State and local governments enjoy the protection of sovereign immunity. It may be waived only by a constitutional amendment or by act of the legislature. As discussed in a prior post, it is so broad that it cannot be …
The recent case of Fulton County v. Soco Contracting Company, Inc. addresses two very interesting questions for local government attorneys. First, can a county ordinance bolster a defense of sovereign immunity against a contractor’s claims? Second, can a county waive …
The Georgia Supreme Court sent an intergovernmental dispute over taxation of alcoholic beverages back to the lower court. This case arose out of a dispute over the allocation of taxes on alcoholic beverages at the Atlanta airport. The court remanded …
This post was written and edited by Chadd Reynolds and David Cook.
A few months ago, a decision by the Supreme Court of Georgia in Georgia Department of Labor v. RTT Associates, Inc. provided a strict rule for contractors that …
In a very well-reasoned opinion, the Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the denial of a contractor’s unwritten-contract claim against a county based on sovereign immunity. Based on an alleged oral contract, Contractor built a sewer pumping station for the County …
This blog post was written by Chadd Reynolds and David R. Cook.
A recent Georgia Court of Appeals case highlighted the extent to which city officials can shield themselves from immunity for their actions at open city council meetings. The …
AHC Attorney David Cook recently participated in a panel discussion at the American Council of Engineering Companies of Georgia regarding highway construction issues for engineers. …
When a cleaning contractor failed to pay its employees for cleaning services at a university, its employees sued the Board of Regents (BOR), asserting various creative arguments. For instance, they argued that the BOR and university were negligent in failing …