Over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, three members of a Franklin County Georgia family were killed when Marco Tulio Hernandez-Ramirez, while driving under the influence of alcohol, crossed over the center line and caused a fatal collision. Choosing to drive while under the influence of alcohol is one of the most irresponsible…
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…
Butler Kahn took a commercial motor vehicle carrier and a “John Doe” defendant to trial in Clayton County this week. The case arose from an automobile collision—when “John Doe” cut off a line of cars on the interstate, our client was forced to stop and was then rear-ended by a…
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:
We are proud to announce that we successfully resolved a tractor-trailer collision last week for over 10 times our client’s past medical bills. After failed injections, rounds of physical therapy and treatment, and a cervical surgery recommendation by one of Atlanta’s top orthopedists at Resurgens Orthopedics, our client can finally move…
When another lawyer first referred this case to Butler Kahn, the insurance company was denying that the truck driver was the sole cause of the accident, the trucking company was denying that it was responsible for its own driver, and the defense lawyers were claiming that our client’s injuries didn’t come…
According to a report released in October 2018 by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, the federal organization organized through the U.S. Department of Transportation responsible for keeping motorists safe on the roads, there were 37,133 people killed in motor vehicle wrecks in the United States in 2017. Fatalities decreased…
If someone loses their life due to a preventable accident that was someone else’s fault or another party’s intentional act in Georgia, surviving family members could seek compensation through a wrongful death claim. Georgia’s wrongful death law establishes the legal requirements for bringing a wrongful death claim in Georgia, including…
Do Truckers Obey a Different Set of Laws? Drivers in every state need a valid license to drive legally on public roads. The law that governs the licensing of most drivers is determined by each state, although most states adhere to the Uniform Vehicle Code. Uniformity of licensing laws assures that a driver who is duly licensed…
Truck Accident Settlement in Atlanta GA When a Staples truck rolled through a stop sign in Atlanta GA and collided with our client’s car, the accident hurt our client’s back. He ended up with multiple herniated discs. Over the next couple years, he would have injections, therapy, and back surgery. Making…
