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Accident Data To Be Released To The Public

Posted on August 03, 2008
In a major victory for consumers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled last week that information that automobile and tire manufacturers submit to the government about crashes resulting in death, injury and property damage is....

Trasylol Removed From The Market:Suspected in Hundreds of Deaths

Posted on August 03, 2008
On May 14, 2008, the manufacturer of Trasylol officially pulled all remaining supplies of the blood clotting drug from the market. This drug, manufactured by Bayer (AG) is typically used by surgeons to control bleeding during heart surgery. Unfortunately,...

The Complications Of A Serious Personal Injury Claim

Posted on August 01, 2008
Every serious injury claim our firm handles has its own set of complications, but one of the most complicating facts we are often confronted with is the case where someone is seriously injured in an automobile or tractor-trailer collision...

Georgia Bicycling Laws

Posted on August 01, 2008
In addition to the bicycle laws already covered in past blogs, there are a few others with which all bike riders should be familiar. One makes it unlawful for any person to sell a new bicycle or pedal unless the...

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Wrongful Deaths and Serious Injuries Caused by Unfit Truck Drivers

Posted on July 30, 2008
The United States Department of Transportation has reported that 5,300 people died in crashes involving large commercial trucks in 2006. 126,000 more were injured. A leading cause of these crashes were situations where the drivers involved fell asleep, suffered...

Beware Medical Credit Cards

Posted on July 29, 2008
Many doctors and dentists are marketing medical credit cards to their patients. Doctors like the cards because they get paid immediately from the credit card companies rather than spending time collecting medical bills. Doctors and other health care providers are...

Contact Lens Solution Lawsuits Continue

Posted on July 28, 2008
In May of 2007, Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. recalled one of its contact lens cleaning solutions, known as AMO Complete Moisture Plus. Our firm is currently representing 2 individuals injured by this product. According to the Centers for Disease...

Georgia Bicycle Laws - Use Of The Roadway

Posted on July 28, 2008
Our Atlanta bicycle accident attorneys review many bike injury cases in which it is alleged by the at fault motorist that the bike rider was riding in an unlawful manner. Continuing with our explanation of Georgia bicycle laws, Section 40-6-294...

A Wrongful Death Case:Client?s Son Dies Hero?s Death

Posted on July 27, 2008
In our wrongful death practice, obviously, our attorneys have seen many tragedies, sometimes with devastating consequences for our clients and their families. This past week was no different as we were retained to represent the family of a young...

Anti-Consumer Decisions From Supreme Court Get Congressional Scrutiny

Posted on July 26, 2008
At a recent Senate hearing , several lawmakers blasted the U.S. Supreme Court over a series of opinions they say protect businesses at the expense of ordinary Americans. Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, said the Court's recent opinions on employment...

Bicycle Laws - Equipment

Posted on July 25, 2008
As we previously wrote, there are specific laws regulating bicycles in the state of Georgia. Many of these requirement are unknown to bike riders, and in many instances are used by defendants to attempt to avoid liability for injuring bike...

Defective Tire Stem Dangers

Posted on July 24, 2008
Defective automobile tire valves manufactured in China are the subject of a recall. Some 6 million tire valve stems manufactured by Shanghai Baolong Automotive Corp. of China between July 2006 and November 2006 have been recalled. It is estimated that...

Atlanta Bike Laws

Posted on July 22, 2008
Atlanta bicycle accidents and injuries are increasing at an alarming rate, as we have previously written. Yesterday, the Atlanta Journal Constitution published a story which echoed our information and addressed the growing conflict between bikers and automobile drivers...

Bike Injury Patterns

Posted on July 19, 2008
Bicycle injuries and fatalities are an increasing problem. The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center is a program of The University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center in cooperation with the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals...

Motorcycle Crashes: 85,000 More Troubling Statistics

Posted on July 18, 2008
In 2006, approximately 5,000 people lost their lives and 80,000 were injured in motorcycle crashes. We have blogged before about the staggering number of statistics when it comes to those killed or injured while riding motorcycles. Obviously, riders must...

Bicycle Accidents Increasing

Posted on July 15, 2008
Bicycle accidents are increasing at an alarming rate as the popularity of road biking has increased over the last few years, and, as more people are turning to bikes as a means of transportation to save fuel. With the increase...

Motorcycle Crashes and Helmets: Statistics Prove that Helmets Save Lives

Posted on July 14, 2008
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently issued statistics indicating that in 2006 helmets dramatically saved lives in motorcycle crashes. The NHTSA estimates that had all motorcyclists involved in collisions worn helmets in 2006, 752 more people would...

Chilling Statistics for Motorcycle Accidents

Posted on July 11, 2008
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (a division of the United States Department of Transportation), in the calendar year 2006, 4,810 people died in motorcycle crashes. This number was up over 5% from those killed in 2005...

The Blufton Bus Crash: ?An Accident That Did Not Have To Happen?

Posted on July 09, 2008
According to investigators for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the March 2, 2007 Blufton University bus crash that killed 5 members of the Ohio Blufton University baseball team and injured 28 others was ?an accident that didn?t have....

Medication Errors Still Occurring in Hospitals

Posted on July 09, 2008
A baby in a Corpus Christi, Texas, hospital neonatal intensive care unit has died after receiving an overdose of the blood thinner heparin. The baby was one of up to 17 babies in a neonatal intensive care unit receiving overdoses...

Motorcycle Accidents and Uninsured Motorist Coverage

Posted on July 09, 2008
This past year our firm handled several motorcycle accidents involving wrongful deaths and serious injuries. What we see in these cases is the importance of a motorcycle rider having uninsured motorist coverage to protect their interests. Even where a...

NTSB Report on Bluffton University Bus Accident Illustrates Preventable Dangers Causing Personal Injury and Wrongful Death--Again and Again

Posted on July 08, 2008
As attorneys who represent the young man who is the most seriously injured surviving passenger in the Bluffton University Baseball Team's bus crash in Atlanta in 2007, we listened with great interest today to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)...

Police Chase Cases and Innocent Passengers

Posted on July 07, 2008
Since the seminal case of Scott v. Harris as decided by the U. S. Supreme Court there seems to be a prevailing mood that ?the gloves are off? and the police can chase a suspect who defies their orders...

Surgical Checklist For Reducing Errors

Posted on June 26, 2008
The World Health Organization issued its first guidelines on Tuesday aimed at reducing complications and deaths from the rising numbers of operations now being performed. Many who read the checklist will react by wondering why hospitals and surgeons have not...

Truck Related Deaths in Georgia

Posted on June 20, 2008
Between 1982 and 2006, 5,473 people lost their lives in Georgia due to tractor-trailer accidents in this state. Nationwide, in 2006 alone, 4,995 died in large truck collisions. Between 1982 and 2006, on a nationwide basis, 126,107 people lost...

Bicycle Accidents And Related Injuries Caused By

Posted on June 18, 2008
Earlier this year our Atlanta attorneys settled a wrongful death case involving a bicycle accident which occurred inside the city limits. In that particular case, the bicycle rider, who lost his life, became entangled with loose utility wires hanging...

Truck Drivers, Safety Regulations and Civil Liability for Truck Companies

Posted on June 16, 2008
Our personal injury lawyers have written before about the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and how they impact the public safety when it comes to truck drivers operating tractor trailer rigs on our interstate highways. Obviously, before anyone can...

Georgia Courts Do Not Favor Consumers

Posted on June 15, 2008
Georgia Court Watch is a project of Georgia Watch, a nonprofit and nonpartisan group committed to strengthening the rights of consumers in Georgia. It has recently issued its annual report on Georgia appellate courts. The reports shows that, contrary to...

Truck Wrecks Caused by Negligent Hiring and Retention

Posted on June 14, 2008
Under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, a truck driver may not be hired, nor may he operate a tractor trailer, unless certain employment criteria are met. One set of criteria deal with the prospective truck drivers qualifications to drive...

The Importance of Uninsured Motorist Coverage

Posted on June 12, 2008
In our personal injury practice we are oftentimes astounded at the lack of understanding by the public of the important nature of uninsured motorist coverage. Many people do not know what uninsured motorist coverage is. Regrettably, many people learn what...

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