The Tractor-Trailer Crash Like many who commute in the metro-Atlanta area, Valerie Gregory (not her real name) began her day sitting in standstill traffic on her way to work. On April 18, 2018, Valerie’s vehicle was one of many slowly inching their way on 1-85 South. Valerie patiently waited in stopped…
July 4, 2019 VIA HAND DELIVERY Value Village 1899 Metropolitan Pkwy. SW Atlanta, GA 30315 To whom it may concern, I am providing this letter on behalf of Mr. Hidy Lee Graves, who was seriously hurt on or about June 29, 2019 when a garbage truck collided with him and…
Discussing the various factors for determining how long a truck accident settlement will take Accidents involving large trucks are often devastating for those involved. Georgia is a busy state for large commercial truck activity, with millions of semi-trucks and delivery trucks traveling our roadways each year. Due to the size…
Reporting an Unsafe Truck Driver Most trucking companies really do care about safety, and most truck drivers are skilled, cautious, safe drivers. When you see an exception — when you encounter a truck driver who isn’t driving safely, and who is putting other drivers at risk — take the time…
Our firm recently settled a truck accident case for $2 million, the full insurance limits. The trucking company and insurance company fought with us about who was at fault for the wreck, claiming that our client was to blame. They also fought about whether the wreck caused Mr. James’s death,…
Tires screeched as a Freightliner truck approached a curve on Ga Hwy 246 just before the North Carolina state line. The Freightliner—owned and operated by a “fly-by-night” moving company—was overloaded. The truck started to flip and the front passenger was thrown out of the truck and through the air. The…
Butler Kahn has recently been retained to work on the van crash on I-85 that killed six people and injured six more. As reported in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the tragic crash apparently began when the driver of the van swerved to avoid another vehicle or an obstacle. Then the van…
Law.com’s Daily Report recently spotlighted a $750,000 settlement Butler Kahn obtained on behalf of the victim of Georgia moving truck accident. The item appeared on the April 26, 2021, edition of the online news source. Early in the morning of July 10, 2020, the driver of a commercial Freightliner truck…
Because of commercial trucks’ immense size and weight, truck accidents tend to be much more destructive and harmful than car accidents. But that’s not the only way truck and car accidents differ. While car accidents are usually caused by driver error, truck crashes can be caused by any number of…
When trucking companies start saying that evidence has been “lost,” you know something fishy is going on. Tractor-Trailer Accident in Newnan, Georgia A tractor-trailer operated by Pemberton Truck Lines was headed southeast from Carrollton, Georgia. The driver was in a hurry because if he didn’t get his load of pet…
