Imagine sitting at a stoplight in Atlanta and glancing in your rear-view mirror only to see that the driver behind you is not paying attention and is most certainly going to slam into the back of your car. You may even have a split-second to brace yourself before the impact, which is your body's ...
Being in a car accident can be scary and traumatic, and it could leave you with either minor or major injuries. And if you were the passenger in a car that was involved in an accident, you might think you have nowhere to turn to get compensation for your medical costs, lost wages as you take time...
Auto accidents happen all the time here in the greater Atlanta region. With all of our busy highways and roads, it is not uncommon to pass a wreck or two on your daily commute to and from work. But what happens when you are the one who is involved in a car accident? Not only may you have suffered...
If you have been hurt in an accident due to someone else's negligence, you may have a case for filing a personal injury claim to recover the medical costs you have had to cover and to compensate you for the pain and suffering you have endured. Whether you have been in a car accident, been bitten ...
Each year, hundreds of recalls are made that affect thousands of cars and trucks. Usually, it is because there is a defective part or accessory that has led to an issue that is dangerous for the driver and passengers as well as others on the road. When a car manufacturer initiates a recall, it i...
As the old idiom goes, “Accidents are bound to happen,” but this does not necessarily mean that when you are injured in an accident, there is no one to blame. If you have been hurt, whether you were in a car accident on Atlanta's roads or because you slipped and fell on a wet surface at a local b...
Georgia drivers may mutter or curse when they have to deal with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), but a recent contest put on by the agency shows that not only are some employees creative, they know how to bring out the creativity in others. Georgia DOT Asks for Contest Submission...
When most people think about speed limits, they think of driving too fast over the speed limit. You have certainly seen other drivers being pulled over by Atlanta police officers for speeding, or maybe you have even been guilty of the offense yourself. Speeding is dangerous and can lead to seriou...
Many newer cars on the roads throughout Georgia have safety features such as brake assistance, forward-collision warning, and blind-spot warning. But over the last several years, Georgia has seen a rise in pedestrian-related crashes, and oftentimes these accidents are fatal. In 2017, 260 pedestri...
There is good news when it comes to Americans and drunk driving. Since 2009, DUI arrests have fallen more than 35 percent. Thanks to education campaigns by organizations like Mothers Against Drunk Driving and state law enforcement agencies, it seems more people are getting the message that if you...
A horrific crash on a Pennsylvania turnpike in early January involved a tour bus, three semi-trucks, and a passenger car. Five people were killed, and 60 people were injured. Investigators are working to determine the cause of the crash, but meanwhile, this tragic accident serves as a reminder of...
You would have had to have been living under a rock to not know that the United States has been in the midst of a serious opioid epidemic for the last few decades. Perhaps you or someone you know and love has been a victim of opioid addiction and you know how devastating it can be. The bad news ...
Merely two years after being introduced to Atlanta streets, Lime scooter company is pulling all of its electronic scooters. A Lime company spokesperson said they were leaving Atlanta because of the city's high impound fees and a ban on operating the scooters at night. In a statement, the spokesp...
A recent tragic accident in Cobb County underscores the dangers of driving while drowsy. In the early morning hours of Sunday, January 5, 2020, a driver fell asleep while behind the wheel and crossed into the oncoming lane, colliding head-on with another vehicle and killing its driver. Cobb Coun...
Some Norcross, Georgia residents are off to a rough start in 2020. On Thursday, January 2, 2020, a semi-truck carrying large rolls of paper slammed into two cars stopped at a red light, sending the semi-truck and one of the cars into a QuikTrip parking lot. In total, ten cars were damaged in the ...
On September 14, 2015, a 20-year-old woman died in an automobile accident following a high-speed pursuit initiated by a deputy with the Oconee County, Georgia Sheriff's department. She was a passenger in a vehicle that collided with an 18-wheeler at an intersection during the pursuit. The woman's...
Last year, in Langley v. MP Spring Lakes, LLC ("Langley 1"), the Georgia Court of Appeals upheld a provision in an apartment lease agreement that limited any claims brought by a tenant - even for injuries that were not connected with duties under the contract - were subject to a one-year statute ...
On October 10, 2019, Atlanta personal injury lawyer John Hadden, in conjunction with co-counsel Ken Connor, Caleb Connor, and Bret Moore, obtained a favorable opinion in the Georgia Court of Appeals for the family of a 71-year-old nursing home resident in south Georgia. The appeals court upheld t...
The 2019-2020 edition of Green's Georgia Law of Evidence, authored by Atlanta personal injury attorney John D. Hadden, has just been published by Thomson Reuters Westlaw, one of the world's leading legal publishers. This book, one of the oldest continuously-published legal treatises in Georgia...
Jay Ramos was seriously injured in a fall on ice at the high-traffic front entrance of an Atlanta-area QT store four days after a snow storm in the Atlanta area, after roads had cleared and businesses were operating nearly at normal capacity. He filed a personal injury lawsuit against the gas sta...
On June 12, 2019, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of a Fulton County State Court judge in a case involving serious personal injuries to a customer of Andretti Indoor Karting and Games (formally AIKG, LLC) in the Metro Atlanta area after her vehicle was pushed into an unpadded w...
A recent wreck in Augusta involving a Richmond County Sheriff's Deputy may provide courts with an opportunity to apply a relatively new law to car accident cases. As reported by WRDW Channel 12 last week, two people (including the deputy) were hospitalized when a sheriff's deputy allegedly ran a...
Atlanta Magazine and Thomson Reuters have released their 2019 Georgia SuperLawyers publication, and for the 9th consecutive year John Hadden has been among those recognized. This year, John was included in the Georgia "Top 100" list. As noted on the SuperLawyers site, "Each year, Super Lawyers...
Attorney John Hadden recently received his Federal Aviation Administration certificate to operate small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS), commonly referred to as drones, for commercial use. The firm owns a DJI Mavic drone, which can now be used to investigate, photograph, and video auto wreck l...
Uninsured motorist (UM) coverage is an important component of automobile insurance. It can protect drivers, passengers, and even pedestrians who are injured by negligent drivers who are uninsured or underinsured (meaning the at-fault driver had insurance, but not enough to fully compensate the in...
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