The Hidden Insurance Gaps for Rideshare and Delivery Drivers Driving for these services on your regular car insurance is not allowed. If your car is damaged while driving for the app, your private insurance company can legally refuse to pay the claim. What’s the solution: call and ask for a…
Offers of Settlement and Uninsured Motorist Insurance in Georgia On September 26, 2025, the Georgia Court of Appeals issued an important decision in Blazys v. McKnight, clarifying whether uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM) insurance carriers can be forced to pay attorney’s fees under Georgia’s offer-of-settlement law, OCGA § 9-11-68. The case involved…
Settling a Child’s Case in Georgia: What You Need to Know In Georgia, settling claims on behalf of minors (under 18) is governed tightly by statute and case law. The rules are designed to protect children from unfair deals, misuse of funds, or guardians acting without proper oversight. Basically, the…
Normally, Suing Cities over Broken Sidewalks is Viable, Not so if its a Historic District This case discusses whether the City of Savannah is immune from liability under the Georgia Recreational Property Act (RPA) when a visitor, McLamb, tripped and fell on a raised paver in a sidewalk located in…
Supreme Court Decision Summary: Martin v. United States (2025)By Christopher Simon – June 13, 2025 Introduction In Martin v. United States, decided June 12, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed a deeply troubling and unfortunately common scenario: a wrong-house police raid by federal agents. The case arose from a 2017…
Title: When the Heat Kills: The Legal Challenge of Linking Individual Deaths to Climate Change Hazards In a groundbreaking legal development, a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Misti Leon against seven major oil and gas companies could reshape the way the legal system approaches climate change liability—particularly in cases where…
In a scary decision, the Court of Appeals has ruled that if you let a defendant out on a Limited Liability Release and the take all available Uninsured Motorist Insurance, the Court can , on Motion, dismiss that Defendant which may destroy your venue anchor. Understanding the Implications of Ferguson…
Oral arguments were held in the Appeal filed by the City of Milton and ultimately the Court of Appeals ruled in our favor on the wrongful death of Josh Chang that came about as the result of the City turning a blind eye for 40 years to a 3 foot…
The summer has technically come to an end for all intents and purposes, but this is Georgia and that means it will be hot for at least another two months; still, plenty of time to get out on the water and play. It is well known that Lake Lanier is…
Over the years a number of injured people have called in after tripping over chairs in restaurants. From a common sense perspective, these can be tough cases. One of the primary defenses is that the chair is obvious to anyone walking around and the restaurant can rightfully argue, they have…