It begins as yet another case with a claimant with a rather suspicious injury, and surveillance is assigned to see how he is spending It begins as yet another case with a claimant with a rather suspicious injury, and surveillance is assigned to see how he is spending his days. In this case, it is a back-injury claimant (of course, no witnesses), and the claimant alleges he can hardly get out of bed. The hearing is coming up, and it is expected that the claimant will come limping into the courtroom to “put on a show”. Surveillance returns with some semi-helpful ... Continue Reading
Georgia’s Rule 68- Offer Of Settlement – A Refresher And Recent Developments
If anyone questions the significance of Georgia's Rule 68 offer of settlement statute, look no further than the front page of the Fulton County Daily Report If anyone questions the significance of Georgia’s Rule 68 offer of settlement statute, look no further than the front page of the Fulton County Daily Report in the last two months. We have seen Rule 68 effectively used to generate significant awards of attorney fees. In recent weeks, a Fulton County State Court judge awarded $1.5 million in attorney fees, on top of a $3 million dollar verdict, to plaintiff’s counsel. In that case, the defendant declined a $2 million offer to settle made ... Continue Reading