Accordingly, you should never make any promises to attempt to compromise a claim for personal injury or property damage that someone claims to have against the University. Your promises cannot be legally honored - but they might be used later by the claimant to prove his or her case. The University engages in thousands of activities, and it is not that unusual for individuals to feel that something the University has done, failed to do, or done incorrectly has caused them injury or loss of property. If, in the course of your employment at Georgia Southern, you should encounter such a person, demanding that the University pay monetary compensation, please refer him or her to the Controller's Office. Similarly, if you receive a letter from a potential claimant, or especially an attorney representing a potential claimant, please refer the letter to the Controller right away .
University property is covered under a policy of casualty insurance.
Through this coverage, the University is compensated when any of its property is lost, stolen, or destroyed. As with other forms of insurance, these claims are also handled by the Controller's Office. Property that belongs to persons or organizations other than the University is not covered under the University's casualty insurance. Injuries suffered by University employees while they are performing their employment-related duties are covered under the institution's Worker's Compensation insurance. A tort is a civil wrong - a wrong for which a remedy lies at civil law, as opposed to criminal law.