Update: Immunity for COVID-19 Claims in Georgia
7/2/20
By: Jake Daly
After being interrupted by three months because of COVID-19, the Georgia General Assembly finally completed its 2020 session on June 26. The final ten days saw a flurry of activity as legislators raced to pass a budget, a …
Immunity for COVID-19 Claims in Georgia
6/16/20
By: Jake Daly
Following a three-month layoff due to COVID-19, the Georgia General Assembly reconvened on June 15 to complete its business for the 2020 session. With only ten legislative days remaining as of June 15, 2020, there is limited …
Are We Witnessing the End of Qualified Immunity?
9/19/18
By: Sun Choy
For many decades, qualified immunity has served as a powerful defense to end civil cases against public officials, including law enforcement officers for the alleged use of excessive force. Given the many high-profile deaths involving the use …
Schiff Hardin Requests 5th Circuit To Dismiss Insurer's Malpractice Suit
4/25/18
By: Barry S. Brownstein
Schiff Hardin, LLP, asserting that it has immunity under Texas law, has appealed to the Fifth Circuit seeking to end a suit filed by Ironshore Europe DAC, alleging that the law firm’s bad advice in connection …
Reversing Course: Georgia Supreme Court Simplifies Analysis for Official Immunity for State-Employed Physicians
7/23/13
By: Michael Eshman
The Georgia Supreme Court recently revisited and reversed its 1997 decision of Keenan v. Plouffe that applied a multi-factor analysis in determining whether a state-employed physician was entitled to official immunity from suit. Courts state-wide struggled …
Supreme Court of Georgia Expands Waiver of Sovereign Immunity for Motor Vehicle Claims
7/9/12
By: Sun Choy
Last week, the Supreme Court of Georgia held in Gates v. Glass that the General Assembly created a “two-tier scheme” for waiving sovereign immunity in motor vehicle claims against cities and counties when it amended O.C.G.A. § …