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Robertsv.Unison Behavioral Health

CourtSupreme Court of Georgia
Docket No.S20G1518
DecidedSeptember 21, 2021
Reporter312 Ga. 438
JudgesSupreme Court of Georgia
Tags
CivilTort LawGovernment LawSovereign ImmunityStatutory InterpretationReversalRemand
Case Summary

Sally Madison Roberts sued Unison Behavioral Health, a Georgia community service board, after an accident involving a vehicle owned by Unison. The Supreme Court of Georgia considered whether Roberts’s ante litem notice under the Georgia Tort Claims Act adequately described the nature of her loss. The Court held that the notice was sufficient and reversed the Court of Appeals’ contrary decision. The statute required enough information to allow the State to investigate and evaluate the claim; it did not require the claimant to provide every detail of her injuries. The Court remanded for further proceedings. A special concurrence clarified that an advocate’s decision to press an argument should not be characterized as improper.

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