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Disabling phone features while behind the wheel

By Butler Prather LLP on January 4, 2017

Disabling phone features while behind the wheel – Truck accidents – Butler Prather LLP

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Promises to cut regulations could impact trucking rules

By Butler Prather LLP on December 30, 2016

Promises to cut regulations could impact trucking rules – Truck accidents – Butler Prather LLP

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Accident linked with controversial social media application

By Butler Prather LLP on December 21, 2016

Accident linked with controversial social media application – Car accidents – Butler Prather LLP

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Police clamp down during Operation Safe Driver Week

By Butler Prather LLP on December 20, 2016

Police clamp down during Operation Safe Driver Week – Truck accidents – Butler Prather LLP

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States with the highest traffic fatality rates

By Butler Prather LLP on December 9, 2016

States with the highest traffic fatality rates – Car accidents – Butler Prather LLP

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Drunk driver, or just a tired one?

By Butler Prather LLP on December 7, 2016

Drunk driver, or just a tired one? – Car accidents – Butler Prather LLP

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Recently, the University of Georgia School of Law dedicated the James E. Butler Courtroom

By Butler Prather LLP on December 2, 2016

Recently, the University of Georgia School of Law dedicated the James E. Butler Courtroom. Located on the first floor of Dean Rusk Hall, this courtroom honors three generations of the Butler family. The occasion included the unveiling of a portrait of James E. “Jim” Butler, Jr. (JD‘77) by artist Beth Stephens that hangs outside the courtroom. Butler has had an impact on the legal profession, both in and outside the courtroom, and has been a generous volunteer and donor to the law school, including establishing the James E. Butler Scholarship and helping to launch last year’s Challenge Fund (the successful…

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Autonomous trucks expected to make roads safer

By Butler Prather LLP on November 29, 2016

Autonomous trucks expected to make roads safer – Truck accidents – Butler Prather LLP

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U.S. deaths spike over the holidays

By Butler Prather LLP on November 22, 2016

U.S. deaths spike over the holidays – Car accidents – Butler Prather LLP

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Significant catastrophic injury case settled for eleven million dollars

By Butler Prather LLP on November 16, 2016

Butler Prather LLP is pleased to report that yesterday the firm settled a significant catastrophic injury case for eleven million dollars ($11,000,000.00) during the first day of trial in Gwinnett County State Court. The case involved a motor vehicle wreck in Ringgold, Georgia that resulted in our 33-year old client losing his right leg above the knee. Brandon Peak, Tedra Cannella, Ramsey Prather, and Rory Weeks of Butler Prather LLP worked on the case with Gerald Davidson of Mahaffey Pickens & Tucker LLP in Lawrenceville, GA. Peak, lead counsel for the Plaintiff, had this to say about the result: “This…

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