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Georgia Supreme Court Amicus Curiae Brief on Defendants’ Bad Faith
Yesterday, John Hadden and Kevin Ketner submitted a brief to the Georgia Supreme Court on behalf of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. The issue involved whether a defendant’s traffic violations could serve as a basis for an award of attorneys’ fees. The case is Love v. McKnight, Georgia Supreme Court Case No. S24G0371. Under Georgia…
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Making the right evidence argument at trial
In connection with my annual updates to Georgia Law of Evidence, I read hundreds of cases (at least) every year from the Georgia Court of Appeals and Supreme Court dealing with interpretations of the Georgia Evidence Code. Last night, I read one that caught my attention because the issue was seemingly simple, and a piece…
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Why Georgia Drivers Should Have Uninsured Motorist Coverage
We often hear from clients who have been involved in automobile wrecks that they have “full insurance coverage” on their automobiles. Unfortunately, very often what they thought was full coverage is actually minimal coverage that provides only personal injury and property liability coverage that pays for damages to othersinvolved in a wreck. It often excludes one of the…
John D. Hadden – Trial Lawyer
Trial & Appellate Lawyer at Penn Law, LLC | Author on Torts and Evidence