Jon G's blog

With summertime soon upon us, visions of pool parties and get-togethers are starting to fill our heads. While I don’t mean to be a kill-joy, I do want to warn you of potential issues anytime you invite someone to your home. In Georgia, there is a statute that provides “[w]here an owner or occupier of land, by express or implied invitation, induces or leads others to come upon his premises for any lawful purpose, he is liable in damages to such persons for injuries caused by his failure to exercise ordinary care in keeping the premises and approaches safe.”

Jon A.

In a new case which illustrates the unusual facts that lawyers sometimes confront, the Court held that defendant’s homeowners insurance policy did not cover an accident occurring on the defendant’s property.

In a new case, the complaint was filed by a group of bank shareholders, attempting to plead a “holder claim” for damages incurred as a result of being induced by negligent misrepresentations to hold their bank stock rather than sell it before it became worthless.

On November 1, 2011 the Georgia Court of Appeals issued an opinion that essentially allowed a guarantor to escape liability under a written guaranty simply because the guaranty form was not correctly filled out.