5/24/21
By: Phil Savrin
The Supreme Court of Georgia has dealt a severe blow to an insurance company’s ability to require advance notice of a lawsuit against its insured before being exposed to extra-contractual liability for the full amount of the …
5/13/21
By: Phil Savrin and Alexia Roney
In an appeal before the Supreme Court of Georgia involving two multi-million dollar judgments, the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association tapped FMG Attorneys Phil Savrin and Alexia Roney to author an amicus brief on the …
Northern District of Georgia Finds Waiver of Coverage Defenses Not Specified in Denial Letter
1/13/21
In Hoover v. Maxum Indemnity Co., the Supreme Court of Georgia held that an insurer had waived a defense by failing to raise it in its initial letter denying the claim. The standard applied by the court …
Getting Strict with Georgia’s Apportionment Statute: Johns v. Suzuki Motor Corp
11/24/20
By: Janeen Smith
The Supreme Court of Georgia recently held that Georgia’s apportionment statute, O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33, applies to strict products liability claims brought pursuant to Georgia’s product liability statute, O.C.G.A. § 51-1-11. Johns v. Suzuki Motor of Am., …
FMG Attorneys File Amicus Brief on Duties of Employer for Criminal Conduct of Employees
11/13/20
By: Phil Savrin and Alexia Roney
FMG attorneys Phil Savrin and Alexia Roney authored an amicus brief on behalf of the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association in support of appellees in the companion cases of Johnson v. Avis Rent A Car …
11/5/20
By: Andy Treese and Jake Loken
The Supreme Court of Georgia has held that the state’s apportionment statute abrogates the “respondeat superior rule,” a decisional rule of law that had been in effect since 1967. As a result, employers now …
8/22/19
By: Jake Loken
Inviting individuals onto your property can lead to the invitation of a lawsuit. Generally, an individual injured on a landowner’s property could file a lawsuit against the landowner.
In Georgia, the legislature has carved out an exception …
Murphy's Law and The Exception to Georgia's Impact Rule
9/17/18
By: Jason Kamp
Claims for negligent infliction of emotional distress are limited by the Impact Rule in Georgia. In a recent attempt to keep the sole exception from swallowing the Impact Rule, the Supreme Court of Georgia may have done …
Construction Defects Can In Fact Be Accidents
7/24/13
By: Jonathan Kandel
The Supreme Court of Georgia has further clarified the scope of coverage for construction defect claims under commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policies. In Taylor Morrison Services, Inc. v. HDI-Gerling America Insurance Company, No. S13Q0462 (Ga. July …