Category Archives: Claims Against City Or County
Claims Arising From Intentional Acts Of City Held Not Subject To Ante Litem Notice
In an April 1, 2024 Opinion, the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that the Plaintiffs’ inverse condemnation claims were not subject to the requirement that the Plaintiffs’ send a timely ante litem notice to the City of Canton in order to preserve their claim arising from a leaking sanitary sewage pipe. The Court of Appeals […]
2023 Update On The Ante Litem Notice: A Continuing Potential Legal Pitfall For Injury Claims Against A City
In a March 2020 opinion, the Georgia Court of Appeals clarified for attorneys with injury claims against Georgia municipalities what is required in the ante litem notice that has to be received by the city within the 6 month period after the date of injury in order to preserve injury victim’s claims against a city. […]
2023 Sovereign Immunity Update: A City Housing Authority Not Immune From Personal Injury Lawsuit
On June 27, 2023, the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled in Pass v. Athens Housing Authority that the Athens Housing Authority was not shielded from a personal injury lawsuit by sovereign immunity. The trial court incorrectly ruled that state sovereign immunity applied to the Athens Housing Authority and it dismissed a lawsuit filed against it […]