Where Do You Place Your Hands On The Steering Wheel?
I was taught you are supposed to have your hands at 10 and 2 when driving. Turns out, 10 and 2, according to AAA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is no longer the safest way to hold onto the steering wheel. 10 and 2 can lead to serious injury when there is an […]
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When To Call A Personal Injury Lawyer
Do I need to call a personal injury lawyer? This is never a question you want to have. If you have to answer this question it means that you or someone you know has been seriously injured. It also means that there are issues arising in your life that you typically do not spend much […]
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Incredible Advances Coming From University of Georgia
For all you Dawg fans out there, you have one more thing to be proud of about your University. UGA is spearheading research for a new bone growth gel that is being called “fracture putty”. This new product gets injected into broken bones to help the body regenerate bone faster. Please read this article about […]
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Policing Our Own
Recently the Georgia Supreme Court disbarred two lawyers who should have been kicked out of the profession years ago. You can read the full opinion here. These lawyers were guilty of hiring “runners.” Runners are non-lawyers paid by an unscrupulous lawyer to go out and find personal injury clients. This is where we get the […]
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Court of Appeals Declines Punitive Damages For Cell Phone Use
In a recent Georgia Court of Appeals decision, Lindsey v. Clinch County Glass Inc., the Court held that the plaintiff could not seek punitive damages when the defendant caused a car wreck because he was using his cell phone. The facts of the case are relatively straightforward; the defendant was driving his truck to a […]
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Constitution Day 2011
After having such a great time in 2010, the Cobb County Trial Lawyers Association, along with help and support from the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, decided once again to sponsor a booth at Constitution Day on the Marietta Square. Constitution Day is a day of education and camaraderie centered on the United States Constitution. […]
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Should Concert Venues Have Ambulances On Site?
The Georgia Court of Appeals was confronted with this question recently in Boller v. Robert Woodruff Arts Ctr.,Inc. In the Boller case, the Woodruff Arts Center put on a concert at the Chastain Park Amphitheater. The Bollers (husband and wife) planned to attend the concert that night. Prior to the start of the concert, Mr. […]
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Wondering if you are responsible for your child’s behavior?
The General rule in Georgia is that a parent does not have to pay for damage to property and personal injuries caused by their minor child. Georgia courts are hesitant to hold parents liable simply because of the parent-child relationship. However, there are several instances when a parent can be held responsible for damages and […]
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A Lawyer Would Have To Be An Idiot To Take A Frivolous Medical Malpractice Lawsuit To Court
That is a quote from Amitabh Chandra, an economist and professor at Harvard, and the author of a new study released by the New England Journal of Medicine about medical malpractice lawsuits. Ms. Chandra’s study is one of the most comprehensive studies done to date about medical malpractice litigation. Here are some interesting findings from […]
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