Introduction
Personal Injury Law is the name given to the branch of tort law that covers any wrong or damage done to another in his person, property, rights, or reputation. A personal injury can happen in a traffic accident, because of a faulty product or a faulty repair, because of a mistake during medical treatment, or because you slipped and fell on a wet floor or pavement. Examples of personal injury law causes of action include professional malpractice, wrongful death, liable, slander, trespass, and nuisance.
Recent Georgia Supreme Court Decisions:
- Broda v. Dziwura (Ga. 2010) (employee not entitled to verdict set-off based on employer's settlement with plaintiff) More Information & Full Text
- State Auto Property And Casualty Company v. Matty et al. (Ga. 2010) (Georgia follows "cause theory" for determining number of accidents under ambiguous insurance policy) More Information & Full Text
- Gliemmo et al. v. Cousineau et al. (Ga. 2010) (tort reform statute limiting liability of ER physicians to "gross negligence" is not unconstitutional) More Information & Full Text
- Atlanta Oculoplastic Surgery, P.C., d/b/a Oculus v. Nestlehutt et al. (Ga. 2010) (Caps on non-economic compensatory damages enacted as tort reform unconstitutional violation of right to trial by jury) More Information & Full Text
- Watkins v. Anegundi (Ga. 2010) More Information & Full Text
- Hicks v. Heard (Ga. 2010) (employer not liable for accident caused by on-call employee on personal trip) More Information & Full Text
- Baker v. Wellstar Health Systems, d/b/a Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Et Al. (Ga. 2010) (defendant health care provider may obtain protective order for ex parte interviews with malpractice plaintiff's health care prov) More Information & Full Text
- HNTB Georgia, Inc. v. Hamilton-King, Admrx., et al. (Also S09g1224) (Ga. 2010) More Information & Full Text
- Grammens v. Dollar et al. (Ga. 2010) (official immunity shields science teacher from liability arising out of classroom injury) More Information & Full Text
- Cowart et al. v. Widener et al. (Ga. 2010) More Information & Full Text
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Individuals may represent themselves in legal matters. Self-help should be considered when possible adverse consequences are relatively modest.
ADR Options for Personal Injury Law:
- Mediation: Mediation is a recommended approach to resolving legal disputes before resorting to adversarial litigation. Mediation FAQ
- Arbitration: Arbitration is generally less expensive and time consuming than traditional litigation. Georgia law authorizes arbitration of a wide range of disputes. Arbitration FAQ
- Hybrid Mediation-Arbitration: Hybrid mediation-arbitration provides parties an opportunity to reach a voluntary settlement of some or all issues in dispute followed by arbitration of issues that the parties are unable to settle voluntarily.
- Case Evaluation: Case evaluation is an alternative dispute resolution method that is useful in the early stages of litigation.
- Discovery Audits or Masters: Discovery auditing service is available for litigated cases to help resolve complex discovery issues effectively.
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