GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR v. MCCONNELL (And Vice Versa)

305 Ga. 812

FINAL COPY S18G1316, S18G1317. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR v. McCONNELL et al.; and vice versa. BOGGS, Justice. We granted certiorari in these cases to determine, first, whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the State has waived sovereign immunity under the Georgia Tort Claims Act (“GTCA”), OCGA § 50-21-20 et seq., for Thomas McConnell’s tort action and, second, whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that McConnell’s complaint failed to state a claim.1 After review, we agree with the Court of Appeals and affirm. 1 OCGA § 50-21-23 (a) says: The state waives its sovereign…