A drunk driver's impairment makes the liability case stronger and can expand the kinds of damages available. Driving under the influence is a serious traffic offense in Georgia, so it...
Yes. Following too closely is itself a violation of Georgia traffic law, and a driver who tailgates and then causes a collision is generally liable for the resulting harm. Tailgating...
Generally, yes. Falling asleep behind the wheel does not excuse a driver from responsibility in Georgia; in most cases it supports liability. The law expects drivers to recognize and respond...
Yes. Georgia revised its long-standing direct-action rule in 2024, replacing broad access with a narrow one. The practical result is that, for most newer crashes, an injured person can no...
An electronic logging device, often called the truck's black box for hours of service, automatically records a commercial driver's time behind the wheel and on duty. After a crash, that...
Damage images give a fault dispute something memories and conflicting stories cannot: a fixed record of where two vehicles struck each other and how hard. In Georgia, where fault is...
Spoliation is the loss, destruction, or alteration of evidence that a party knew, or should have known, was relevant to actual or contemplated litigation. After a Georgia crash it matters...
A jackknife happens when a tractor-trailer's trailer swings out of line with the cab, folding toward it like a closing pocketknife. It usually traces back to a loss of traction...
Negligent entrustment holds a company responsible when it gives control of a commercial truck to a driver it knew, or had reason to know, was incompetent or dangerous to operate...
Parents can be on the hook when their teenager causes a crash, though not automatically. Georgia reaches parents through specific doctrines that connect them to the teen's driving, most often...