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Georgia Opinion Discusses Standards for Deposing High-Ranking Corporate Executives

Day on Torts

Georgia’s Supreme Court has weighed in the so-called “apex doctrine,” which provides courts with a framework for determining whether good cause exists to forbid or limit the. The court’s 39-page opinion discusses the factors Georgia courts should consider in such cases. General Motors, LLC v.

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Ga. Judges Say GM CEO Can Be Deposed Over Fatal Crash

Law 360

Georgia appellate judges said Thursday that General Motors CEO Mary Barra can be deposed in a lawsuit against the company over an alleged vehicle defect that reportedly caused a Georgia woman's fatal crash.

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Judge orders lawyer jailed, so he can be deposed behind bars

ABA Journal

A judge in Fulton County, Georgia, has found a lawyer in civil contempt and ordered him jailed to allow for a deposition behind bars. Judge…

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4 Georgia Cases To Watch This Fall

Law 360

This fall, Georgia courts are contending with questions about whether the CEO of General Motors can be deposed in a civil case stemming from a car wreck and considering state duty-to-warn laws in a $200 million injury case. Here, Law360 breaks down four Georgia cases attorneys should be watching.

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Georgia's Biggest Appellate Rulings Of 2021 So Far

Law 360

Georgia appeals courts have upended decades of precedent on how attorneys can appeal trial rulings, freed employers and landowners from liability in high-dollar personal injury cases and refused to narrow the window for high ranking corporate executives to be deposed, in their most significant rulings of the year to date.

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Ga. Justices To Review General Motors CEO Deposition Fight

Law 360

The Georgia Supreme Court will review whether the CEO of General Motors can be deposed in a Georgia widower's product liability suit, in a case that could change how top corporate brass are treated in state court.

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Ga. Widower Fights GM Bid To Block CEO's Testimony

Law 360

A Georgia widower has opposed a renewed motion by General Motors LLC to shield its CEO, Mary Barra, from being deposed in his product liability and wrongful death suit, after the Georgia Supreme Court denied GM's attempt to stop her deposition.

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