Bibbs v. Toyota Motor Corp.

Blackwell, Justice.

*852In this wrongful death lawsuit, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia has certified two questions to this Court:

Under Georgia law, are the damages that may be recovered in a wrongful death action brought by survivors of a decedent limited by a settlement entered into by the decedent's guardian in a previous personal injury suit settling all claims that were or could have been asserted in that suit?

If the answer is yes, what components of wrongful death damages are barred?

We answer the first question in the affirmative, and in response to the…