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potential tort claim in Georgia

5 Georgia opinions name it 2 courts 1997–2026 2 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Georgia courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (3)

CaseFollowedCited
FLEUREME v. CITY OF ATLANTAgreen
ga · 2025 · cited in 1 Georgia opinions naming this issue, 2026–2026
1 sentence

2026Reflecting on the statute, the Court explained that its purpose is to ensure that “a municipality knows about a potential tort claim and has a chance to settle it before a lawsuit is filed.” Id. at 182(2)(a).

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Cummings v. Georgia Department of Juvenile Justicegreen
ga · 2007 · cited in 1 Georgia opinions naming this issue, 2025–2025
2 sentences

2025Cf. Cum- mings v. Georgia Dept. of Juvenile Justice, 282 Ga. 822, 824 ( 653 SE2d 729 ) (2007) (addressing the Georgia Tort Claims Act’s ante li- tem notice requirement and explaining that its “purpose . . . is to ensure that the state receives adequate notice of the claim to facili- tate settlement before the filing of a lawsuit”) (cleaned up).

2025Cf. Cum- mings v. Georgia Dept. of Juvenile Justice, 282 Ga. 822, 824 ( 653 SE2d 729 ) (2007) (addressing the Georgia Tort Claims Act’s ante li- tem notice requirement and explaining that its “purpose . . . is to ensure that the state receives adequate notice of the claim to facili- tate settlement before the filing of a lawsuit”) (cleaned up).

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LOEHLE Et Al. v. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY Et Al.green
gactapp · 2015 · cited in 1 Georgia opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
2 sentences

2017Loehle v. Ga. Dept. of Public Safety, 334 Ga. App. 836, 836-837 ( 780 SE2d 469 ) (2015) (citations omitted). 1 See OCGA § 5-6-34 (b) (applications for interlocutory appeals). 2 The GTCA requires a party with a potential tort claim against the State to provide the State with written notice of the claim before filing suit.

2017Loehle v. Ga. Dept. of Public Safety, 334 Ga. App. 836, 836-837 ( 780 SE2d 469 ) (2015) (citations omitted). 1 See OCGA § 5-6-34 (b) (applications for interlocutory appeals). 2 The GTCA requires a party with a potential tort claim against the State to provide the State with written notice of the claim before filing suit.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Georgia. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (2)

CaseCitedYears
Terell Douglas v. Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice green
gactapp · 2019
2 sentences

2020Brown argues that the trial court erred in granting the Board’s motion to dismiss because the medical records attached to his ante litem notice met the place of transactions or occurrence requirement of the GTCA. [T]he GTCA is a limited waiver of the State’s sovereign immunity, crafted, as is constitutionally authorized, by our Legislature, and not subject to modification or abrogation by our courts, and requires a party with a potential tort claim against the State to provide the State with 1 Douglas v. Dept. of Juvenile Justice, 349 Ga. App. 10 , 10-11 ( 825 SE2d 395 ) (2019) (punctuation an

2020Brown argues that the trial court erred in granting the Board’s motion to dismiss because the medical records attached to his ante litem notice met the place of transactions or occurrence requirement of the GTCA. [T]he GTCA is a limited waiver of the State’s sovereign immunity, crafted, as is constitutionally authorized, by our Legislature, and not subject to modification or abrogation by our courts, and requires a party with a potential tort claim against the State to provide the State with 1 Douglas v. Dept. of Juvenile Justice, 349 Ga. App. 10 , 10-11 ( 825 SE2d 395 ) (2019) (punctuation an

12020–2020
Johnson v. Trust Co. Bank green
gactapp · 1996
2 sentences

1997Id. at 651 , 478 S.E.2d 629 .

1997Id. at 651 , 478 S.E.2d 629 .

11997–1997

Statutes the citing opinions construe

GA § 50-21-26 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

GA 5 (1997–2026) ID 5 (1994–2019) WA 3 (2007–2016) MS 3 (2022–2026) KS 2 (1997–2000) NY 2 (1980–1982) PA 2 (2016–2022) FL 2 (1975–1990) CA 2 (1999–2005) DE 2 (2026–2026)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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