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Jury Awards $ 7M to Children of Woman Killed on the side of the Road in Georgia after Breaking Down
A Fulton County jury awarded nearly $7 million to the children of a 46 year woman killed as she and the driver of the car in which she was a passenger were attempting to change a flat tire on the highway. As the woman who was the passenger went to the back of the…
The Georgia Court Rules that Drunken Driver’s Parents can Move Forward with a Claim for the Death of their son, but reminds us that the Power of the Trial Court to deny such claims is Alive and Well
In 2008, a young man was driving drunk when he hit an illegally parked tractor-trailer vehicle, setting the drunk driver’s vehicle into flames, and killing the drunk driver along with his passenger. The parents of the drunk driver are seeking damages from the owner and operator of the illegally parked vehicle.
How to Choose a Trucking and Tractor Trailer Accident and Injury Attorney in Georgia
If you or a loved one have been injured or killed in any type of accident, then I am truly sorry. I understand that choosing the right attorney for your case can be daunting task. You want an attorney who understands what you are going through as well a lawyer who throughly understands the…
Detecting Abuse and Neglect in Georgia Nursing Homes
In Georgia, there are millions of elderly people living in nursing homes and other long term care facilities. As our “baby boomers” age, this number will increase. The National Center on Elder Abuse projects that approximately 20 percent of the American population will be aged 65 or older by 2050. Some of this growing…
Family in Georgia Recovers a Total of $ 2,790,000 for a Slip and Fall at Kroger Grocery Store
The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld a Jury verdict for a family for a total of $ 2,790,000 for a Slip and Fall at a Kroger Grocery Store in Georgia. The woman who fell recovered $ 2,640,000 for injuries she sustained when she fell at a Kroger Grocery Store while she was walking on…
Jury in Georgia awards Plaintiff $ 840K in Premises Liability Case for Parking Lot Injury
Recently, in DeKalb County, Georgia a Jury awarded a woman $840K for an injury that she suffered after tripping over a parking lot hump in a condominium parking lot. The woman did not live there and was visiting when she parked in her friend’s spot, tripped over a parking lot pipe hump and injured…
Arbitration Clause is Held Unenforceable in Case with Rehabilitation Center
I discussed in my prior blog post about Do Not Sign Your Rights Away that Arbitration Clauses can be held enforceable in some agreements involving Nursing Homes. In a recent case out of Arkansas with a Rehabilitation Center the Rehabilitation Center moved the court to enforce the Arbitration Clause. The Court of Appeals held,…
Parents of Teen Killed in Drunk Driving Crash Win $ 2 Million Dollar Judgement
To reiterate prior blog posts about both the dram shop rule as it applies in Georgia and who can later be held responsible for serving alcohol when someone is later injured or killed, and the dangers of drinking and driving, a Judge in Boston, Massachusetts recently ordered the payment of a total of two…
Important Rules to Follow if you Want to Win your Injury Case in Georgia ~ part two.
This is a follow up from my prior blog post about Important Rules to Follow if you Want to Win your Injury Case in Georgia.
Important Rules to Follow if you Want to Win your Injury Case in Georgia ~ part one.
In order to win your injury case in Georgia you must show that there was a duty owed to you by another person or entity, that the duty was breached, and that the breach of the duty caused your injury. If you end up in a court of law in your injury case, then…