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The 11th Circuit Rules that a Work Related Injury Caused by Work Related Stress is not Cognizable under Federal Law in most cases
This is a case from the 11th Circuit that addresses The Jones Actwhich provides a cause of action in negligence for, “a seaman,” personally injured, “in the course of employment,” 46 U.S.C. § 30104. This case also addresses, at the trial court level, the theory of Comparative Negligence that was discussed in my blog…
$ 4M in Damages Reduced to $ 3M in Tractor-Trailer Death for Comparative Negligence on the part of the Deceased in Georgia
On December 4, 2010, an elderly woman, Martha Edins, was attempting to merge from the Airport Loop onto 1-285 in Georgia when she ran into a tractor-trailer that had stopped in the roadway a few minutes earlier, and Ms. Edins was killed in the collision. Edins’ adult children subsequently brought an action against the…
Parents of a Young Woman Killed on a Railroad Track Film Set Sue Rock Star Gregg Allman for Wrongful Death and Punitive Damages
Rock star Gregg Allman was recently filming a movie about his life after a film crew member, Sarah Elizabeth Jones, age 27, died, and several other film crew members were injured on the set. The set was taking place on a train track and rail way trestle owned by Rayonier Performance Fibers, who gave…
Teacher Bullies and Assaults Student and Receives “Time Off”
When we send our children to school in Atlanta, Georgia we expect a safe environment. We are all afraid of another student bullying our children. We know the bullies are out there and some of us may have been bullied ourselves as children by other kids. What happens, however, when it is the teacher…
A Tragic Accident in Douglasville, Georgia leaves a 4 year old Boy dead after Being Run Over in the family’s Driveway by his Grandfather
Wednesday night, shortly after 8 p.m., the grandfather of a four (4) year old was backing out of the family’s driveway in Douglasville, Georgia when he accidentally ran over and killed his four (4) year old grandson, Messiah Huiel, in a tragic accident. It was reported that the grandfather, Robert Lee Huiel, did not…