Case Updates
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 07, 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
- Opinion -- Avis Rent A Car System, LLC v. Smith (Georgia Court of Appeals).pdf
- 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