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24 Nov 2018, 7:42 am by Charles Scholle
The post Georgia Supreme Court Addresses Unknown Tortfeasors After Car Accident appeared first on Atlanta Injury Attorneys Blog. [read post]
6 Aug 2010, 3:00 am by John Day
§ 15.8     Allocation of Fault to an Unknown Party Generally The Case: Brown v. [read post]
11 Aug 2010, 3:00 am by John Day
 Brown does not expressly address whether a plaintiff can attempt to assign fault to an unknown tortfeasor under the facts of the instant case. [read post]
22 Jan 2009, 1:06 pm
”This new decision limits the holding of Tegman to the circumstances in that case and removes the issue of damages caused by intentional conduct from any case where the intentional tortfeasor is not joined. [read post]
12 Jan 2018, 5:00 am by Daniel E. Cummins
   However, the court noted a recognized  exception that provided that the unanimity rule may be disregard where (1) a non-joining party is an unknown or nominal party; or (2) where a defendant has been fraudulently joined. [read post]
26 Aug 2018, 10:05 am by Stephen M. Ozcomert
On appeal, he asked the appellate court to consider whether the venue provision of the uninsured motorist law applied in a lawsuit related to a car crash brought against a known Georgia resident and a defendant who is unknown under the theory of joint tortfeasor liability. [read post]
29 Jul 2011, 10:47 am by Michael Reiter, Attorney at Law
App. 4th 953, 959, Even when the release recites a waiver of California Civil Code section 1542, that may not be enough to actually waive the rights and release the tortfeasor: Furthermore, mere recital, as in the release signed by plaintiffs, that the protection of Civil Code, section 1542 is waived, or that the release covers unknown claims or unknown parties is not controlling. [read post]
30 Apr 2018, 5:25 am by The Law Offices of John Day, P.C.
” Cordova and plaintiff agreed to allow the amendment, and plaintiff then amended the complaint to add Averitt and the unknown driver as defendants. [read post]
19 Mar 2010, 2:31 pm by MacIsaac
The assailants remained unknown and the Plaintiff sued ICBC directly for her injuries under section 24. [read post]
9 Aug 2010, 10:10 am by Michael Thomas
  The Court also examined the meaning of s. 5(1) within the context of other provisions of the Act and noted that provisions relating to an unknown owner or operator required that person to be the tortfeasor. [read post]
22 Nov 2010, 5:53 am
Typically in a personal injury case involving joint tortfeasors, filing suit against one alleged tortfeasor is a way to interrupt the statute of limitation against all other joint tortfeasors. [read post]
30 Mar 2013, 7:06 am by Mark S. Humphreys
The claimant has to prove entitlement to UM benefits by establishing the tortfeasor's negligence, the amount of damages suffered by the insured, and the fact that the tortfeasor is uninsured. [read post]
19 Jan 2015, 3:13 am
The Internet makes it easy for tortfeasors with a little bit of technical know-how to conceal their identities and cover their tracks using special browsers, virtual private networks, and proxies. [read post]
9 Feb 2017, 10:26 am
 Purchasers obtain title insurance to protect against unknown defects in title that crop up after the closing of the transaction, and title insurance policies generally include coverage for legal costs associated with defending title to a property. [read post]
12 Mar 2008, 5:19 am
First, although appellant contends there is a potential wrongful death action, no tortfeasor has been identified, beyond the "unknown assailants" mentioned in the complaint. [read post]
3 Jan 2011, 11:19 am by Daniel E. Cummins
Debris Debates in UM Cases A line of cases came down in 2010, holding that where a single vehicle accident is caused by debris in the roadway from an unknown or unidentified source, an uninsured motorist carrier does not need to provide UM benefits when its policy [read post]
26 May 2010, 4:28 pm by James R. Copland
One interesting tidbit in the article regarding tort law comes in on page 1219, where Nick notes that the Supreme Court has regularly found constitutional violations without identifying a constitutional violator, and notes a hypothetical link to tort: "This habit of mind is also abetted, perhaps, by the modern indulgence (unknown to the Framers) of plaintiffs who cannot identify their tortfeasors" (citing examples including DES and asbestos market-share liability cases). … [read post]
27 Oct 2011, 7:55 am by emagraken
In citing the statutory provision he was alive to the requirement on the respondent to demonstrate that “all reasonable efforts” had been made in the circumstances to ascertain the identity of the unknown tortfeasor. [read post]