"We ended up litigating an issue that I think comes up in a lot of cases but often isn't litigated to conclusion and that's the applicability of a direct action against a motor carriers insurer in a case in which the motor carrier is carrying its own property," said Jeb Butler of Butler Kahn in Atlanta.
September 12, 2022 at 01:12 PM
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Litigation Reporter
When it comes to truck wrecks in Georgia, the state’s direct action statute enables a plaintiff to sue both the defendant and its insurance company.
A $1 million settlement reached in a Gwinnett County crash has clarified that the direct action statute applies against a motor carrier’s insurer whether the defendant is operating for hire, or carrying their own property, according to a pair of Atlanta litigators.
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