The Georgia Supreme Court is grappling with whether a trial judge may exclude from the courtroom a plaintiff whose physical condition may attract undue attention from jurors. The case before the justices involves a girl with cerebral palsy, but justices seemed concerned about how their ruling would affect other sorts of plaintiffs.
A unanimous Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that condo owners who sued a developer when “spectacular city views” promised by salespeople were eclipsed by a new condo tower should have paid attention to contract disclaimers that warned that the views might change after the units were purchased.
Recent decisions by the Georgia Supreme Court denying two law school grads the right to take the state bar exam highlight the need to tell the whole truth — and not just when applying for admission to the Bar. In each case, certificates of fitness to practice law were denied partly due to omissions on law school applications.
In a swift and unanimous decision, the Georgia Supreme Court on Monday green-lighted medical malpractice claims against a psychiatrist over his reduction of medication to a mentally ill patient in the months prior to the patient killing his mother.
The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that the First Amendment does not preclude a false statements conviction of a man who created an online murder mystery game with clues that matched the circumstances of actual missing persons cases.