There are a number of reasons why you might decide to fire your injury lawyer and either go it alone or interview a new lawyer. The good news is, it is easy and painless to fire an injury lawyer so long as there are no offers on the case yet.…
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Georgia Appellate Court Dismisses Plaintiff’s Refiled Case as Untimely Due to Failure to Name Correct Party in Original Complaint
The first few decisions a Georgia personal injury plaintiff makes can be critical to the ultimate success of their case. In a recent Georgia premises liability case before the Court of Appeals of Georgia, the court dismissed the plaintiff’s case as untimely because the plaintiff originally named the wrong party as…
Court Rejects Georgia Plaintiff’s Dog Bite Case Based on Lack of Causation Evidence
Earlier this month, a state appellate court released an opinion in a Georgia dog bite lawsuit discussing the element of causation, as well as the type of evidence that a plaintiff must present to establish liability against an out-of-possession landlord. Ultimately, the court determined that the plaintiff failed to present…
Georgia Court Rejects Plaintiff’s Slip-and-Fall Case for Lack of Evidence Proving Defendant’s Knowledge of Hazard
In a recent Georgia premises liability case before a Georgia appeals court, the plaintiff filed a premises liability claim after she fell at a medical office. Evidently, she was walking next to the lobby desk inside the medical office as she felt something grab her pant leg, causing her to…
Court Discusses “Distraction Doctrine” in Recent Georgia Premises Liability Case
It is a tough lesson to learn but in Georgia you don’t have a claim for a slip and fall if there are wet floor signs and you still slip and fall. Remember the law does not require stores to be perfect, you just have to give customers a head’s…
Who is Going to Pay When the Are Multiple Vehicles in the Crash?
Determining liability in a Georgia car accident may seem to be a straightforward endeavor, and in some situations, that may be the case. However, when an accident involves multiple vehicles, establishing which parties are at fault and which parties are entitled to recover for their injuries can be a bit…
Food Poisoning Cases Can’t Survive Unless the Science Connects the Meal to the Particular Illness
Last month, the Supreme Court of Georgia issued an interesting and important opinion in a Georgia product liability case that changed the way lower courts will analyze food-poisoning cases in the future. Although the appeals court allowed the case to proceed to trial, the evidence connecting the caterer to the…
Georgia Appellate Court Discusses Venue Selection in Recent Hit-and-Run Accident Case
The county where you bring a car accident lawsuit, the venue, can have as much of an impact on the value of the case as anything else. When analyzing value and making decisions about where to file the lawsuit, you really have to weigh your options carefully. One excellent example…
Georgia Slip and Fall CLE
Slip and Fall Cases Come in All Shapes and Sizes Quick Things to Know SLIP AND FALL CASES ARE THROWN OUT ON SUMMARY JUDGMENT, BY DIRECTED VERDICT AND THROUGH DEFENSE VERDICTS ALL THE TIME NO ONE WILL ADMIT IT, BECAUSE IT IS EMBARRASSING TO LOSE Quick Points Static defect…
Renting a car with Turo, does my auto insurance cover me?
Many of you are trying out the convenience of the car rental-ish entity, Turo, which allows you to rent people’s private vehicles much in the same way that Airbnb does for houses. One of the key questions is, what if you rent a Turo car and get into a car…