Brandi Beale won a favorable jury verdict for her clients in Gwinnett County State Court. The case arose after one of the Defendants rear-ended two vehicles on interstate 85. Three people claimed injuries after the accident, and all three filed competing time limit demands. Defendants were able to settle with the two more injured Claimants, leaving Defendants with no available liability coverage for the third Claimant, who filed suit. Plaintiff claimed soft issue injuries along with emotional...
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Jason W. Hammer and Elizabeth K. Lowrey recently obtained summary judgment for their national grocery store chain client in the State Court of DeKalb County. The ruling was subsequently affirmed by the Georgia Court of Appeals. The case arose out of an alleged trip and fall at a grocery store. Plaintiff alleged she tripped over a hazardous metal plate affixed to the floor, resulting in a fractured wrist and knee injury. On summary judgment, Mr. Hammer and Ms. Lowrey argued 1) the metal plate...
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The 2019 edition of Thomson Reuters' Georgia Super Lawyers magazine recognized Elina V. Brim, Blair J. Cash, Stephen A. Finamore, Jason W. Hammer, Cynthia C. Hodge, Burke B. Johnson, Joseph C. Larkin, John T. Lueder, Brian P. McElreath, Daniel E. Melchi, Erica L. Parsons, Jefferson M. Starr, and Brandon D. Wagner as among the best in their respective practice areas in the state. Exceptional lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement For inclusion...
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When a serious accident happens, a swift response is oftentimes necessary to preserve any and all relevant and discoverable data from the involved vehicles. The obvious question that arises is whether there is an obligation on the part of an insurance carrier investigating a claim to allow a claimant or claimant’s attorney to participate in an event data recorder (hereinafter “EDR”) download. Practically speaking, if the claimant is represented by counsel prior to obtaining...
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On January 15, 2019, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion that could have a far-reaching impact upon independent owner operators and the fleets that rely upon them to move freight for their customers. The Court in New Prime, Inc. v. Oliveira, 139 S.Ct. 532 (2019) ruled that an exclusion in Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) removed employee-employer contracts and contracts involving independent owner operators from the FAA’s purview. Oliveira, like many...
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