Avis Rent A Car System, LLC v. Smith

Georgia Court of Appeals

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Georgia Court of Appeals reverses lower court judgment and holds that a company is not liable where intervening criminal conduct was the proximate cause of a plaintiff’s injuries

October 31, 2019

Click here to view the opinion.

U.S. Chamber urges Georgia Court of Appeals to reverse lower court decision that rejected standard principles of duty and would expand liability to actions of third parties who steal a defendant’s property and injure others with it

June 7, 2019

Click here to view the amicus brief filed by the U.S. and Georgia Chambers of Commerce.

Mark Behrens, Brittany B. Wilson, and Andrew Trask of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.

Case Documents

Order Denying Avis Defendants Motion for Summary Judgment -- Avis Rent A Car System, LLC v. Smith (Georgia State Court of Gwinnett County).pdf

Order Denying JNOV & NT -- Avis Rent A Car System, LLC v. Smith (Georgia State Court of Gwinnett County).pdf

U.S. and Georgia Chambers Amicus Brief -- Avis Rent A Car System, LLC v. Smith (Georgia Court of Appeals).pdf

Opinion -- Avis Rent A Car System, LLC v. Smith (Georgia Court of Appeals).pdf