Haskin Law Group

09/26/2022

Happy National Daughter's Day to this beautiful girl. You make the world a happier place!

07/13/2022

If you are injured, whether in a car accident, in someone's home or at a business, we want you to focus on healing while our firm deals with the insurance companies. You work on your recovery and we work on your compensation.

‍We understand the legal environment and the process for best presenting your case to get the most money possible for your circumstances.

01/30/2020

I am certified by the Georgia Supreme Court Commission on Dispute Resolution to handle Civil Mediations and Early Neutral Evaluations. Contact my Office if you need more information about these services.

01/23/2020

Estate planning is not only for the wealthy— A family can benefit from ensuring assets and finances are properly protected in the case of a major medical diagnosis, a serious personal injury or death. Contact us to help with a Will, Advance Healthcare Directive or other appropriate legal protection.

09/07/2019

Go Jr. Hounds!

05/22/2019

Victory today for my colleague in a factually challenging DUI case. Congratulations on the win.

11/11/2018

08/23/2018

David Haskin Serves on the Cobb Advisory Board for the
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta:

School is back in and you might be in need of a fun, adults only night out! Grab a sitter and consider joining us tomorrow evening, August 24th, at Red Hare Brewing in Marietta as our Cobb County Board is hosting their second annual Cobb Cheers to Champions of Youth beer and wine tasting event! Grab some friends and enjoy a fun night with live entertainment, a wine pull, silent auctions and the reverse raffle where you could take home $2,500! The event starts at 6pm and attire is casual to business casual. The ticketing portal is already closed, but you can get your tickets at the door ($50/person). If you want to have a fun night for a good cause and have any questions contact: Emily Alfano ([email protected]).

08/15/2018

David Haskin and Attorney Austin Perry recently settled another Dram Shop Case against a now defunct bar in Clayton County Georgia. Georgia’s Dram Shop statute allows an innocent party who is injured by an intoxicated driver to sue a bar or others who furnish alcohol: (1) where alcoholic beverages are provided to a person who is not of the lawful drinking age with knowledge that the underage drinker will soon be driving a motor vehicle; or (2) where alcoholic beverages are sold or furnished to a person who is in a “state of noticeable intoxication” with knowledge that person will soon be driving a motor vehicle. O.C.G.A. § 51-1-40(b).
Dram shop lawsuits are filed against restaurants, bars and nightclubs or other commercial establishments that sell alcohol.
Dram shop cases are notoriously difficult because PROOF that a person was noticeably intoxicated and provided alcohol along with demonstrating that the provider had knowledge that the person would soon be driving can be tough to uncover. Insurers are more likely to fight a Dram Shop Case and win due to this more difficult burden. After all, the intoxicated driver who caused the injury bears a great deal of responsibility in causing the injuries. For this reason, a driver can’t sue those who furnish alcohol if he injures himself or his immediate family members.
In this case, we were able to convince the Insurer that the bar they insured bore some responsibility for the crash that killed our client’s son. Why?
We showed that the patron – later the driver - was served a drink that was advertised as having 7 different shots of alcohol. There was evidence of his intoxication subsequent to him consuming at least some of this drink and others. He then ordered and was served after showing signs of being drunk. We hired an expert to help us prove that the driver more likely than not was intoxicated at the bar we were suing. We presented evidence that the establishment knew or should have known that he would soon be driving.
Our client will never be made whole for her losses in this case and no amount of money could make this right. The driver went to jail for his actions in this case and only had $100,000 in insurance coverage. Pursing Dram Shop actions allowed us to recover far in excess of that amount for our client.

06/11/2018

Just transitioning Haskin Law page to Haskin Law Group. Nothing earth shattering to report right now. Let us know how we can help you.