The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief urging the Georgia Supreme Court to grant certiorari in a case in which Georgia Court of Appeals held that Georgia’s apportionment statute, OCGA § 51-12-33, does not allow reduction of damages to account for nonparty fault unless the case proceeds to trial against more than one defendant. The brief argues that the plain text of the statute makes clear that apportionment of damages is available whenever an action is “brought” — not tried — against multiple defendants.
Val Leppert of King & Spalding, LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
