Know that even if you were partially responsible for the incident that led to the shooting, you can still collect damages. Georgia follows a system of modified comparative fault with a 50 percent bar, per O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33. In other words, you can still collect damages even if you were up to 49 percent responsible for what happened, though your damage award will be proportionately reduced. For example, if the court finds you 30 percent responsible, you will only be able to collect on the remaining 70 percent. However, if you are 50 percent or more responsible, you will be barred from collecting at all.
As a trial attorney with decades of experience and a litany of successes in Georgia gunshot wound civil cases, Stephen Apolinsky will work to mitigate any evidence of comparative fault and fight for full and fair compensation for your losses.