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...
Attorney John Hadden, who authors a comprehensive treatise on Georgia Evidence Law (Green's Georgia Law of Evidence (Thomson Reuters)) has prepared a quick reference guide to the Georgia Evidence Code for use by attorneys and judges. The 4-page guide summarizes the most important provisions of th...
On September 19, 2018, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the decision of the Cobb County State Court in Callaway v. Quinn, reinstating the injured plaintiff's claims against the defendant and requiring the trial court to further consider whether it should allow the plaintiff to add a “John Do...
On September 18, 2018, attorney John Hadden argued before the Georgia Court of Appeals the case of Georgia Insurers Insolvency Pool v. Dubose, a case that concerns whether an automobile accident injury victim is, as a practical matter, able to also seek damages under the Georgia workers' compensa...
State Bar of Georgia president Kenneth Hodges recently appointed attorney John Hadden to the ICLE Transition and Integration committee. This committee will discuss the transition of the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia into the State Bar of Georgia. The ICLE provides continuing ...
The Georgia Supreme Court this week reversed a Morgan County, Georgia superior court and the Georgia Court of Appeals in a case that could become a landmark decision concerning liability in food poisoning in Georgia as well as evidentiary issues concerning circumstantial evidence. The plaintiffs...
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Laurie Speed has re-appointed John Hadden as chair of the organization's Amicus Curiae Committee for 2018-2019, which he also chaired the prior year. GTLA's Amicus Curiae Committee frequently submits briefs to the Georgia Supreme Court, the Georgia Court of Appea...
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Today, the Georgia Court of Appeals issues a ruling that could have a significant effect on personal injury claims involving landlord-tenant claims (including premises liability/negligent security cases) and other types of claims where the parties have entered into a written contract. In Langley...
Earlier today, John Hadden served as the days first speaker at the Georgia Trial Lawyers Associations Annual Convention and Seminar in Atlanta. John was joined by University of Georgia School of Law evidence professor Ron Carlson and Cobb County Assistant District Attorney Michael Carlson to di...
"Working with John was my first experience with the legal system. John explained everything thoroughly to me and helped me weigh the pros and cons of each potential decision. He was readily available whenever I had a question or a concern about my case. I would highly recommend John to anyone in need of legal representation. He is professional yet still very down to earth.”
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