Determining Liability After a Car Wreck in Georgia: O.C.G.A 40-6-41 Last week, in our ongoing blog series on civil liability after traffic accidents, we went over statutes 40-6-40, 40-6-45, and 40-6-48, which deal with when it is and isn’t acceptable to leave your lane or your side of the… Continue reading Determining Liability After a Car Wreck in Georgia: Passing Vehicles Proceeding in Opposite Directions Under OCGA 40-6-41
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March 19, 2021
Closing Argument Considerations for Personal Injury Claims in Georgia
Helpful Tips From Matt Wetherington on Closing Argument In the 1986 science fiction novel Speaker for the Dead, author Orson Scott Card writes about the fictional profession of being a Speaker. A Speaker researches the complete life of a deceased person to enable the Speaker to tell the person’s… Continue reading Closing Argument Considerations for Personal Injury Claims in Georgia
READ ARTICLEMarch 15, 2021
Determining Liability After a Car Wreck in Georgia: Acceptable Lanes for Trucks and Buses – OCGA 40-6-52 and OCGA 40-6-53
The Rules of the Road for Trucks and Buses Hello, and welcome back to our ongoing blog series on Georgia traffic statutes and negligence per se! If you’re just joining us, negligence per se is the legal concept that any action that breaks a rule intended to protect the public… Continue reading Determining Liability After a Car Wreck in Georgia: Acceptable Lanes for Trucks and Buses – OCGA 40-6-52 and OCGA 40-6-53
READ ARTICLEMarch 13, 2021
Civil Liability and Sex Crimes in Georgia: Enticing a Child for Indecent Purposes OCGA 16-6-5
Georgia Law Explained: Enticing a Child for Indecent Purposes Welcome back to our discussion of sex crimes under Georgia law, and how the concept of negligence per se can help survivors win compensation in civil court. This week, we’ll talk about the OCGA 16-6-5, which forbids enticing a child for… Continue reading Civil Liability and Sex Crimes in Georgia: Enticing a Child for Indecent Purposes OCGA 16-6-5
READ ARTICLEMarch 12, 2021
Determining Liability After a Car Wreck in Georgia: One-Way Roadways and Traffic Circles
Navigating Car Accidents in One-Way Roadways and Traffic Circles Thanks for joining us for another installment of our ongoing blog series on Georgia’s rules of the road, and how they can help determine liability after an accident! To recap, any time a person causes harm to another person while… Continue reading Determining Liability After a Car Wreck in Georgia: One-Way Roadways and Traffic Circles
READ ARTICLEMarch 10, 2021
PROTECTIVE ORDERS: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
Practice Tips: Best Practices for Protective Orders in Georgia Courts By Matt Wetherington & Ben Levy Secrecy is a tactic used by corporations to deprive individuals of the ability to make informed decisions and participate in public discourse about their safety, health, and financial interests. The primary secrecy tools… Continue reading PROTECTIVE ORDERS: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
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