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Samuel A. Mullman

Aug 26, 2021

No Reduction Of Damages Against A Single Defendant Based On Allocation Of Fault To A Nonparty

In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of Georgia held that O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33 does not allow a reduction of damages against a...

Samuel A. Mullman

Aug 17, 2021

Arbitration Clause Must Be Initialed By All Parties in Georgia

The Court of Appeals of Georgia clarified that arbitration clauses must be initialed by every signatory to an agreement. Vasudeva v....

Samuel A. Mullman

Jul 21, 2021

You Must Serve Every Known Address You Have Or Risk Default Being Set Aside

A trial court in Georgia set aside a default judgment stating, (1) that service was insufficient, and (2) that the court had wide...

Samuel A. Mullman

Jul 9, 2021

Spoliation Is A Question To Be Decided By Judge Prior to Trial, Not at Charge Conference Mid-Trial

The Georgia Court of Appeals decided that a trial judge erred in instructing the jury on spoliation of evidence that effectively made the...

Samuel A. Mullman

May 12, 2021

Georgia Declines to Adopt "Apex Doctrine" and Allows Plaintiff to Depose CEO of General Motors

In a ruling that will surely have ramifications for litigants in the State of Georgia, the Court of Appeals declined to adopt the Apex...