Parties who have reached a settlement more often than not are very happy to know that the case has been resolved as opposed to having the outcome of the case dictated to them by twelve strangers on a jury. Sometimes, however, the resolution of a case by settlement is complicated due to the parties’ varying […]

Georgia’s case law on apportionment of fault to a non-party continues to evolve.  In Zaldivar v. Prickett, S14G1778 (Ga. July 6, 2015) the Georgia Supreme Court attempted to clear up how apportionment would apply.   The apportionment statute provides when “assessing percentages of fault, the trier of fact shall consider the fault of all persons or […]