GENERAL MOTORS, LLC v. BUCHANAN

313 Ga. 811

FINAL COPY S21G1147. GENERAL MOTORS, LLC v. BUCHANAN et al. BETHEL, Justice. In a civil lawsuit in Georgia, the discovery process allows litigants to gather information about a case from other litigants and third parties in an orderly and defined manner. Georgia, like most states, also provides various mechanisms for litigants and third parties to seek relief from the demands of discovery. One such method is by moving for a protective order under OCGA § 9-11-26 (c), which provides that upon a showing of “good cause,” a trial court “may make any order which justice requires to…