O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 10-1-703 (2019)
Waiver of law prohibited
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The provisions of this article may not be waived; and, in applying the provisions of this article, the courts of this state shall not recognize any purported waiver of the provisions of this article, whether by expressed waiver or by attempt to make a contract or agreement subject to the laws of another state.
History
Code 1981, § 10-1-703, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 884, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2009–2010 · leading case: Vertex Surgical, Inc. v. Paradigm Biodevices, Inc., 390 F. App'x 1 (1st Cir. 2010).
Vertex Surgical, Inc. v. Paradigm Biodevices, Inc., 390 F. App'x 1 (1st Cir. 2010). “” Ga. Code Ann. § 10-1-703 . Vertex moved for summary judgment on the Georgia statutory claim, which the district court understood to depend on whether the Georgia law “can affect the rights of the parties, given the Agreement’s choice of Massachusetts law to govern the terms of…”
Vertex Surgical, Inc. v. Paradigm Biodevices, Inc., 648 F. Supp. 2d 184 (D. Mass. 2009). “” Ga.Code Ann. § 10-1-703. Vertex argues that because of this non-waiver provision, a Massachusetts choice of law provision cannot effectively bar the GWDA from governing the payment of overdue commissions.”
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