John B. Jackson
Practice focuses on civil litigation with emphasis on product liability, motor vehicle liability, premises liability and medical malpractice.
Representative Cases/Experience
- Received favorable judgment in a premises liability slip and fall case; judgment was a mere fraction of final pre-trial offer.
- Participated and received a favorable judgment in the defense of a trial involving alleged wrongful death of a pedestrian.
- Obtained summary judgment for a landlord in a tort action against the landlord for negligence after a dog attack.
- Currently working on nationwide defense of lawsuits involving alleged negligence against pharmaceutical companies.
- Currently defending trucking companies in lawsuits alleging negligence against the drivers of the vehicles.
Admissions to Practice
- State Bar of Georgia
- Court of Appeals of Georgia
- Georgia Supreme Court
- U.S. District Courts, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
- Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Northern District Representative and Leadership Academy: State Bar of Georgia, Young Lawyers Division
Education
- B.A., University of Georgia, 2000
- J.D., cum laude, Mercer University, 2003; Brainerd Currie Honor Society; Mercer Law Review
