In 2005, the Georgia Legislature abolished joint and several liability in tort cases. Because those changes applied only to claims arising after their enactment, cases applying those changes in the law are only now reaching the Georgia appellate courts. The Georgia appellate courts are beginning to work through their ramifications. In District Owners Assoc., Inc. v. AMEC Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc., Case No. A13A0621 (decided July 8, 2013), the Georgia Court of Appeals addressed whether or not there exists a right of contribution among tortfeasors after the abolition of joint and several liability. The case was a premises liability claim… Read more