Jason Hammer represented the Defendant in a case arising out of 2013 motor vehicle / pedestrian accident. The Defendant was admittedly talking on her cell phone when she struck the Plaintiff, who was working as a garbage man at the time of the accident. Plaintiff alleged Defendant was speeding and driving while distracted. The Defendant contended the Plaintiff simply darted out from behind the garbage truck and there was nothing she could do to avoid him. The case was tried in Cobb...
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Erica Parsons and Jason Hammer secured a defense verdict for their client in Gwinnett County State Court after a one-week jury trial. The case arose from a 2010 incident in which the Plaintiff was exercising on a weight machine at his gym. After completing his exercises, the Plaintiff attempted to secure the 245 pound bar in place, but it fell on his neck and shoulder, taking him all the way to the ground. The Plaintiff, a 64 year-old former football and basketball coach, injured his neck,...
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The 2016 edition of Thomson Reuters' Georgia Super Lawyers magazine recognized Burke Johnson, Stephen A. Finamore, Erica L. Parsons, Jason W. Hammer, Jefferson M. Starr, and Cynthia Carson Hodge as among the best in their respective practice areas in the state. Exceptional lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement For inclusion onto these lists, lawyers are nominated by their peers and chosen based on an extensive balloting, research and a...
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Jeff Starr and Jason Hammer won a favorable jury verdict for their client in Fulton County State Court. The case arose after the Defendant was driving her vehicle through a parking lot and struck a twelve year-old boy on a bicycle. The minor suffered multiple contusions, abrasions and a fractured foot. The fracture healed, but only after the minor was on crutches in a cast and subsequently wearing a walking boot for many months. The Plaintiff incurred $5,600 in medical expenses. We defended the...
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Jason W. Hammer and Elizabeth K. Lowrey recently obtained summary judgment for an insurer in the State Court of Cobb County. The case arose out of an August 26, 2011 motor vehicle accident. The Plaintiff incurred almost $20,000 in past medical expenses and the Defendant was uninsured. Our firm represented Plaintiff's purported uninsured motorist carrier, arguing the Plaintiff breached the notice provisions of the policy by failing to timely provide a copy of the Complaint. Plaintiff argued that...
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