A Marietta Injury Lawyer’s Tips For Safe Teen Driving This Summer
The summer months when schools are out are the most dangerous months of the year for teen drivers. Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death among teens and the risk increases over the summer when schools are closed and more teens are on the road. As a Marietta car accident injury lawyer, I see far […]
Boy, 2, Drowns in Accident in Swimming Pool at Home in Powder Springs
During the summer months there is often an upsurge in accidents on waterways and in swimming pools. Last year our Marietta injury attorneys warned of the many potential safety problems associated with pools. I was saddened to read of the death of a 2-year-old in Cobb County, as summer got underway. The Marietta Daily Journal reported […]
VA Medical Center">Four Deaths Raise Concerns About The Standard of Care at Atlanta VA Medical Center
Those who have been injured fighting for their country in war zones deserve the very best care. A new report on the Atlanta VA Medical Center, suggests they are getting something far inferior. In a report that concerns me as an Atlanta personal injury attorney, Associated Press reported on how a patient who had a […]
Speed is Cited As a Factor as Three Motorists Are Injured in Fairground Street Crash in Marietta
Three motorists were injured this week in Marietta including an 18-year-old who was left in a critical condition when his Honda Civic ended up crushed against a fence by heavier vehicles on North Fairground Street at 4 p.m. on May 22, 2013. Many of the accidents I see as a Marietta car wreck lawyer are chain-reaction […]
Jury Awards $6.5 Million in First Actos Bladder Cancer Case Against Takeda Pharmaceuticals
The big drug companies are meant to manufacture drugs that improve the conditions of patients. But often, as a Marietta dangerous drugs attorney, I see products on the market that do more harm than they do good. The drug Actos is a prime example. Actos (Pioglitazone hydrochloride) has been prescribed for a number of years to […]
Police Say Racing Led to Accident That Killed Baby and Passenger Near Atlanta
Most of the accidents I see as an Atlanta car accident injury lawyer are caused by carelessness, recklessness, excess speed, distracted driving or drunk driving. But in a recent fatal crash near Atlanta two cars, speed seemed to be the aim of the drivers. Associated Press reported two cars were racing. Tragically a teenage passenger […]
Crash Involving Two Trucks in Georgia Kills One Driver and Injures Another
When two trucks collide the results can be catastrophic. In south Georgia a crash involving two semi-trucks has left one driver dead and another hospitalized. As a Marietta truck accident attorney, I see at first hand the results of semi-truck and big rig crashes. Given the weights of the vehicles involved, injuries caused are sadly […]
Three People from Cobb County are Killed on a Railroad Crossing By a Train in Northern Georgia
Crossings are the most dangerous places on railroads. Particularly in rural areas, many are badly marked and lack adequate safety precautions. Our Marietta personal injury lawyers were saddened to read about an accident in Stephens County in northern Georgia last Friday night. My thoughts are with the families of the victims at this tragic time. […]
Football Player Ashely Lowery is Seriously Injured in Car Crash in Georgia
I read about football stars and athletes being involved in car crashes with an alarming regularity. I was saddened to hear a starter for the University of Kentucky football team was seriously injured on May 4, 2013 in a single-vehicle crash close to his northeast Georgia home. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported Ashely Lowery, 20, […]
Parental Support Helps Cut Teen Driving Death, Driving Academy Event in Marietta Hears
When parents support their teens’ driving habits they are less likely to become involved in accidents, according to research. Some of the most significant causes of car crashes I see as a Marietta auto accident attorney, include teens driving while intoxicated, distracted driving from cellphone use, excess speed and driving without seatbelts. According to data […]
Jury Awards $8.3 Million in Damages in First DePuy Artificial Hip Verdict
In a case that could have implications for as many as 10,000 people who claim they have been left injured and ill by artificial metal hips, a jury in Los Angeles has ordered the drug company Johnson & Johnson to pay more than $8.3 million in damages. The verdict in the case of a Montana […]
Motorcyclist Timothy A. McGill is Killed in Marietta Crash
Motorcyclists are the most vulnerable of all road users on the highways of Georgia, lacking the protection afforded by the frame of a car. I was saddened to read a 48-year-old Marietta man died in a motorcycle crash on the evening of April 22 evening on Shaw Road, south of Oak Springs Drive in Marietta. Cobb […]
Two Drivers Die in Wreck in Cobb County, After Motorist Sought to Evade Police
Many of the tragic accidents I see as a car accident injury lawyer in Marietta are caused by negligence and inattention or mistakes such as ill-advised lane changes. But in the latest double fatality in Cobb County, it appears a driver was driving too fast in seeking to allude police who tried to make a […]
Lo Que Toda Víctima De Lesión Deberia Saber Sobre El Ajustador De Seguros!
Si usted ha sido lesionado, ya sea en un accidente de carro o en el trabajo, es muy importante que usted entienda que la compañía de seguros no es tu amigo. Antes de firmar cualquier formulario de la compañía de seguros, y antes de resolver su caso con la compañía de seguros, hable con un abogado […]
Marietta Car Accident Lawyer Report : Man is Charged With Vehicular Homicide Over Death of Child in Atlanta
As an experienced Marietta auto accident attorney I see many accidents in which pedestrians are killed or seriously injured in and around Marietta. In a considerable number of these cases no arrest was made. Even when a car or truck driver is not arrested it does not mean the victim has no case to sue […]
FDA Investigates the Use of Robots in Surgery After Lawsuits">FDA Investigates the Use of Robots in Surgery After Lawsuits
Recently I wrote about the growing concern over the use of robots in the operating room. Since that time, the evidence of personal injuries and even deaths associated with what Associated Press describes as the “million-dollar, multi-armed robot” named da Vinci has grown. The robot is becoming increasingly popular in hospitals. It was used in nearly […]
Ladder Falling from a Truck Caused a Fatal Wreck Near Atlanta
Debris falling from trucks or improperly loaded trucks can cause serious accidents. When this happens a trucking company can be held liable. As a Marietta trucking accident lawyer I was saddened to read how a badly loaded truck recently caused a fatal accident on the outskirts of Atlanta. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported the authorities […]
Police Seek Hit and Run Driver Over Death of Cyclist in Marietta
Another cyclist has been hit by a car in Marietta, this time with fatal results. The accident at 7:43 p.m. on March 31 on Powder Springs Road, is just the latest our Marietta auto accident lawyers have reported on to involve a cyclist. Marietta Patch reported The Marietta Police Department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P.) […]
“Don’t Hire a Lawyer” — Sound familiar?">“Don’t Hire a Lawyer” — Sound familiar?
You’ve been hurt on the job and the insurance company adjuster is telling you that you don’t need a lawyer; that she’s going to help you out, she’s going to help you work your way through it and there’s no reason to get a lawyer. Well, think about this, you wouldn’t close on a house […]
Marietta Personal Injury Attorney Report : Carbon Monoxide Exposure Kills 500 People a Year
In an Atlanta suburb an adult and a child have been killed in a tragic incident, believed to be linked to carbon monoxide fumes from a generator. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported investigators suspect exhaust fumes from a generator in a home killed an adult and child and sickened two others inside the residence in […]
Three Vehicle Crash Leaves One Victim Dead on I-75 in Marietta
I have in the past reported on how a simple lane change can be the difference between life and death on the highways of Marietta and Atlanta. As an experienced Marietta auto accident injury lawyer, I’m well aware of how a small mistake can have massive consequences on the roads of Georgia. I was saddened […]
Jury Awards $3.35 Million in First Transvaginal Surgical Mesh case
I have written in the past about cases of women who have been injured by Transvaginal surgical mesh. This is a problem on a large scale that has caused misery and injury to women in Georgia and across the United States. There’s a big lawsuit going on and in the first phase a New Jersey jury […]
Crash in Marietta Leaves Hockey Player Kyle Lysaght Fighting for His Life
A University of Alabama in Huntsville hockey player was reported to be in a critical condition after a two-car crash in Cobb County. East Cobb Patch reported Kyle Lysaght was left with life threatening injuries following a two-car crash on March 15 in Marietta. As an experienced Marietta injury lawyer my thoughts are with the […]
Marietta Injury Lawyer Report : Another Pedestrian is Killed On A Road in Marietta
Marietta has an unenviable record for pedestrian accidents and it doesn’t appear to be about to end any time soon. I was sad to read that another pedestrian has been killed in Cobb County, in this case an elderly woman. While many of my clients as a Marietta car accident injury lawyer are drivers and passengers […]
A Georgia Injury Lawyer’s Guide to the Statutes of Limitation
Not everyone who is involved in an accident in Georgia is aware they have a limited time to make a claim for damages. As a Marietta personal injury lawyer, I see considerable confusion out there about the time accident victims have to make a claim. This is understandable because it can differ depending on the […]
Athens Hit-and-Run Victim Emily Bowman is Out of a Coma
It’s bad enough when an innocent driver, cyclist or a pedestrian is injured by the driver of a car or a truck. It’s worse still when the at-fault driver frees the scene. A recent case in Athens made news headlines after a hit-and-run driver left a former Kennesaw State University student in a coma. I was happy […]
Man, 28 From Cobb County is Left Paralyzed After Hospital Surgery
I was saddened to read about an east Cobb native who, according to the Marietta Daily Journal “went from being an active 28-year-old to needing around-the-clock help while he learns once again how to do everything from walking to feeding himself,” in the wake of surgery that left him paralyzed. Zack Poss, who is a […]
Marietta Auto Injury Lawyer Report : Another Atlanta Bus Company is Shut Down Over Safety Violations
Numerous safety violations recently led federal authorities to order the shutdown of another Georgia bus company. The Atlanta based company Aglemoarge Services, Inc., was closed down by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration after an investigation uncovered a multitude of safety violations. As a Marietta, GA accident injury attorney, I was alarmed to read the […]
Alcohol and Speed May Have Been Linked to Death of Driver in Marietta
As an experienced Marietta car accident injury lawyer I see the combination of alcohol and excess speed leading to the loss of many lives on the roads of Georgia. A combination of the two factors are thought to be behind the death of Dane. T. Kolbeck, 42, of Marietta, who died at 2 a.m. on […]
Cruise Ship Accident off Spanish Island Illustrates Dangers in Cruise Ship Industry
Every year thousands of people from Georgia board cruise liners to take them to the Caribbean and beyond. But a number of recent incidents have led to questions over the safety of the cruise industry that concern me as a personal injury lawyer in Marietta, GA. In the most recent incident a lifeboat that was […]
Four People Die in a 27 Car Pile Up on I-16 in Rural Georgia
A controlled burn may have been the source of a deadly pileup that led to four deaths and numerous injuries in Georgia this week. I see many car crashes as an Atlanta car accident injury lawyer, but few on the scale of the pile-up on February 6, 2013 on a rural stretch of Interstate 16 in […]
Two Teens are Killed in Single Vehicle Accident in Cobb County
I was saddened to read about the deaths of another two teenagers in a car crash in Cobb County. The Marietta Daily Journal reported Stephen Nolasco, 19, and Matthew Bennett, 18, who were both 2012 Sprayberry graduates, were killed in a fiery crash on February 3, 2013 at about 3:30 a.m. after Nolasco lost control […]
Recall is Extended on Dangerous Trampolines Sold at Wal-Mart
I see many accidents and injuries caused by defective equipment as a Marietta personal injury lawyer. Sadly children are most vulnerable to unsafe toys and equipment. There also seems to be a large amount of products out there that pose a real risk to children because they are poorly manufactured. Many of these products are […]
Marietta Survivor of Massive Wreck in Florida Learns To Cope One Year On
When we read about car accidents in the news we learn the ages and names of the victims, what happened, who was to blame and whether people were injured or killed. But the media seldom returns to see how they coped with injuries or the loss of loved ones, at a later date. In a recent […]
