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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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Penn Law obtains $345 million summary judgment order in sexual assault claims
Last week, a trial court in Floyd County granted summary judgment in favor of our clients in a case involving sexual assault by a teacher when they were students at The Darlington School in Rome, Georgia. Having previously obtained a consent judgment against the school itself, this phase of the case sought coverage from Darlington’s…
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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…
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John Hadden prevails at Georgia Court of Appeals in product liability and premises liability; $25 million judgment affirmed
On March 15, 2024, the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed a Hall County, Georgia judgment affirming a judgment in excess of $25 million for the wrongful death and estate claims of a young father at a factory near Gainesville. The decision can be read here. The case involved allegations of both product liability and premises…
John D. Hadden – Trial Lawyer
Trial & Appellate Lawyer at Penn Law, LLC | Author on Torts and Evidence