009-12-09T21:53:02-05:00 http://www.georgiainsurancedefenselawyer.com/2009/11/georgia_court_of_appeals_holds_1.html Posted by Jonathan A. Barash In Ramos-Silva v. State Farm Inc. Co., 2009 Ga. App. LEXIS 1250 (2009), the Georgia Court of Appeals held that a Uninsured Motorist (“UM”) insurer’s right of subrogation survives the execution of a limited liability... INSURANCE - UNINSURED MOTORIST Levy & Pruett 2009-11-30T17:47:15-05:00 http://www.georgiainsurancedefenselawyer.com/2009/11/georgia_court_of_appeals_rejec.html Posted by Susan J. Levy As an agency of the state, the Georgia Department of Transportation (“DOT”) is entitled to sovereign immunity except to the extent sovereign immunity has been waived by the provisions of the Georgia Tort Claims Act... GOVERNMENT LIABILITY Levy & Pruett 2009-11-24T11:52:51-05:00