About Joseph Fried
Joseph A. Fried is a founding partner of Fried Goldberg LLC and a nationally recognized leader in truck accident litigation. A former Atlanta police officer with advanced training in crash investigation and reconstruction, he has recovered more than $1 billion for clients in over 35 states. He co-founded the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys and worked with the National Board of Trial Advocacy to establish ABA-approved Board Certification in Truck Accident Law.
Notable case results
A Fulton County jury awarded $25 million against MARTA after a 66-year-old paratransit rider fell descending an awkwardly angled bus step and suffered catastrophic brain damage that left her in a vegetative state.
A pedestrian walking home from work in Cobb County lost both legs after a tractor-trailer struck and dragged him through an intersection and fled the scene; Fried Goldberg identified the unknown driver and carrier and secured a $21 million settlement.
A Cobb County jury awarded $20 million after a tractor-trailer ran a red light in Kennesaw and left a 57-year-old Pakistani immigrant with permanent, catastrophic brain damage.
A DeKalb County jury awarded $16.66 million to a 21-year-old who suffered a traumatic brain injury and lasting mobility limitations after a chain-reaction crash on I-285 sent his car underneath a Brown Trucking Company big rig.
A Gwinnett County jury returned a $16.2 million verdict against Amazon Logistics after finding the company bore employer responsibility for a contract delivery driver who struck and seriously injured an eight-year-old child in a residential subdivision.
A highway maintenance contractor whose crew illegally blocked both lanes of Georgia Highway 4 paid $11 million after a jackknifed log truck crushed the vehicle of a married couple, killing the husband and severely injuring his wife.
A Gwinnett County jury awarded $3.6 million to a couple who each underwent spinal fusion surgery after a Georgia Power utility truck struck their stopped Nissan Maxima from behind.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
