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March 25, 2025
Georgia’s ‘Tort Reform’ and the Fight Ahead: The True Cost of SB 68
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Georgia Tort Law,
SB 68, Georgia’s “tort reform” proposal, passed the House this week by a single vote. So what did the State House do the very same...March 18, 2025
SB 68 and Injury Claims: Why Settlement Offers Could Shrink Even More
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Georgia Tort Law,
State Farm strikes again, and this will only get worse if SB 68 passes in Georgia. My client was rear-ended hard. He went to the...March 13, 2025
Williams v. Regency Hospital Company, LLC et al.
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Court Opinion and Rulings,
Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Mentally Incompetent Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Claim Due to Strict Statute of LimitationsMarch 12, 2025
Georgia Department of Public Safety v. Cleapor
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Court Opinion and Rulings,
Court of Appeals Reaffirms That Naming the Wrong Agency in an Ante Litem Notice Can Result in Complete Dismissal of a CaseMarch 11, 2025
The Problem With Doctors Refusing to Treat Accident Patients
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Georgia Tort Law,
“We don’t testify or get involved in personal injury cases.” A doctor recently said this to a client of mine who started seeing the doctor...March 11, 2025
Cook v. SMG Construction Services, LLC
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Court Opinion and Rulings,
Georgia Court of Appeals Holds That Environmental Conditions Could Obscure Hazard, Precluding Summary Judgment in Premises Liability CaseMarch 10, 2025
Diaz v. Thweatt et al.
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Court Opinion and Rulings,
Court of Appeals Enforces Settlement, Holds That Proposed Releases Did Not Constitute Counteroffer Under OCGA § 9-11-67.1March 07, 2025
City of Milton v. Chang
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Court Opinion and Rulings,
Court of Appeals Rejects Sovereign Immunity Defense, Affirms City’s Liability for Hazardous Right-of-Way ObstructionMarch 06, 2025
Albright v. Terminal Investment Corporation
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Court Opinion and Rulings,
Georgia Court of Appeals Holds Evidence of Improper Cab Latching Creates Triable Issue in Negligence CaseMarch 05, 2025
Travelers Property Casualty Insurance Company v. Lipsey
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Court Opinion and Rulings,
Court of Appeals Reverses Denial of Summary Judgment, Holding Gunshot Injury Did Not Arise From Vehicle UseMarch 04, 2025
The Truth About ‘Frivolous’ Lawsuits
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Georgia Tort Law,
“Frivolous lawsuits” are a convenient scapegoat—used to justify laws that ultimately hurt people with legitimate claims the most. After all, who wouldn’t be against frivolous...March 04, 2025
Hampton v. Williams
By The Champion Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C.
Categories: Court Opinion and Rulings,
Court of Appeals Reverses Dismissal, Allowing Amendment to Correct Defendant’s Name