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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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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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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