March 10, 2021
A large body of scientific evidence supports that most tires should be replaced six years from the date they are manufactured. This six-year expiration date begins from the day the tire was manufactured at the plant—not the date it was sold to a consumer or the date that it was installed on a vehicle.
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Liability When Racing on Public Roads Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve been discussing the laws surrounding speeding and slow driving in Georgia, namely statutes 40-6-181 and 40-6-184. Today, we’re going to be moving on to another type of traffic law violation that often goes hand in hand… Continue reading Determining Liability After a Car Wreck in Georgia: Drag Racing – OCGA 40-6-186
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Why You Could Be Held Liable for an Accident if You Are Walking Drunk Everyone knows drunk driving is wrong, illegal, and dangerous, but did you know drunk walking can break the law as well? Today in our ongoing blog series on negligence per se and Georgia’s rules of… Continue reading Determining Liability After a Car Wreck in Georgia: Pedestrians Under the Influence OCGA 40-6-95
READ ARTICLEMarch 1, 2021
WHAT THE PHRASE DUE CARE MEANS IN THE CONTEXT OF PEDESTRIANS Last week in our ongoing blog series on Georgia’s rules of the road, we talked about statute 40-6-92, which lays out the rules for pedestrians crossing roads without the use of crosswalks. In that post, as in several others,… Continue reading Determining Liability After a Car Wreck in Georgia: Exercising Due Care OCGA 40-6-93
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Developing Your Brand in 400 Hard Steps by: Matt Wetherington Here is the truth: to a prospective client, most attorneys look the same, talk the same, and act the same. Every attorney reading this article has obtained excellent results, is recognized by some elite organization, and promises to be aggressive… Continue reading Best Practices for Identifying and Reaching the Clients You Want to Reach
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Railroad Rules for Georgia Drivers We’ve all seen that classic movie cliché, where the hero or villain races through a railroad crossing just before the train arrives, cutting off the vehicle pursuing them and buying themselves precious time to escape. It’s pretty obvious that this move is dangerous and… Continue reading Determining Liability After a Car Wreck in Georgia: Driver Conduct on and Around Railroad Tracks – OCGA 40-6-140
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