McReynolds v. Krebs

NAHMIAS, Justice.

Lisa Krebs sued Carmen McReynolds and General Motors (GM) for serious injuries she received when McReynolds’s car struck the GM vehicle in which Krebs was a passenger. McReynolds cross-claimed against GM for contribution and set-off. After Krebs settled with GM for an undisclosed amount, the trial court dismissed McReynolds’s cross-claims, reasoning that OCGA § 51-12-33, as amended by the Tort Reform Act of 2005, had abolished joint and several liability and replaced contribution and set-off with a process of apportionment of damages among multiple tortfeasors. The jury found…