About Gary Martin Hays & Associates
The Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C. is a personal injury firm founded in 1993 in Duluth, Georgia, with nine offices across the Atlanta metro area. The firm focuses exclusively on personal injury, wrongful death, workers' compensation, and inadequate security claims, and has recovered more than $1 billion for injured clients throughout Georgia.
Proven verdicts and settlements won by Gary Martin Hays & Associates
A 2002 Dodge Ram 15-passenger van carrying 16 women from the We Are Living Proof sober-living program rolled over and caught fire on I-85 at the I-985 split in Gwinnett County on April 24, 2021, killing seven and injuring nine others. Families and survivors sued the van's driver, Chrysler and parent company Stellantis, the group home, and two repair shops, alleging a rollover-prone design, a defective steering system, and a fuel system that let gasoline ignite after impact. The claims settled in 2024 for a combined $162,000,000, described as the largest settlement from a single-vehicle wreck in Georgia history. Families and survivors were represented by several firms, including Shiver Hamilton Campbell and Beasley Allen.
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