§ 51-12-80. Waiver Prohibited; Governing Law; Death of Payee; Compliance by Transferee
The provisions of this article shall not be waived by any payee. Any transfer agreement entered into on or after July 1, 2021, by a payee who is domiciled in this state shall provide that disputes under such transfer agreement, including any claims that the payee has breached the agreement, shall be determined in and […]
§ 51-13-1. Definitions; Maximum Liability; Allowance for Periodic Payments
As used in this Code section, the term: “Claimant” means a person, including a decedent’s estate, who seeks or has sought recovery of damages in a medical malpractice action. All persons claiming to have sustained damages as the result of the bodily injury or death of a single person are considered a single claimant. “Health […]
§ 51-12-31. Recovery Against Joint Trespassers
Except as provided in Code Section 51-12-33, where an action is brought jointly against several persons, the plaintiff may recover damages for an injury caused by any of the defendants against only the defendant or defendants liable for the injury. In its verdict, the jury may specify the particular damages to be recovered of each […]
§ 51-12-32. Right of Contribution Among Joint Trespassers; Effect of Settlement
Except as provided in Code Section 51-12-33, where a tortious act does not involve moral turpitude, contribution among several trespassers may be enforced just as if an action had been brought against them jointly. Without the necessity of being charged by action or judgment, the right of a joint trespasser to contribution from another or […]
§ 51-12-33. Reduction and Apportionment of Award or Bar of Recovery According to Percentage of Fault of Parties and Nonparties
Where an action is brought against one or more persons for injury to person or property and the plaintiff is to some degree responsible for the injury or damages claimed, the trier of fact, in its determination of the total amount of damages to be awarded, if any, shall determine the percentage of fault of […]
§ 51-12-50. Measure of Damages for Converted Timber; Presumption
When a plaintiff, other than a plaintiff under Code Section 51-12-51, recovers for timber cut or cut and carried away, the measure of damages shall be: Treble the fair market value of the trees cut as they stood; Treble the diminished fair market value of any trees incidentally harmed; Costs of reasonable reforestation activities related […]
§ 51-12-51. Recovery by Person Holding Security Interest in Land for Conversion of Timber; Use of Converted Timber by Owner
Every person, firm, or corporation who, without the written consent of the person holding legal title to land or to an interest in land as security for debt, as shown by the public records of the county where such land is located, buys, sells, cuts, removes, holds, disposes of, changes the form of, or otherwise […]
§ 51-12-71. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Structured Settlement Protection Act.” History. Code 1981, § 51-12-71 , enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 663, § 1/HB 443.
§ 51-12-6. Damages for Injury to Peace, Happiness, or Feelings
In a tort action in which the entire injury is to the peace, happiness, or feelings of the plaintiff, no measure of damages can be prescribed except the enlightened consciences of impartial jurors. In such an action, punitive damages under Code Section 51-12-5 or Code Section 51-12-5.1 shall not be awarded. History. Orig. Code 1863, […]
§ 51-12-72. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Annuity issuer” means an insurer that has issued a contract to fund periodic payments under a structured settlement. “Assignee” means a person or entity acquiring or proposing to acquire structured settlement payments from a structured settlement purchase company or transferee after, or concurrently with, the transfer by the […]