2021 Georgia Code
Title 51 - Torts
Chapter 12 - Damages
Article 1 - General Provisions
- § 51-12-1. Types of Damages; Evidence Admissible in Actions Involving Special Damages
- § 51-12-2. General and Special Damages Distinguished; When Recovered
- § 51-12-3. Direct and Consequential Damages Distinguished
- § 51-12-4. Damages Given as Compensation for Injury; Measure of Damages Generally; Nominal Damages
- § 51-12-5. Additional Damages for Aggravating Circumstances
- § 51-12-5.1. Punitive Damages
- § 51-12-6. Damages for Injury to Peace, Happiness, or Feelings
- § 51-12-7. Recovery of Necessary Expenses
- § 51-12-8. When Damage Too Remote for Recovery Generally
- § 51-12-9. How Remoteness Ascertained
- § 51-12-10. Exception to Rule Against Recovery of Remote Damages
- § 51-12-11. Mitigation of Damages Required; Exception
- § 51-12-12. Court Interference With Jury Verdict as to Damages
- § 51-12-13. Reduction of Expenses, Wages, and Other Damages to Present Value
- § 51-12-14. Unliquidated Damages Interest Act; Procedure for Demand of Unliquidated Damages in Tort Actions; When Interest May Be Recovered
- For comment, "Having an Affair May Shorten Your Life: The Ashley Madison Suicides," see 33 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 455 (2017).
RESEARCH REFERENCESDiscount Rate for Future Damages, 8 POF2d 1.
General Overview: Death of Person in Labor Force, 13 POF2d 45.
Death of Person Not in Labor Force, 14 POF2d 311.
Losses in Cases of Disability, 15 POF2d 311.
Pain and Suffering, 23 POF2d 1.
Establishing an Adequate Foundation for Proof of Medical Expenses, 23 POF2d 243.
Loss of Prospective Inheritance, 24 POF2d 211.
Period of Economic Loss in Death and Personal Injury Cases, 38 POF2d 195.
Recovery for Severe Burn Injuries, 1 POF3d 197.
Damages for Future Medical Needs of an Injured Child, 4 POF3d 645.
Intangible Damages for Injury to Elderly Person, 5 POF3d 323.
Rehabilitation and Life Care Needs After a Traumatic Brain Injury, 9 POF3d 1.
Psychological Effects of Physical Disfigurement, 9 POF3d 307.
Wife's Damages for Loss of Consortium, 10 POF3d 97.
Traumatic Aggravation of Preexisting Mental Disorder, 12 POF3d 323.
Damages for Loss of Chance of Cure, 12 POF3d 621.
Damages for Sexual Assault, 15 POF3d 259.
Wrongful Death of Fetus, 19 POF3d 107.
Proof of Damages for Decedent's Pain and Suffering, 24 POF3d 337.
Toxic Torts: Proof of Medical Monitoring Damages for Exposure to Toxic Substances, 25 POF3d 313.
Loss of Consortium in Parent-Child Relationship, 27 POF2d 393.
Proof of Lost Earning Capacity, 29 POF3d 259.
Liability of Ski Area Operator for Skiing Accident, 45 POF3d 115.
Liability of Skier for Collision with Another Skier, 46 POF3d 1.
Liability of an Owner or Operator of a Self-Service Filling Station for Injury or Death of a Business Invitee on the Premises, 46 POF3d 161.
Proof of Liability for Food Poisoning, 47 POF3d 47.
Damages for Loss of Enjoyment of Life, 49 POF3d 339.
Proof of Failure to Diagnose Diabetes or Complications of Diabetes, 51 POF3d 1.
Medical Malpractice in Tonsillectomies, 57 POF3d 381.
Proof that a Teacher's License was Improperly Revoked: Teacher's Damages and Emotional Stress Award, 66 POF3d 541.
Proof of Paralysis, 67 POF3d 1.
Sexual Organ Injuries: Male Genitalia, 70 POF3d 229.
Traumatic Brain Injuries, 72 POF3d 363.
Proof of Injury Resulting from Prescription Medication Rezulin, 74 POF3d 141.
Proof of Claims Arising from Exposure to Latex Products, 78 POF3d 259.
Proof of Liability for Failure of Emergency Medical Equipment, 80 POF3d 1.
Lightning or Electrical Storm Causing Injury or Death to Employee, 81 POF3d 1.
Proof of Injury Resulting from Liposuction Surgery, 82 POF3d 1.
ALR.- Action by or on behalf of minor child, or presumed minor child, for loss of parental consortium - impact of other legal concepts and theories of recovery, 6 A.L.R.7th 4.
Action by or on behalf of minor child, or presumed minor child, for loss of parental consortium - proof, evidentiary considerations, limits of recovery, parties, 5 A.L.R.7th 4.
Action by or on behalf of minor child, or presumed minor child, for loss of parental consortium - general considerations, 4 A.L.R.7th 1.
