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Last Entry: May 23, 2010 at 17:27:29

Should I Settle My Personal Injury Case?

Posted on January 22, 2010
This is a question that we are asked by virtually every client in every case we have. The answer is that if a settlement offer is made which is approximately equal to what one can expect to receive at...

Teen's Alledged Reckless Driving Resulted in Death Of Student

Posted on January 22, 2010
An automobile accident in Dekalb County, Georgia has claimed the life of a young woman this week, Dekalb County police officials have reported that charges are pending against 17-year-old Shaeed Saunders stemming from the death of Tanesha Williams - age...

Mediation: How It Works

Posted on January 21, 2010
Mediation can be employed at any stage of a civil dispute. It can occur before or after a lawsuit is filed. Our experience at this firm has typically been that mediation occurs after a lawsuit is filed and after...

Polaris Recalls Potentially Dangerous ATV Model

Posted on December 26, 2009
The product liability lawyers at Finch McCranie, LLP pay close attention to the recall of dangerous products that can lead to the wrongful death of innocent people. This week, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Polaris Industries...

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Vicious Dogs Can Be Serious Liability Risk

Posted on December 23, 2009
Georgia injury lawyers know that dog bite incidents often result in very serious injuries and in some cases, death. We have had a number of these cases over the years. The most recent case involved a real estate agent who...

Dangerous Dehumidifiers Recalled

Posted on December 20, 2009
The Georgia injury lawyers at Finch McCranie, LLP handled a wrongful death case several years ago wherein we represented the family of a young boy who died in a house fire caused by a defective humidifier. This week it was...

Is Dangerous Cell Phone Use While Driving Being Encouraged?

Posted on December 19, 2009
Cell phone use and texting while driving are major problems on the Georgia roads and nationwide. Our Atlanta automobile injury lawyers see far too many cases in which drivers distracted by cell phone use are causing serious injury and death....

Georgia Teenager Struck By Car

Posted on December 18, 2009
As Georgia injury lawyers we have represented many pedestrians who have been struck and seriously injured in automobiles accidents. Just this year we represented a young mother who was crossing a roadway with her two young children when they were...

Suing The Government: Pre-Suit Notice Requirements

Posted on December 18, 2009
It is a sad reality that innocent citizens are oftentimes injured by their own government. City and county employees and/or state employees operate vehicles on a day-to-day basis and like other drivers sometimes are guilty of negligence which cause considerable...

Children At Danger From Falling Household Items

Posted on December 17, 2009
The Atlanta personal injury lawyers at Finch McCranie LLP have successfully litigated many cases involving merchandise falling from shelves in commercial establishments and seriously injuring and killing shoppers. However, what many people do not realize is that this danger also...

Important Victim?s Rights Statute Under Review

Posted on December 17, 2009
The Georgia Court of Appeals has recently accepted an Application for Interlocutory Review of a very important victim?s rights statute in this state. Here we refer to a case in which we represent the Plaintiff involving a tolling provision...

Dangerous Window Shades Recalled

Posted on December 15, 2009
Dangerous window shades that pose a strangulation risk are being recalled. The Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced the recall of more than 50 million Roman-style shades and roll-up blinds because of the risk children may be strangled by the...

Two Infant Deaths Lead To Recall Of Amby Baby Motion Bed

Posted on December 14, 2009
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that about 24,000 Amby Baby Motion Beds ? hammocklike beds have been recalled. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission the side-to-side shifting or tilting of the hammock can cause an infant to roll...

Consumers Need To Beware Of Dangerous Used Cars

Posted on December 14, 2009
Buying a used car can expose a consumer to unknown dangers and problems. Recently, consumer groups and the attorneys general from 40 states called upon the Federal Trade Commission to update what they contend are outdated and inadequate protections for...

Georgia Bicycle And Pedestrian Accidents

Posted on December 12, 2009
Of all the possible traffic accidents in Atlanta, cases in which vehicles collide with a bicycle or a pedestrian can have the most tragic results. When walking or riding a bike, you do not have the same structural protection against...

Head-On Automobile Accident In North Atlanta Results In Death

Posted on December 11, 2009
Georgia injury lawyers know that any head-on collision between two vehicles is usually a serious matter. A head-on collision occurred today in Johns Creek on State Bridge Road which resulted in the death of one of the drivers and serious...

Dangerous Foreign Motorcoaches On U.S. Roadways

Posted on December 10, 2009
Dangerous passenger buses that do not meet United States safety standards are currently traveling the roadways of this country endangering the passengers and the motoring public. Yesterday, the National Safety Transportation Board issued a call for these dangerous vehicles to...

Atlanta Motorcycle Accident Resulted In Amputation of Toes

Posted on December 10, 2009
A few months ago, a collision between a motorcycle and a car in Atlanta, Georgia left a client, the rider of the motorcycle, seriously injured and without three of his toes. The motorcycle accident occurred when an SUV, driven by...

School Bus Death Reported

Posted on December 10, 2009
Our Atlanta wrongful death attorneys have represented the families of children seriously injured or killed while exiting school buses. Just today, the Atlanta media is reporting that a five year old child was killed when an elderly driver attempted to...

Emory Student Struck and Killed By Automobile

Posted on December 07, 2009
An Atlanta television station,11Alive, reported the death of a 19 year old Oxford College at Emory student who was struck and killed by an automobile as she was crossing the street. The girl was a native of North Carolina. Apparently...

Dangerous Nurses May Be Practicing In Georgia

Posted on December 07, 2009
Dangerous nurses and healthcare providers may be practicing throughout Georgia. In 1987, Congress ordered federal health officials to create a database of state disciplinary actions against nurses and other health professionals. This database includes the names of those who, among...

Auto Windows Pose Dangers To Children

Posted on December 03, 2009
The serious injury lawyers at Finch McCranie LLP handle many automobile related cases. A significant number of these involve product defects. One such defect that has remained under publicized is the threat posed by power windows to children. The National...

Whistleblower Case Before Supreme Court

Posted on December 01, 2009
Whistleblower litigation is an area in which the attorneys at Finch McCranie LLP specialize. These cases are generally brought under The False claims Act which Congress adopted during the Civil War to solicit the help of ordinary citizens in fighting...

Automobile Accident Victim Trapped in Coma for 23 Years Was Conscious

Posted on November 30, 2009
A couple of years ago the Georgia Injury Lawyers at Finch McCranie LLP, represented the family of a young boy who fell from a civic center stage to the concrete floor below. Within moments the boy had slipped into...

Driver Fatigue Often A Factor In Serious Trucking Accidents

Posted on November 30, 2009
According to the 2008 NAFTA Safety Statistics, 4,341 people were killed, and an additional 81,200 people were injured in connection with truck crashes involving a commercial vehicle. Unfortunately, many of these accidents were the result of driver fatigue which...

Automatic Electric Doors At Retail Stores Can Cause Serious Injuries

Posted on November 29, 2009
A few years ago, the Georgia injury lawyers at Finch McCranie, LLP represented an elderly woman who had beeen knocked down and seriously injured by malfunctioning electric doors at an Atlanta grocery store. We sued the store and the door...

On-The Job Injuries Within The Course & Scope Of Employment - An Expanded View

Posted on November 28, 2009
Recently, we represented a gymnastics instructor in a contested workers compensation claim. The client was expected to attend and supervise gymnastics meets around the city as a part of her job duties even though she was not paid to do...

Regulators Announce New Crib Recall

Posted on November 26, 2009
The Georgia injury lawyers at Finch McCranie, LLP are well aware that there are many dangerous products that come to market. This week Federal Safety Regulators have announced the recall of more than 2.1 million drop-side cribs made by a...

Birth Control Drugs Yaz, Yasmin & Ocella May Cause Serious Medical Problems

Posted on November 25, 2009
The Georgia injury lawyers at Finch McCranie, LLP are investigating injury claims associated with the popular birth control drugs Yaz, Yasmin, & Ocella. Last month, we received a call from a 21 year old former client who had undergone surgery...

Toyota Dangers Go Beyond Floor Mats - Massive Recall Announced

Posted on November 25, 2009
The dangerous uncontrolled acceleration in Toyota vehicles appears to be caused by more than improper fitting floor mats. Yesterday, Toyota said it will replace accelerator pedals on about 4 million recalled vehicles in the United States because the pedals can...

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