Recent Posts in Wrongful Death Category
Posted on May 15, 2013 By Scott M. Williamson
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 Apr 11, 2013 By Scott M. Williamson
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 ...
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Posted on Mar 13, 2013 By Scott M. Williamson
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 By Scott M. Williamson
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 ...
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Posted on Mar 7, 2013 By Scott M. Williamson
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 ...
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Posted on Feb 25, 2013 By Scott M. Williamson
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 By Scott M. Williamson
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 ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2013 By Scott M. Williamson
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 By The Williamson Law Firm
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 Dec 31, 2012 By The Williamson Law Firm
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 ...
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Posted on Dec 26, 2012 By The Williamson Law Firm
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 ...
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Posted on Oct 24, 2012 By Scott M. Williamson
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 Dec 13, 2011 By Scott M. Williamson
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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Posted on Oct 3, 2011 By Scott M. Williamson
Who's watching your children while you're at work? Can you trust them? Placing your child in day care is stressful enough but is the state doing enough to protect them from injuries and death ...
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Posted on Sep 20, 2011 By Scott M. Williamson
Lawyerist (a lawyer resource website) had a good article several days ago on the value of educating clients about the law and how it applies to their case. Some clients are happy not knowing much ...
Continue reading "The Value of Educating Clients (and Potential Clients) About their Injury Claim" »
Posted on Aug 13, 2011 By Scott M. Williamson
Now that school's started or will start for most kids this week, we'll be back to carpooling to school and driving our kids and others' kids to activities such as soccer practice, ...
Continue reading "Did You Know Georgia's Booster Seat Law Changed Last Month?" »
Posted on Aug 9, 2011 By Scott M. Williamson
The State of Florida has the dubious honor of having four cities fall into the Top 15 Most Dangerous Cities to Drive, using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality ...
Continue reading "Florida Great for Beaches, Palm Trees and Disneyworld, Not So Much For Driving" »
Posted on Jun 17, 2011 By Scott M. Williamson
Good news for my wife who wants one and great news for newer SUV owners: SUVs are now least likely to be involved in f atal rollover accidents. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has ...
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Posted on Jun 17, 2011 By Scott M. Williamson
Every year the members of Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA) come together for a three-day Auto Torts Seminar, typically held in July, to discuss issues relating to the practice of accident and ...
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Posted on Mar 13, 2011 By Scott M. Williamson
Pregnant women and their unborn babies are at special risk for injuries in a car accident. The Child Passenger Safety website guides individuals and families on how to safely ride in vehicles. The ...
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Posted on Mar 10, 2011 By Scott M. Williamson
My previous entry about a road optical illusion stemming from a road defect got me wondering about the outcome of a horrible charter bus accident here in Atlanta a few years ago. One of the most ...
Continue reading "Tragic 2007 Bluffton University Bus Accident on I-75 in Atlanta, Updated" »
Posted on Dec 13, 2010 By The Williamson Law Firm
The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office has received a $67,800 grant from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) to fight local drivers under the influence. The statewide Highway ...
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