At Butler Kahn, we prepare cases for trial. When we accept a client for representation, it’s because our client wants trial lawyers who will litigate a case from the beginning to the end. Not all law firms do that—some take in lots of cases and settle them quickly, never intending…

Part one of this two-part blog explored the requirements for imposing liability under the Family Purpose Doctrine. This blog will look at a closely related concept known as the Negligent Entrustment Theory. What is Negligent Entrustment? Like the Family Purpose Doctrine, the Negligent Entrustment Theory is used to impose liability on…

In a professional malpractice case a jury is asked to determine whether a professional caused the plaintiff’s injury by deviating from the standard of care. These cases present complex issues that are often difficult for jurors to understand, and it is unlikely that any particular juror will be trained in…

What Law Applies: Georgia’s Choice of Law Rule in Tort Cases An important legal component in every case is determining what law applies. The answer to this question in many instances determines whether a plaintiff has a viable case. This blog post will analyze Georgia’s approach to choice of law…

Wrongful Death Case Arising from Jeep Fire Leads to $150 Million Verdict Eleven women and one man from Bainbridge Georgia, told Chrysler that their defectively designed Jeep Grand Cherokee was dangerous, when they awarded Remington “Remi” Walden’s parents $150,000,000 after Remi died in one of the Jeeps. On April 2,…

The evidence is piling up. There have been admissions, crash tests, government investigations, recalls, and even a jury verdict. All of that evidence proves that the Jeeps with rear gas tanks, which can explode when they’re hit in the rear, are deadly-dangerous. Yet the manufacturer of the Jeeps—Fiat Chrysler Automobiles…

In one classic Seinfeld episode, a rental car company did not have a car for Jerry, even though he had made a reservation. Jerry tells the customer service rep, “You know how to take a reservation, you just don’t know how to hold the reservation. And that’s really the most…

Sherman Spencer is one of our favorite clients. Sherman’s story starts on August 23, 2012, when he was driving on I-20 in Atlanta, Georgia. Sherman was traveling to his home in Morrow, Georgia when he collided with a van that was stopped in the right-hand travel lane. Sherman was moving…

Georgia has permissive gun laws. Georgia’s laws resemble western states like Wyoming more than other eastern states. Passage of Georgia’s recent gun law has caused controversy—the law’s advocates and its detractors have disagreed sharply. Proponents of gun rights praised Georgia’s passage of SB60 in 2014, calling it the “most comprehensive…

Butler Kahn’s recent Clayton County trial about a commercial truck and a “John Doe” who fled the scene is in the news again! Listen to WSB radio’s take: