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My Car, My Business: Navigating Insurance Issues in a Rideshare World

Posted on Jul 21, 2015 in Articles

In the last five years, ride share services such as Uber have effectively changed the way that millions of Americans move around in our cities. The advent of nontraditional ride share services as an alternative to traditional taxicabs, however, has created a number of issues regarding insurance coverage in states across the country. Among those issues are policy exclusions for car-for-hire activities, the incentive for ride share drivers to commit insurance fraud, compulsory minimum liability limits, the primacy of any commercial policy over a ride share driver’s liability or collision coverage, and the primary duty to defend the insured. In an effort to address those issues, the Georgia Legislature passed a law that was signed by Governor Deal on May 6, 2015. The new law will go into effect on January 1, 2016 as O.C.G.A. § 33-1-24. Ride share services such as Uber and Lyft operate online networks that allow a prospective rider to hail a ride using GPS location services. In order to use a service such as Uber or Lyft, a rider has to create a member account and store payment information. A driver can connect to Uber or Lyft via an online app, and when connected, a driver can see and pick up prospective riders who have requested a ride. Once a driver picks up a rider, the ride share service tracks the route via GPS and automatically bills the rider for the cost of the ride. Generally, any policy of insurance issued in Georgia to the […]

WACHP Announces New Partner

Posted on Jul 05, 2015 in Announcements

We are pleased to announce that John Alday has been named a partner of the firm.

Seven of our Lawyers Named Georgia Super Lawyers for 2015

Posted on Feb 12, 2015 in Announcements

As published in Atlanta Magazine, seven of our lawyers have been named Georgia Super Lawyers for 2015. These lawyers are Russell D. Waldon, Jonathan M. Adelman, Trevor G. Hiestand, Daniel C. Prout, Jr., Kimberly A. McNamara, Ashley Rice, and Rakhi McNeill.

WACHP Opens Savannah Office

Posted on Jan 06, 2015 in Announcements

We are pleased to announce the opening of our Southeast Georgia office in the heart of Historic Downtown Savannah at 100 Bull Street.  We are committed to growing our Southeast Georgia practice by striving to make client access and satisfaction top priorities.  Please continue to direct all communications to our Atlanta Office.

Adelman and Reardon Published in GDLA’s Quarterly Magazine

Posted on Oct 17, 2014 in Announcements

Jonathan Adelman and Kevin Reardon published an update on Auto Insurance Liability Law in the Georgia Defense Lawyer publication, Volume XI, Issue II, Summer 20014.  Click to view the article: Summer 2014 GDLA Article

WACHP Announces New Partner

Posted on Jul 28, 2014 in Announcements

We are pleased to announce that Ashley Rice has been named a partner of the firm.

Six of our lawyers named Georgia Super Lawyers for 2014

Posted on Jul 07, 2014 in Announcements

As published in Atlanta Magazine, six of our lawyers have been named Georgia Super Lawyers for 2014. These lawyers are Russell D. Waldon, Jonathan M. Adelman, Trevor G. Hiestand, Kimberly A. McNamara, Ashley Rice, and Rakhi McNeill.”

Our New Name

Posted on May 02, 2014 in Announcements

We are pleased to announce that we have changed our name from Harper, Waldon & Craig to Waldon, Adelman, Castilla, Hiestand & Prout. This does not represent a significant change in the firm’s personnel, but is rather a reflection of our firm’s march into the future. We will continue to serve our clients with the same devotion and quality to which they have become accustomed to expect.

Available for Seminars

Posted on May 02, 2014 in Announcements

We are available to speak with your claims personnel about various legal topics. Recently, we have presented a seminar entitled “How Can Insurance Companies Balance Georgia’s ‘Mirror Image’ Settlement Rule and Georgia’s Negligent/Bad Faith Failure to Settle Law?” If you would like us to present this seminar or a seminar on another topic to your company, please contact Jonathan Adelman at (770) 933-7027.