The First Party Report

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Fall 2024

• From Carmichael to the Capitol: Is Georgia's Legislature Set to Ease the Burden?
  Authored by Dy Harris
• Negligence Per Se in the Ocean of Ever-Changing Regulations
  Authored by Derek Goff
• Avoiding Procedural Pitfalls When Moving to Open Default: A Roadmap
  Authored by Mollie Beth Amick

Summer 2024

• Avoiding Tort Immunity: When Is the Premises Owner a Statutory Employer?
  Authored by Nelofar Agharahimi
• Prophecy Fulfilled: How Contradictory Statements Sink Cases at Summary Judgment
  Authored by Cat Gavrilidis
• Trucking Ahead: Limiting Georgia’s Direct-Action Statutes
  Authored by Lisa Northrop

Spring 2024

• Another One Caught in the Holt Trap
  Authored by Derek Goff
• RING RING, WHAT NOW? The Georgia Supreme Court Eliminates the Special Circumstances Exception to the Commute Rule
  Authored by Leah Parker
• Criminal Acts in Negligent Security Cases Do Not Automatically Toll the Statute of Limitations
  Authored by Jack McCall

Fall 2023

• Limitations of Georgia’s Prior Traversal Rule
  Authored by Nelofar Agharahimi
• Mortgagee Rights in the First-Party Context
  Authored by Samuel Lyon
• Kratom: The Biggest Drug You’ve Never Heard Of
  Authored by Sophie Levine
• Georgia Supreme Court Decision Broadens the Scope of Liability in Negligent Security Premises Liability Cases
  Authored by Kori Wagner and Marissa Merrill

Summer 2023

• Application of the Fireman’s Rule as an Exception to Tort Liability in Claims Brought by Public Servants
  Authored by Shea Feagin
• Hands Off My Files: An Update on Defending Against Discovery Requests for Claim Files in Alabama
  Authored by Blakely Lloyd
• Prompt Response is Key to Succeeding When Attempting to Set Aside Default Judgments
  Authored by Katy Robertson

Spring 2023

• A New Wave of Insurer-Friendly Bills Seek to Curtail Nuclear Automobile Verdicts in Georgia
  Authored by Derek Goff
• Read the Last Page First: Interpreting Contracts with Special Stipulations
  Authored by Leah Parker
• The Importance of Performing Bankruptcy Checks on Personal Injury Claims in Georgia: Basics of Bankruptcy Disclosure Requirements
  Authored by Jack McCall

Winter 2022

• The Appraisal Clause in Alabama: What Can Insurers Appraise?
  Authored by Brandon Clapp
• Defending a Case in Default
  Authored by Jack McCall
• Know When to Hold ‘Em, Know When to Fold ‘Em: Assignments of Life Insurance Policies to Third-Parties With No Insurable Interest in the Life of the Insured
  Authored by Brandon Howard

Summer 2022

• Renewal of Policies Following the Death of the Insured
  Authored by Derek Goff
• Eleventh Circuit Confirms No Coverage for COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims
  Authored by Mishael Najm
• Rountree v. Encompass: Defining When the Contractual Suit Limitation Period Begins Can Avoid Legal Uncertainty
  Authored by Samuel Lyon

Spring 2022

• Focusing on the Insured’s Post-Loss Actions, or Lack Thereof, in Coverage Litigation
  Authored by Christine Russell
• Beware of "Any" Ambiguity in Policy Exclusions
  Authored by Blakely Lloyd
• Courts Should Rule on the Duty to Indemnify and the Duty to Defend at the Same Time
  Authored by Jack McCall

Fall 2021

• Occupational Hazards: Defining "Occupy" in the Context of Alabama UM Coverage
  Authored by Murray Flint 
• Ability to File Individual Claims Against Motor Carrier Insurers Under the Georgia Direct Action Statutes
  Authored by Gillian Crowl
• Control Matters for Indemnity Claims
  Authored by Brandon Clapp

Summer 2021

• The Sharing Economy and Summer Travel
  Authored by Kelly Chartash
• Combating Claims Asserted Under the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act
  Authored by Kristen Vigilant
• Employer's Non-Owned Auto Liability Endorsement
  Authored by Brett Aaron

Spring 2021

• Knowledge is Power: Investigation Into the Insured's Knowledge for a Late-Notice Defense
  Authored by Christine H. L. Russell
• Liability Insurers Risk Waiver by Failing to Explicitly List Coverage Defenses
  Authored by Erik Johnson
• Battling Extracontractual Claims in Georgia First-Party Coverage Claims
  Authored by Sean Farrell

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