Galawezh Showan v. Patrick Pressdee

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that Rule 11 does not conflict with the Georgia frivolous litigation statute and applying the law
• stating that the district court erred when it ruled that a 12 “unit-of-time argument was not allowable under the law” (internal quotation marks omitted)
• finding that testimony concerning billing practices “did not violate the collateral source rule” because the testimony “addressed the reasonableness” of medical expenses and whether such expenses are “reasonable and necessary” is a critical inquiry under Georgia law
• explaining that under Georgia law, which provides the substantive rules for this diversity case, “a tort victim is entitled to recover medical expenses arising from his injuries, including hospital charges, that [are] reasonable and necessary” (quotation marks omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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  Eleventh Circuit· 2024-08-29· cited 13×
• Mittie Anglin v. Stephanie Smith
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2021-01-05
• Beach Tv Properties Inc. v. Soloman
  District of Columbia· 2022-01-29
• Birch REA Partners, Inc. v. Regent Bank
  Seventh Circuit· 2022-03-02
• ECB USA, Inc. v. Chubb Insurance Company of New Jersey
  Eleventh Circuit· 2024-08-01
• Michael T. Smith as Administrator of the Estate of Ashley Amanda Claxton v. Dale Adams
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2026-02-12

Cites

35 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins
  Supreme Court· 1938-04-25· cited 18,491×
• Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society
  Supreme Court· 1975-05-12· cited 4,586×
• Hanna v. Plumer
  Supreme Court· 1965-04-26· cited 2,853×
• Deposit Guaranty National Bank v. Roper
  Supreme Court· 1980-05-12· cited 1,115×
• Walker v. Armco Steel Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1980-06-02· cited 848×
• Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates, P.A. v. Allstate Insurance Co.
  Supreme Court· 2010-03-31· cited 619×
• Tome v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1995-01-10· cited 570×
• Burlington Northern Railroad v. Woods
  Supreme Court· 1987-02-24· cited 373×
• Anderson v. Yungkau
  Supreme Court· 1947-01-13· cited 274×
• PTA-FLA, Inc. v. ZTE USA, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2016-12-15· cited 197×
• Tammy Burke, Royal Insurance Company, Linda Burke Daniels, Plaintiff-Third-Party v. John Smith, Heyl Truck Lines, Inc., Defendants-Third-Party
  Third Circuit· 2001-05-31· cited 182×
• Thermoset Corporation v. Building Materials Corp of America
  Eleventh Circuit· 2017-03-02· cited 179×
• Davide M. Carbone v. Cable News Network, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2018-12-13· cited 127×
• Fmc Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. Victoria Varonos, Cross-Appellee v. Continental Illinois National Bank, Garnishee-Appellee
  Seventh Circuit· 1990-01-11· cited 118×
• People of Sioux County v. National Surety Co.
  Supreme Court· 1928-02-20· cited 112×
• Steve Rossbach v. City of Miami
  Eleventh Circuit· 2004-06-07· cited 102×
• Pendergast v. Sprint Nextel Corp.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2010-01-04· cited 101×
• Proctor v. Fluor Enterprises, Inc.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2007-08-13· cited 86×
• Hardwick v. Price
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1966-12-16· cited 66×
• Baron Tube Company, the Partnership of Hyman Baron and Jay Baron and Hyman Baron, Individually v. The Transport Insurance Company
  Fifth Circuit· 1966-08-03· cited 54×