The Act prohibits the waiver of disqualification of financially interested court reporters and requires disclosure by the reporter of the financial arrangement between the reporter and the party paying for the reporting services. The Act prohibits continuing contracts fro court reporting services. The Act also provides penalties for violations of
The Act provides that any person who has received Medicaid benefits for treatment of injuries giving rise to a tort claim must give notice to the Department if Medical Assistance prior to the initiation of a recovery action. Initiation of a recovery action includes any communication with a party who
The Act provides for a limitation period for bringing civil actions for childhood sexual abuse. In order to recover damages as a result of childhood sexual abuse, the plaintiff must commence the action against the abuser no later than five years after the plaintiff attains the age of majority. The
The Resolution proposed an amendment to the Georgia Constitution which would have clarified the waiver of sovereign immunity when a state agency provided liability insurance coverage. Sovereign immunity would be waived by the purchase of insurance which covered the agency itself, but only for claims which were included in the
The Act Amends the Georgia Civil Practice Act to require parties in nonjury trials to request or move for written findings of fact and conclusions of law by the court. The parties' failure to do so results in a waiver for purposes of appellate review. July 1, 1987
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The Act changes certain procedures applicable to requests to produce documents made to nonparties; provides that communications made to a clergyman by a person seeking counseling will be considered privileged communications; and includes medical records of hospital and health care facilities, including those operated by state agencies or other governmental
The Act eliminates the complaint in equity as a method of directly attacking a judgment. Where reasons exists for what formerly would have been a complaint in equity, the appropriate method to attack a judgment is now a motion for a new trial or a motion to set aside the
The Act allows for the award of reasonable attorney fees and expenses in any civil litigation against any party litigant or counsel, or both, for frivolous litigation.
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