Ashcroft v. Iqbal

Holding that a claim is plausible where a plaintiff's allegations enable the court to draw a "reasonable inference" the defendant is liable

Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

Holding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "

Erickson v. Pardus

Holding that a complaint must "give the defendant fair notice of what the . . . claim is and the grounds upon which it rests"

La Grasta v. First Union Securities, Inc.

Holding that dismissal on statute-of-limitations grounds is "appropriate only if it is apparent from the face of the complaint that the claim is time-barred"

Financial Sec. v. Stephens, Inc.

Holding that it is appropriate to consider a document attached to a motion to dismiss when "a plaintiff refers to a document in its complaint, the document is central to its claim, its contents are not in dispute, and the defendant attaches the document to its motion to dismiss"

Rivell v. Private

Rasnick v. Krishna Hospitality, Inc.

In Rasnick v. Krishna Hosp., Inc., 289 Ga. 565, 713 S.E.2d 835 (2011), our Supreme Court addressed the duty of inkeepers when a guest experiences a medical emergency and held that "a person is under no duty to rescue another from a situation of peril which the former has not caused."

United Companies Lending Corp. v. Peacock

Concluding that remand was necessary when the trial court failed to make specific findings of fact before granting a permanent injunction

Leo v. Waffle House

Ruling that restaurant employee’s conduct in preparing a concoction containing corrosive dishwasher detergent and daring plaintiff to drink it, resulting in injuries to plaintiff, did not give rise to actionable negligent supervision claim against restaurant, absent evidence that restaurant knew or should have known that employee had engaged in such reckless behavior previously

Phinazee v. Interstate Nationalease, Inc.

Stating that mere insults and indignities do not constitute extreme and outrageous conduct

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Rule 8 - General Rules of Pleading

Holding that "[e]very defense to a claim for relief in any pleading must be asserted in the responsive pleading. . . ."

Section 13-6-11 - Recovery of expenses of litigation generally

Permitting recovery of attorney's fees against a party that “has acted in bad faith, has been stubbornly litigious, or has caused the plaintiff unnecessary trouble and expense”

Section 9-3-33 - Injuries to the person; injuries to reputation; loss of consortium; exception

Providing a two-year statute-of-limitations for personal injury claims

Section 9-3-31 - Injuries to personalty

Imposing a four-year limitations period on claims for false endorsement under Georgia law

Section 51-2-2 - Liability for torts of spouse, child, or servant in certain instances

Providing for vicarious liability for torts "committed by negligence or voluntarily"

Section 9-3-99 - Tolling of limitations for tort actions while criminal prosecution is pending

Providing that the statute of limitation for the victim of a crime to bring a tort action is tolled "until the prosecution of such crime or act has become final or otherwise terminated"