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JURY AWARDS $6.5 MILLION TO BOY SERIOUSLY INJURED BY FORD DEFECTIVE SEATBELT

Posted on November 24, 2009
The Georgia injuries lawyers at Finch McCranie, LLP have been representing victims of dangerous products for over 40 years. Some of those victims died as a result of injuries they sustained in automobile accidents from defective seat belt designs. Remember...

Critical Medical Information Kept Secret

Posted on November 24, 2009
Medical malpractice is a serious problem in Georgia and the United States. While limits on recoveries for innocent victims is being pushed by large insurance companies, there are many issues that are being ignored. One is the lack of information...

Massive Crib Recall

Posted on November 23, 2009
Our Atlanta product liability attorneys have learned that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., today announced the voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs...

PFIZER?S WYETH UNIT TO PAY $75 MILLION TO WOMAN WHO DEVELOPED BREAST CANCER AFTER TAKING PREMPRO

Posted on November 23, 2009
Georgia injury lawyers are very much aware of the number of dangerous drugs that make it to the market. Lobbying efforts by the powerful drug companies and the FDA?s failure in recent years to police the pharmaceutical industry has resulted...

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ERISA Plan Can Disgorge Money From Attorney and Client According To 6th Circuit

Posted on November 20, 2009
The United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit has issued an important opinion in an ERISA case. In Longaberger Co. v. Kolt, No. 08-4432 Nov. 16, 2009. the court held an ERISA plan could enforce its reimbursement rights...

Volvo Issues Recall For Seatbelt Defect

Posted on November 19, 2009
Our Atlanta automobile product defect attorneys have written many blogs critical of automobile manufacturers for delaying or resisting recalls of dangerous products. Now Volvo deserves credit for quickly and voluntarily issuing a recall due to a dangerous defect...

High Court Upholds Vioxx Award in Wrongful Death Case

Posted on September 30, 2009
Every year Georgia citizens purchase and take millions of dollars worth of prescription medication, thinking that it is safe to do so. Georgia injury lawyers know that unfortunately, many of these medications are dangerous drugs, notwithstanding the fact that the...

Medical Device Makers Push Products

Posted on September 30, 2009
Big drug makers and medical device makers spend millions of dollars every year promoting their products to doctors and healthcare providers. Less known is the fact that they also spend millions lobbying Congress and agencies to push approval of their...

Report: FDA Approved Medical Device Under Political Pressure

Posted on September 29, 2009
Georgia injury lawyers know that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is hardly the consumer safety ?watchdog? that it was in prior years. In fact, just because a product has been approved by the FDA does not mean that it...

Report: FDA Approves A Controversial Medical Device As A Result Of Political Pressure

Truck Drivers Engaging In Dangerous Activities

Posted on September 29, 2009
Many truck drivers on the roads of Georgia and other states engage in dangerous activities many times a day. Hundreds of thousands of long-haul truckers use computers in their cabs to get directions and stay in close contact with dispatchers....

Medical Errors Abound

Posted on September 28, 2009
Amid the debate over so called medical malpractice reform, the rights of patients seem to be getting sacrificed for the profit of large insurance companies. A recent report from California demonstrates why the right of patients to redress in courts...

Georgia Nursing Home Abuse and Negligent Care

Posted on September 28, 2009
Georgia nursing homes have been the subject of many investigations finding negligence and abuse in the care of the elderly and infirm. A new report has disclosed troubling information. A government program that brings extra scrutiny to poorly performing nursing...

Medical Device Maker Payments to Physician Subject to Probe

Posted on September 24, 2009
U.S. Senator Charles Grassley, R-Iowa is continuing his probe of improper relationships between big pharmaceutical manufacturers and physicians. He is now investigating the financial ties between the head of spine surgery at the University of Minnesota and device giant Medtronic...

Sexual Predators in the Workplace

Posted on September 20, 2009
Many employment lawyers are confronted with hostile environment claims where managers exploit their positions to seek sexual favors from employees working underneath them. Such an employment case obviously involves sexual harassment but is entirely different and generally far less devastating...

Board of Commissioners To Conduct Independent Investigation of Fatal High Speed Chase

Posted on September 19, 2009
From newspaper accounts it appears that the Board of Commissioners of Clayton County may conduct an independent investigation into a police chase which resulted in the wrongful death of two innocent women who were returning from bible study when...

Dangerous Toyota Vehicles

Posted on September 17, 2009
Dangerous Toyota vehicles that may cause serious injury or death are on the roads of Georgia. Yesterday, Toyota announced it will order all dealers to inspect their cars for mismatched floor mats after a mat was suspected of causing a...

Jury Awards Tractor-Trailer Accident Victim $1.4 Million

Posted on September 17, 2009
A Georgia man has been awarded almost $1.4 million for injuries he sustained in a tractor-trailer accident last year. The jury agreed with the injured victim that the truck driver suddenly and without warning pulled into his path. The victim?s...

Augusta Truck Accident Results in Wrongful Death of Passenger

Posted on September 16, 2009
The Augusta Chronicle reported today that two Augusta, Georgia men died from injuries they sustained when their Dodge pick-up truck rolled several times after hitting the median on Gordon Highway. According to the Richmond County Coroner, the truck accident occurred...

Georgia Man's Wrongful Death- Was Alcohol A Factor?

Posted on September 14, 2009
The Georgia injury lawyers at Finch McCranie, LLP have handled many wrongful death lawsuits where alcohol was a factor in causing or contributing to our client?s death. Some of these cases have involved our representation of a guest passenger who...

Clayton County Police Chase Resulting in Wrongful Death of Two Innocent Victims Is an Outrage

Posted on September 12, 2009
The Georgia injury lawyers at Finch McCranie, LLP have sued a number of police departments around the State of Georgia for the wrongful death of innocent citizens caused by police chases. Our experience has shown that following a high speed...

STUDY SHOWS UNSAFE TRUCK AND BUSES STILL OPERATE ON AMERICA'S HIGHWAYS

Posted on September 12, 2009
The Georgia injury lawyers at Finch McCranie, LLP have handled many tractor trailer truck accidents and bus accidents, many of which were caused by defective equipment, including tires and brakes. Although there are plenty of federal regulations designed to force...

Dangerous Drawstrings In Children Clothing

Posted on September 11, 2009
Our Atlanta product liability attorneys have represented parents of children killed and seriously injured by dangerous products. Drawstrings in hooded sweatshirts have been long recognized as a danger to small children. There have been many reports of children strangled after...

Clayton County Georgia Police Chase Leads To Wrongful Death of Two Innocent Victims

Posted on September 10, 2009
The Georgia injury lawyers at Finch McCranie, LLP have several wrongful death lawsuits pending against various police departments throughout the state. They all involve police chases.They all involve police officers violating their own department policy with respect to police chases...

Big Business Trys To Derail Financial Reform

Posted on September 09, 2009
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is again launching an attempt to protect its mega business members at the expense of ordinary U.S. citizens. The Chamber has been at the forefront in attempts to mislead Americans about a multitude of issues...

Jury Apportions Liability In Wrongful Death Trucking Accident Case

Posted on September 08, 2009
Georgia injury lawyers know that the causes of multi-vehicle tractor trailer accidents are often complex, especially when the collision results in the wrongful death of one of the drivers. This was the case in a trucking accident involving 2 trucks...

Dangerous Trucks And Unsafe Practices By Motor Carriers

Posted on September 01, 2009
Georgia has thousands of unsafe and dangerous trucks and tractor trailers operating on its highways and roads. A new study has revealed the extent of dangerous and unsafe truck companies operating in Georgia and the United States. As nearly 30...

$3.5 MILLION AWARDED IN WRONGFUL DEATH LOGGING TRUCK ACCIDENT

Posted on August 31, 2009
An Alabama jury recently awarded $3.5 million to the family of a man killed when the van he was driving was crushed between 2 logging trucks according to the Montgomery Advertiser. The truck accident occurred when one of the logging...

$5.3 MILLION WRONGFUL DEATH AWARD IN SMOKER?S DEATH

Posted on August 30, 2009
A Florida jury awarded a 92-year-old man over $5.3 million in his wrongful death lawsuit against Phillip Morris, the cigarette maker according to The Miami Herald. The man?s wife died in 1996 at the age of 63 from lung cancer...

Wrongful Death Verdict For $13.8 Million Against Cigarette Maker

Posted on August 29, 2009
Georgia injury lawyers have not forgotten the sworn testimony the CEO?s of all of the major tobacco companies gave Congress a few years ago. Who could forget when these prominent men raised their right hands and swore that ?Nicotine is...

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