Jason Hammer represented the Defendant in a case arising out of 2013 motor vehicle / pedestrian accident. The Defendant was admittedly talking on her cell phone when she struck the Plaintiff, who was working as a garbage man at the time of the accident. Plaintiff alleged Defendant was speeding and driving while distracted. The Defendant contended the Plaintiff simply darted out from behind the garbage truck and there was nothing she could do to avoid him. The case was tried in Cobb...
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Erica Parsons and Jason Hammer secured a defense verdict for their client in Gwinnett County State Court after a one-week jury trial. The case arose from a 2010 incident in which the Plaintiff was exercising on a weight machine at his gym. After completing his exercises, the Plaintiff attempted to secure the 245 pound bar in place, but it fell on his neck and shoulder, taking him all the way to the ground. The Plaintiff, a 64 year-old former football and basketball coach, injured his neck,...
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In a lawsuit seeking to recover unpaid assessments on behalf of a community association client, Lueder, Larkin & Hunter was unable to perfect service upon the owner at several different addresses. The Court issued an Order directing that service be perfected within one week or the case would be dismissed. We were finally able to locate an address for the owner in Texas and had a private process server make contact with the owner. The owner made an appointment with the process server to...
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Superior Court Judge Doris L. Downs of Fulton County recently ruled in favor of a condominium association client seeking an order prohibiting a unit owner from utilizing Airbnb, a short-term rental service. David C. Boy, IV and Haley Hancock argued on behalf of the association that the use of a short term rental service such as Airbnb violates the prohibition on business use found in the association’s covenants. The prohibition on business use is a common use restriction found in the...
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The 2016 edition of Thomson Reuters' Georgia Super Lawyers magazine recognized Burke Johnson, Stephen A. Finamore, Erica L. Parsons, Jason W. Hammer, Jefferson M. Starr, and Cynthia Carson Hodge 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 onto these lists, lawyers are nominated by their peers and chosen based on an extensive balloting, research and a...
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