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Jul 8, 2016

Georgia Court of Appeals Expands the Time Period in Which Crime Victims Can File Civil Lawsuits

The April term of court for the Georgia Court of Appeals will end on July 15. In these last weeks of the term, the Court often will issue opinions in its most difficult cases. In Harrison v. McAfee, Case No. A16A0648 (decided July 7, 2016), the whole court (all 15 judges) issued an opinion that overruled several other decisions of the Court of Appeals and effectively lengthened the period in which crime victims can file tort claims against certain defendants. The case arose out of the attempted robbery of a bar. Mr. Harrison was shot in the arm when a… Read more