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Rules of the Road for Horses The road can be a dangerous place, and using it carries certain responsibilities. When someone gets hurt in the course of getting from point A to point B, one of the first questions that comes up is whether that someone — or someone else — has failed to live […]
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Georgia Legal Accelerator
Georgia Legal Accelerator Information Page This program is intended for attorneys who are currently shareholders or intend to open a law firm within the next three years. The 2019 application season has closed, but we will update this page when 2020 applications are available. Unlike other programs for lawyers, Georgia Legal Accelerator does not consist […]
City of Conyers Bans Booting Over “Unreasonable and Exorbitant” Fines
Another Georgia City Bans Vehicle Booting The City of Conyers joins a growing list of Georgia communities to ban vehicle booting. The Conyers City Council unanimously passed the ordinance with the support of Mayor Vince Evans, Police Chief Gene Wilson, and attorney Matt Wetherington. According to Conyers Police Chief Gene Wilson, the regulation of the […]
Wetherington Law Firm Gives Back to the Community
The Wetherington Law Firm partnered with South Fulton Councilwoman Helen Willis and the City of South Fulton to help our underprivileged community members get a fair start in the upcoming school year. We met hundreds of students and helped bridge connections between the students, the teachers, and community leaders who serve them. Scroll down […]
Car Wreck Results in Confidential Settlement Over Policy Limits at Trial
This article is about Matt Wetherington’s efforts to get a catastrophic car wreck to trial as quickly as possible. It is also about a corporation and its insurance company’s efforts to delay trial by any means necessary. These tactics include backing out of signed agreements, late disclosure of evidence, and even allowing the at-fault driver […]
Model Legislation to Ban Vehicle Immobilization
Vehicle booting is a form of urban blight. If you are a legislator who is interested in stopping predatory booting in your community, we have compiled model language that has been adopted by other communities for you to use. There are many other communities that have banned booting than are listed here. The ordinances below […]
$3 Million Settles Portion of Tire Failure Case
$3 Million Settlement For Recalled Tire A final, confidential settlement with Ford Motor Co. has ended a multidefendant suit involving a woman injured when a tire that was supposed to have been recalled nearly 12 years earlier blew out, sending the Ford Explorer she was driving tumbling on I-85. Over the course of the […]
How Torts Lead to Personal Injury Lawsuits – Damages
Monetary Damages The following article is the fifth in a series about personal injury law. You can read the first article here, which explains where laws come from. You can read the second article here, which explains what a tort is. The third article covers proving the conduct of the responsible party led to injury. The […]
How Torts Lead to Personal Injury Lawsuits – The Causation Element
The following article is the fifth in a series about personal injury law. You can read the first article here, which explains where laws come from. You can read the second article here, which explains what a tort is. The third article describes the duty element in a negligence case. The fourth article details the breach element […]
How Torts Lead to Personal Injury Lawsuits – The Breach Element
The following article is the fourth in a series about personal injury law. You can read the first article here, which explains where laws come from. You can read the second article here, which explains what a tort is. The third article explained the duty element in a negligence case. This article will focus on explaining […]
How Torts Lead to Personal Injury Lawsuits – The Duty Element
The following article is the third in a series about personal injury law. You can read the first article here, which explains where laws come from. You can read the second article here, which explains what a tort is. This article will focus on explaining the first of four elements a plaintiff must prove in a […]
Introduction to Personal Injury and the Court System – What is a Tort?
The following article is the second in a series about personal injury law. You can read the first article here, which explains where laws come from. This article defines the legal term “tort.” It is written for people who do not have legal training and explains these laws in simple terms. As a result, it […]
