NASHVILLE, TN –  February 18, 2022 – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) is pleased to welcome Scott Corley as an Associate to its growing office in Nashville, Tennessee. Scott defends our insured clients in a wide array of areas including healthcare, professional liability (specifically healthcare professionals), products liability, general liability, transportation, as well as business, administrative and regulatory matters. Earlier in his career, Scott served as an Assistant Attorney General

In a Forbes article about the impact of global trucking protests on major companies including Ford and General Motors who have curtailed manufacturing due to supply chain disruptions and worker unrest, Atlanta-based Partner Sean Cox said the protests point to more systemic issues: “For business leaders, the protests are an inflection point of a long-standing obstacle. However, motor carriers, large and small, have been successfully navigating the shortage

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – January 5, 2022 – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. has named 11 attorneys to Partner as the firm recognizes the dedication, hard work and leadership of the senior attorneys. The attorneys who join the firm's partnership as of January 1 are: David W. Badie, a Partner based in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, who concentrates his practice on health care and the defense of medical malpractice matters Sandra

LITTLE ROCK, ARK. – NOV. 29, 2021 – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. is delighted to announce that seasoned trial attorney Baxter D. Drennon is joining the firm as a Partner in the recently opened office in Little Rock, Arkansas. Baxter has more than a decade of legal experience, and he specializes in complex litigation and high-exposure cases involving vehicle accidents, products liability, and professional liability. He has served as

ATLANTA – November 18, 2021 – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) is delighted to add twelve (12) new associates in its Atlanta headquarters office as the firm expands to better serve clients on medical malpractice, transportation, liability and a wide range of other matters. Fanny Chac focuses her practice on medical malpractice, products liability, and general liability litigation. Previously, she worked as a summer associate at HBS. Fanny earned

Written by: Sandro Stojanovic, Esq. and Jim Hicks In cases involving injuries of spouses, that may have been caused by an employee, the insurers and employers must consider whether Interspousal Immunity applies. For example, if a husband (company employee) is traveling with his wife in a company-provided vehicle and is involved in an accident, can the wife file a claim against the father? Short answer, if an exception applies, yes. O.C.G.A. §

Written by: Sandro Stojanovic, Esq. and Jim Hicks In cases involving injuries of children, that may have been caused by an employee family member, the insurers and employers must consider whether Parental Immunity applies. For example, if a father (company employee) is transporting his family in a company-provided vehicle and is involved in an accident, can the children file a claim against the father? Short answer, if the father commits

Written by: James R. Embrey, Jr., Esq. and Sam Jones, Esq. Four million nickels, seventy thousand pounds of bacon, fourteen million bees, and forty thousand pounds of flaming avocados. This is just a short list of items that have been spilled onto U.S. roadways over the last decade while being transported by tractor trailers. Every year a larger burden is placed upon logistics companies to keep pace with an

Written by: Elizabeth F. Morrison When evaluating claims of traumatic brain injuries ("TBI"), many motor carriers and insurers focus on the seriousness or fear surrounding the term.  This is a mistake as such focus can unfavorably anchor or influence thinking about how to resolve the matter. It is important to critically evaluate a TBI claim and determine whether the plaintiff's claims satisfy well-established criteria for diagnosing a TBI, namely, what

ATLANTA – June 9, 2021 – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) is pleased to welcome three new attorneys to the firm’s Atlanta headquarters office as it adds new talent to meet growing client needs. Partner James E. “Jim” Gilson specializes in high-exposure trial litigation for catastrophic injury, premises liability, insurance and transportation tort claims. For more than three decades, Jim has represented clients across the transportation and industrial sectors,