Personal Injury Blog
Posted on May 15, 2013
After several heartbreaking boating accidents at Lake Lanier last summer, Governor Nathan Deal signed into law the "Jake and Griffin BUI Law" which takes effect today. The law is named for ...
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Posted on May 6, 2013
Although this weekend didn't feel like summer was on its way, I gave my seventh annual presentation to over 300 lifeguards who will be employed by SwimAtlanta Pool Management (and lifeguarding at ...
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Posted on May 3, 2013
Anyone who has sustained serious injuries as a result of an accident, especially an accident that in which another party was negligent, has grounds to file a claim in for monetary compensation for ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2013
Unsettling news: even one concussion can change the brain. One mild traumatic brain injury can leave scars and structural injury to the brain. The study, published in the medical journal ...
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Posted on Apr 11, 2013
On a flight out to Denver week before last, I had the pleasure of sitting next to the founder of Catalyst Sports based in Atlanta. We simply started chatting on the plane, and because what Eric Gray ...
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Posted on Apr 11, 2013
You have to wonder at the depravity of some people: a driver hits a Marietta man on a bicycle and leaves him to die on the side of the road. Because the collison left behind pieces of his black ...
Continue reading "Good: hit and run driver caught after killing Marietta cyclist" »
Posted on Mar 13, 2013
A truck driver who lost a ladder caused a four-vehicle accident which killed one person and injured two others. A ladder fell off a truck and onto I-285, causing a vehicle to hit the ladder. The ...
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Posted on Mar 12, 2013
Spring is here; there were lots of cyclists out this weekend taking advantage of the warmer weather--saw lots of them down by the Chattahoochee River while on our way to kid sporting events Saturday ...
Continue reading "Springtime in Georgia means increased risk of bicycle and car accidents" »
Posted on Mar 7, 2013
How would you feel if your aging mother or father died due to medical malpractice but couldn't file a lawsuit. That your parent's case would be heard by a faceless, bureaucratic panel designed ...
Continue reading "Would this be Justice or Bureaucracy for Victims of Medical Malpractice?" »
Posted on Feb 25, 2013
We've all been there. We're trying to drive efficiently to get to our destination. Traffic is light and moving well. We're cruising along in a middle lane on 400 North or 400 South, or ...
Continue reading "No Country for Slow Drivers: Left Lane Slowpokes May be Ticketed Under Proposed Bill *UPDATED*" »
Posted on Jan 11, 2013
Thirty-nine states have instituted a ban on texting while driving to cut down on deaths and injuries from distracted drivers. A graphic from the Institute of Highway Safety shows which states have ...
Continue reading "Texting while driving kills but criminal penalties are light" »
Posted on Jan 11, 2013
The New York Times reported in late November that 61% of adult bedrail deaths occurred at home while only about a quarter of deaths occurred in nursing homes or assisted living facilities. Between ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2013
On December 18, 2012 Matrixx Initiatives, the manufacturer of Zicam voluntarily recalled one lot of Zicam® Extreme Congestion Relief nasal gel. The manufacturer took the initiative after finding a ...
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Posted on Jan 4, 2013
Oklahoma City – On December 18, 2012, News9.com released a story about a nursing home abuse case that was accidentally caught on tape. The family of a 96-year-old woman placed a hidden camera ...
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Posted on Dec 31, 2012
Earlier this month a woman died in a single-vehicle accident in northeast Forsyth, marking the 22nd traffic fatality in Forsyth County in 2012. According to Sheriff's Sergeant Chris Shelton, that ...
Continue reading "Governor's Office of Highway Safety Shifts Focus to Distracted Driving" »
Posted on Dec 26, 2012
On December 13, 2012 The Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) added a special message to their normal end of the year enforcement campaign. The message was meant for Georgia motorists and it ...
Continue reading "GOHS Launches Operation Safe Holidays" »
Posted on Oct 24, 2012
You'd have to have been living under a rock not to have heard about this snowballing news story involving fungal meningitis illness and deaths from tainted epidural steroid injections around the ...
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Posted on Jun 13, 2012
It's a year-old personal injury trial result I've been intending to discuss on my blog for over a year: a clear-cut liability, serious rear end collision with major damage resulting in ...
Continue reading "Serious Rear-End Collision Case Ends in Defense Verdict - Lessons for Clients" »
Posted on May 3, 2012
Transvaginal surgical mesh case litigation continues to grow. On February 7, 2012, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation created additional multidistrict proceedings against three ...
Continue reading "Surgical Mesh Update - More Suits and Defendants Added" »
Posted on Apr 25, 2012
Well, well, well, look what we have here: helpful tips for insureds from State Farm regarding what to do after a car accident. State Farm "Do's and Don'ts" (below) is a screen ...
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Posted on Feb 21, 2012
I've been a Dunwoody resident since 1978 and I'm pleased that I've found some office space so that I may be even more convenient to my Dunwoody friends, neighbors and community should the ...
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Posted on Feb 13, 2012
I have several clients that have t ransvaginal mesh cases against mesh manufacturers (assisted by Athens specialty firm of Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C.) and in April of 2011, I ...
Continue reading "Update: Surgical Mesh for Pelvic Organ Prolapse" »
Posted on Jan 27, 2012
Many injury and accident lawyers are not prone to discussing personal responsibility. It's occasionally a fine line between what's the client's responsibility and what's another ...
Continue reading "Underage Patron Files Suit for Car Accident Injuries Against Bar for Allowing Her to Drink and Drive" »
Posted on Dec 14, 2011
Even if you really, really, really enjoy sharing with hundreds of your closest friends what's been going on with you lately, think twice! And if you're involved in litigation of any kind ...
Continue reading "Update: More Rulings on Use of Facebook Information in Discovery" »
Posted on Dec 13, 2011
The National Transportation Safety Board recommended today that cell phone use by drivers be banned completely. The recommendation came after the NTSB concluded its months-long investigation into a ...
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