Receiver Appointed for Daniel Dean and the Dean Law Firm — Former Dean Law Firm Clients Should Read This Page On June 18, 2020, the Supreme Court of Georgia appointed Matt Wetherington and Elizabeth Ji as receivers of all of The Dean Law Firm’s files and records as well as… Continue reading Receiver Appointed for Daniel Dean and the Dean Law Firm — Former Dean Law Firm Clients Should Read This Page
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March 9, 2020
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Failure to Stay in Your Lane May Result in Civil Liability – OCGA 40-6-40, 40-6-46, 40-6-48
Understanding OCGA 40-6-48 OCGA 40-6-48 is a section of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated that governs lane usage and lane changes on roadways. This law requires drivers to stay within a single lane as much as possible and outlines the conditions under which lane changes can be made safely. … Continue reading Failure to Stay in Your Lane May Result in Civil Liability – OCGA 40-6-40, 40-6-46, 40-6-48
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Accessing a Closed Road Can Result in Civil Liability – OCGA 40-6-26
Welcome back to our ongoing blog series on negligence per se, and how this fascinating legal concept applies to Georgia’s rules of the road. Normally, when determining whether one person is civilly liable for the harm they’ve caused to another person, we have to use the somewhat subjective “reasonable person”… Continue reading Accessing a Closed Road Can Result in Civil Liability – OCGA 40-6-26
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The Meaning of Pedestrian Signals in Georgia – OCGA 40-6-22
Last week in our blog series on Georgia’s rules of the road and negligence per se, we discussed statutes 40-6-21 and 40-6-23, both of which deal with traffic signals and what they mean for drivers. We also mentioned what those motorist-oriented signals mean for pedestrians when there are no pedestrian… Continue reading The Meaning of Pedestrian Signals in Georgia – OCGA 40-6-22
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Proving Negligence After a Car Wreck in Georgia: All Drivers Must Obey Traffic Lights
What Constitutes Running a Red Light? Last week in our blog series on Georgia road statutes and negligence per se, we discussed statute 4-6-26, regarding illegally accessing closed roads. This week we’ll be discussing another scenario where drivers push past traffic control devices and put others at risk: running a… Continue reading Proving Negligence After a Car Wreck in Georgia: All Drivers Must Obey Traffic Lights
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What Red, Yellow, and Green Traffic Signals Mean in Georgia
Traffic Light Rules in Georgia Most people think they know what traffic signals mean. We learned about them in preschool, after all. Green means go, red means stop. The actual statutes laying out the meanings of traffic lights, however, are surprisingly involved. That’s why we’re covering statutes 40-6-21 and 40-6-23… Continue reading What Red, Yellow, and Green Traffic Signals Mean in Georgia
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