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Can You Receive Compensation for a Hit & Run?

Georgia law prohibits leaving the scene of an accident. Nonetheless, countless drivers drive away without swapping their insurance information or calling an ambulance to help an injured victim. Sadly, accident victims find themselves backed into a corner. The most common way to receive compensation is to file a claim with… Continue reading Can You Receive Compensation for a Hit & Run?

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Online Research of Potential Jurors: A Survey of Resources and Ethical Boundaries

Practice Tips From Matt Wetherington on Juror Research for Trials in Georgia  Note: This article was originally published in 2013.  Since then, a lot has changed.  But this article is still helpful as a basic primer on online research of jurors.  And the ethics rules have NOT changed as of… Continue reading Online Research of Potential Jurors: A Survey of Resources and Ethical Boundaries

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Determining Liability After a Car Wreck in Georgia: Crossing Outside of Crosswalks O.C.G.A 40-6-92

JAYWALKING IS NOT ILLEGAL IN GEORGIA   Hello, and welcome back to our ongoing series on Georgia’s rules of the road, and how they can help establish civil liability through a concept called negligence per se.   Simply put, negligence per se is negligence born of rule-breaking. If someone doesn’t… Continue reading Determining Liability After a Car Wreck in Georgia: Crossing Outside of Crosswalks O.C.G.A 40-6-92

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Approaching and Entering Intersections and Roads under OCGA 40-6-70

Determining The Right-of Way in Georgia’s Have you ever done the right-of way dance? Most of us have. It happens when we come to an intersection, especially an uncontrolled intersection, where not everyone is certain of the rules. You move forward, then brake because the other driver moved at the… Continue reading Approaching and Entering Intersections and Roads under OCGA 40-6-70

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Determining Liability After a Car Wreck in Georgia: Fleeing or Impersonating a Police Officer – OCGA 40-6-395

Eluding or Impersonating a Police Officer   Welcome back to our ongoing discussion of Georgia’s rules of the road, and how they can be used to establish civil liability through a concept called negligence per se. If you’re just joining us, negligence per se is the idea that everyone always… Continue reading Determining Liability After a Car Wreck in Georgia: Fleeing or Impersonating a Police Officer – OCGA 40-6-395

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