A good day
It's always a good day when you pick up a fi fa in the amount of $2,245,940.17, and at the same time get an order for the defendant to submit an appeal bond to cover that plus a year's post-judgment interest.
The Shigley Law Firm represents plaintiffs in wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases statewide in Georgia, and in other states subject to the multijurisdictional practice and pro hac vice rules in each state. Ken Shigley was designated as a "SuperLawyer" in Atlanta Magazine and one of the "Legal Elite" in Georgia Trend Magazine. He is a Certified Civil Trial Advocate of the National Board of Trial Advocacy, Chair of the Southeastern Motor Carrier Liability Institute and former chair of the Georgia Insurance Law Institute. He particularly focuses on cases arising from truck wrecks and accidents (tractor trailers truck wrecks, semi truck wrecks,18 wheeler truck wrecks, big rig truck wrecks, log truck wrecks, dump truck wrecks.
"Fi fa."
If other laymen, such as myself, are interested in learning more about this intriguing term, check out this link at Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieri_facias
Or, for a thorough coverage of the topic as it relates to Georgia law, try this book:
http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=36655
See also, Bruce H. Matson, Creditor Process Against Negotiable Notes, 24 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 503 at n.11 (1983) (The modern trend is to use the term "writ of execution," although some states still use the latin term "writ of fieri facias.").
'Fi-Fa's, Levys and the Collection of Judgments in Georgia' by Ricky Tumlin is also legalese for the layperson in this area of collections. But try finding a copy in Georgia....
