The Georgia Department of Transportation recently settled a wrongful death claim by agreeing to pay the Plaintiff $600,000.00 for the death of his wife. The Georgia DOT delayed resolution for several years and finally agreed to pay the settlement just before trial in Fulton County, Georgia. The claims in this…
If you think the Georgia DOT wouldn’t knowingly subject Georgia citizens to a hazardous road condition, think again. Monday, October 25, 2010 GDOT agrees to second settlement Family of woman killed on same stretch of highway that was cited in separate settlement to receive $1 million By Katheryn Hayes Tucker,…
Graco has recalled at least two million strollers due to the potential for strangulation of infants. These strollers have already killed four babies. The Graco stroller recall was, apparently, prompted when babies were getting their necks stuck under the tray. Check the serial number of your stroller and if you…
In what has been little publicized, Abbot Nutrition has recalled some of its Similac and Isomil Infant Formula. An internal quality review detected the possibility of the presence of a small common beetle in the product produced in one production area in a single manufacturing facility. There is a possibility…
A San Antonio, Texas jury recently found a bus driver guilty of reckless driving for causing a rear-end motor vehicle collision while he was texting on his cellphone. The texting driver now could be sentenced up to 30 days in jail. He had requested probation in a plea deal, but…
As a plaintiff’s personal injury attorney in Atlanta, Georgia, handling numerous car wreck cases, probably the saddest case of all is one that involves the death of a child. I have blogged before about the absolute necessity of back-up cameras in SUV’s, vans, trucks and really any vehicle that sits…
Golf carts are everywhere in Georgia. We see many golf cart accidents in Peachtree City, Georgia, and this one in Gainesville, Georgia sounds like it may have been caused either by faulty manufacture of the golf cart’s brakes or faulty maintenance. GAINESVILLE, Ga. — One person was seriously injured and…
Consumer Reports has just issued its report on the twelve most dangerous supplements and I want to share those with Georgia readers so they know what to avoid. The Today Show on NBC also ran a feature on it this morning. The supplement industry continues to be one of the…
It is with great sadness that I report that we have lost an amazing jurist on the Georgia Appellate Bench, Judge Debra Bernes. Judge Debra Bernes was truly an incredible woman and wonderful judge. Gone too soon. I will miss her and the citizens of the State of Georgia will…
There is a very interesting article in today’s Marietta Daily Journal Online that has many Georgia citizens calling the Georgia Department of Transportation’s lack of road maintenance, including the right of ways next to state roads, a disgrace. Many may not even realize the impact on driver safety the DOT’s…