Mabry & McClelland, LLP is excited to welcome Joel Cope, the latest associate attorney to join our team. He will be practicing within the areas of Personal Injury Defense, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Subrogation and Insurance Coverage. With over 21 years of experience in law, Joel has tried jury cases in Georgia courts, hundreds of cases […]
Last year the Georgia Court of Appeals adjudicated or otherwise reviewed 1325 civil appeals. Of those appeals, the court affirmed approximately thirty-eight percent of the trial court’s decisions. The court reversed fourteen percent of the matters presented on appeal. The appellate court heard slightly fewer appeals in 2015 than in 2016, but the five-year trend […]
Mabry & McClelland, LLP is excited to welcome our latest Associate Attorney, Rachel Reed to the team. Rachel has several years of successfully tried jury cases under her belt. She brings her passion for civil litigation to our firm, with a concentration in defending premises liability and personal injury cases. She also practices within the […]
The insurer who provides a defense to an insured under a liability policy has certain rights to control the defense afforded under the policy. For the insurer, the right to control the litigation carries with it certain duties, including the duty not to prejudice the insured’s liability defenses and provide clarification regarding the coverage of […]
The vast majority of children love dogs, especially puppies! At the same time, owing to their innocence and lack of physical development, children, especially infants, are prone to dog attacks. In fact, annual data from 2016 shows that 42% (13) of the fatality victims of dog attacks were children ages 9 years and younger. Moreover, among […]
Although premises liability cases often do not lend themselves to summary judgment, firm associate Tracey Pruiett scored a recent victory when the Georgia Court of Appeals granted summary judgment in favor of a grocery store in a slip and fall case. Ingles Markets, Inc. v. Rhodes[1] involved a plaintiff who slipped and fell on grease […]
I am often asked by clients whether uninsured motorist carriers are entitled to a setoff for workers compensation and social security benefits in Georgia. The short answer is no.The Georgia Supreme Court has held that collateral benefits setoff provisions that permit the UM insurer to reduce the amount payable to its insured under the coverage […]
From Knight Rider to Back to the Future, the world has long wished for flying, time traveling and self-driving cars. While these technological feats have been limited, for now, to Hollywood films, one of these technological visions may soon transition from a work of science fiction, to reality. Manufacturers such as Google, Mercedes-Benz and Tesla […]
Since its release earlier this month (July 2016) the Pokemon Go mobile app has generated trending news stories of player related injuries caused by distracted driving and walking. San Diego news channels reported that two men fell off a cliff in attempt to capture the virtual character. Various local police departments have increased public warnings […]
While these cases fact patterns are not typical liability or insurance defense cases, they demonstrate that the apportionment statute has been held to apply to a wide range of cases and situations and is the law in Georgia with respect to fault and/or damages. Alston & Bird LLP v. Hatcher Management Holdings, LLC, A15A1677 (Ga. […]