Jason Hammer and his associate, Lewis Glenn, represented the Defendant in a case arising out of 2017 motor vehicle accident, in which the Defendant admittedly failed to yield while turning left in front of the Plaintiff. The collision was significant and the Plaintiff’s head shattered the windshield of his vehicle. The Plaintiff was transported to the emergency room by ambulance where he underwent diagnostic testing and was discharged. Fortunately, his only injury was a contusion /...
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Jason W. Hammer was selected to be among America’s Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators® for 2020. Selection to America’s Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators® is by invitation only and is reserved to identify most exceptional Civil Defense Litigators in throughout the nation. Candidates are carefully screened through comprehensive Qualitative Comparative Analysis based on a broad array of criteria, including the candidate’s professional experience, litigation experience, significant case...
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Jeff Starr and Sam Sabulis obtained summary judgment in Jackson County Superior Court on behalf of an insured HVAC company in a declaratory action as to an insurer’s duty to defend and indemnify the insured against claims arising out of an admitted liability motor vehicle accident resulting in surgical injuries to the underlying plaintiff. The insurer sought to deny coverage under a $1 million commercial auto policy, alleging the insured’s driver was not within the course and scope of his...
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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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