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When a child gets hurt at a daycare, parents often feel like they’re fighting uphill against an institution that has more resources and more information than they do. What many families don’t realize is that Georgia’s daycare licensing and inspection system creates a paper trail that can work powerfully in their favor, especially when the facility has a history of safety violations before their child was ever enrolled.

Georgia negligence law requires injured parties to show that the harm they suffered was foreseeable. A daycare with a clean record and no prior complaints presents a ...

Preschools in Georgia operate under a specific regulatory framework enforced by the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, the state agency responsible for licensing and oversight of childcare facilities. That framework exists to protect children. When a College Park preschool fails to meet its licensing requirements and a child suffers abuse or neglect as a result, those regulatory failures become directly relevant to the civil case that follows.

The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning establishes minimum standards for childcare facilities through its licensing rules, which address:

A church shooting leaves survivors and families carrying losses that are almost impossible to put into words. Physical injuries. Trauma that lingers long after the headlines move on. A loved one who isn’t coming home. And on top of all of that, the financial weight of medical bills, funeral costs, and lost income that keeps arriving whether you’re ready for it or not.

Georgia law gives victims and families a path to pursue civil compensation, separate from whatever happens in criminal court. Understanding what’s available, and who can actually be held accountable, is where that process starts.

The shooter bears criminal responsibility. But ...

When a member of the clergy sexually abuses a child, the immediate focus is on the individual perpetrator. But the civil legal system asks a broader question: who else had the power to prevent this, knew or should have known about the risk, and failed to act? In Augusta and throughout Georgia, churches and religious organizations can face substantial civil liability not just for the acts of abusive clergy members, but for the institutional decisions and failures that allowed those acts to occur and continue.

Churches are institutions with supervisory authority over their clergy. That authority ...

Survivors of sexual assault on cruise ships face a legal landscape that’s genuinely different from what applies on land. Federal maritime law governs what happens at sea, and the rules around reporting, evidence preservation, and cruise line accountability aren’t always obvious or intuitive. The Cruise Passenger Protection Act exists specifically to address those gaps. Understanding what it actually requires of cruise lines matters if you’re considering taking legal action.

The Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act, commonly called the Cruise Passenger Protection Act, is a federal law that imposes specific obligations on cruise lines operating in US waters or departing from US ...

When you drop your child off at daycare, you’re trusting that the people there will watch over them. That’s the whole arrangement. When a facility fails to provide adequate supervision and your child gets hurt as a result, that’s not just an unfortunate accident. It may be negligence, and Georgia law gives families a real path to hold those facilities accountable.

The moment a child is placed in a daycare’s care, that facility takes on a legal duty to protect them. Georgia law requires childcare providers to act as a reasonably prudent caregiver would under similar circumstances. That means maintaining ...

Partners Andy Rogers and Gil Deitch of Deitch + Rogers were recently featured in Saporta Report, contributing their perspective to an ongoing community conversation about teen “takeovers” across metro Atlanta.

The article, published April 1, 2026, explores the rise of large teen gatherings in public spaces like the Beltline and shopping centers, and the complex question of how communities should respond. Delaney Tarr highlights voices from attorneys, students, and community members, emphasizing that there is no one-size-fits-all solution.

As long-time advocates for crime victims, Rogers and Deitch brought a public safety lens to the discussion. Both attorneys emphasized ...

In a significant decision for survivors of sex trafficking in Atlanta and across Georgia, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed summary judgment in a civil trafficking case involving two metro Atlanta hotels: United Inn and Suites in Decatur and The Hilltop Inn (also known as Econolodge) in Conley. The case—A.G. v. Northbrook Industries, Inc. and related consolidated appeals—arose from the trafficking of multiple minor victims at these properties in the Atlanta area. The Court’s ruling [insert link] makes clear that businesses cannot ignore trafficking occurring on their premises and expect to avoid liability. An experienced Atlanta, GA sex trafficking ...

Sending your child to camp feels like the right call. Fresh air, new friendships, independence. It’s supposed to be a good thing. When abuse happens in that setting, the ground shifts fast, and families are left asking questions they never expected to ask. Who’s responsible? Can the camp actually be held accountable? In Georgia, the answer is often yes, and sometimes more than one party shares that responsibility.

When a camp accepts your child into their program, they’re accepting something much bigger than a registration fee. They’re taking on a legal duty of care. That means screening ...

Your child came home from school hurt, and nobody called you. Maybe the injury got brushed off as minor. Maybe staff waited hours before telling anyone. Or maybe you found out by accident, and when you asked questions, the answers didn’t add up. This happens more than most parents expect. And in Georgia, schools and childcare facilities carry legal obligations that go well beyond simply mentioning an injury after the fact.

Georgia law requires certain professionals, including teachers, school administrators, and childcare workers, to report suspected child abuse or neglect to the appropriate authorities. Under Georgia’s mandatory reporting ...