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Tire Aging and Tread Separation: The Hidden Danger of “New” Old Tires
Most drivers judge tires the way tire shops taught them to: by tread depth. That is reasonable — but dangerously incomplete. A tire can have deep, healthy-looking tread and still be a hazard, because rubber degrades with age whether or not the tire is ever driven. In a hot climate like Georgia’s, that tire aging…
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Shifted Loads and Flying Cargo: How Improper Loading Causes Truck Wrecks — and Who’s Responsible
When people picture a truck wreck, they picture a collision. But some of the most devastating truck crashes begin with the cargo. A steel coil breaks its chains and comes through a windshield. Lumber or pipe spills across an interstate at 70 miles per hour. Or the danger stays invisible: a load shifts inside a…
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Why a Tractor-Trailer Wreck Is Not Just a Bigger Car Wreck
It is tempting to think of a tractor-trailer wreck as a car wreck with bigger numbers: a bigger vehicle, bigger damage, a bigger insurance policy. But truck cases differ from ordinary car wreck cases a vast number of ways, and in ways that matter: the rules that apply, the evidence that exists, the parties who…
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New Music, Distracted Driving, and Georgia Road Danger
Most drivers know better than to text while driving. But texting is not the only distraction. Changing a song, opening a playlist, or searching for a new album while driving can be just as dangerous. A recent New York Times story discussed research finding that traffic deaths appear to increase on days when major new…
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Truck Underride Crashes: A Deadly Danger Regulators Have Debated for Decades
Modern cars are remarkably good at protecting people. Crumple zones, airbags, and reinforced passenger compartments made of modern high strength materials mean that many highway-speed crashes that would have been fatal a generation ago are now usually survivable. But one kind of crash defeats nearly all of those protections: the underride crash, in which a…
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Were you a Passenger in an Atlanta Car Accident?
Being in a car accident can be scary and traumatic, and it could leave you with either minor or major injuries. And if you were the passenger in a car that was involved in an accident, you might think you have nowhere to turn to get compensation for your medical costs, lost wages as you…
John D. Hadden – Trial Lawyer
Trial & Appellate Lawyer at Penn Law, LLC | Author on Torts and Evidence