Trucking Insurer Can't Escape $1M Verdict out of 'Direct-Action' Statute

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.