In its 2017 edition, Best Lawyers® has recognized Burke Johnson and Brian McElreath, partners at Lueder, Larkin & Hunter, LLC, as among the leading attorneys in the country. The results were published in the 23rd Edition edition of The Best Lawyers in America™. Brian McElreath was recognized in the field of Workers' Compensation Law - Employers. Burke Johnson was recognized in the field of Commercial Litigation. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become...
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Jason W. Hammer and Elizabeth K. Lowrey recently obtained summary judgment for their individual client in the State Court of Cobb County. The case arose when a teenage boy was tragically killed in a car accident involving a vehicle driven by his grandmother. Mr. Hammer and Ms. Lowrey represented the decedent’s grandmother in a lawsuit against both her, individually, and her vehicle’s manufacturer. Prior to filing suit, Plaintiffs released the decedent’s grandmother pursuant to Georgia’s...
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Jason W. Hammer and Elizabeth K. Lowrey recently obtained summary judgment for an insurer in the Superior Court of Fulton County. The case arose when the Plaintiff was allegedly injured after his vehicle was rear-ended in an automatic car wash. The insurer initiated an investigation after becoming suspicious of the circumstances of the alleged accident, including the video footage that arguably showed the Plaintiff purposefully causing the vehicle to jump the tracks of the car wash. Other...
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Lueder, Larkin & Hunter is pleased to announce that Michael Todd Loftis has been invited to join the prestigious Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (the "CLM"). The CLM is a nonpartisan alliance comprised of thousands of insurance companies, corporations, Corporate Counsel, Litigation and Risk Managers, claims professionals and attorneys. Through education and collaboration the organization’s goals are to create a common interest in the representation by firms of companies, and to...
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In the world of uninsured/underinsured motorist (hereinafter “UM”) litigation, the lawyer for the UM carrier faces several quandaries from the moment that a new file is assigned. As with every new case, the first question is, “Who is my client?” The answer at this early stage of the UM context is easy: the insurance carrier. What follows is a myriad of questions ranging from an assessment of the client’s potential exposure, possible defenses, and impediments...
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