The Height of Hypocrisy – Conservatives Wanting Tort Reform
Now that Rick Perry has entered the presidential race, I expect Tort Reform to be at the forefront of many stump speeches. Many Republicans who claim to be conservatives argue that Tort Reform will help solve our country’s economic problems. These same “conservatives” stumping for Tort Reform declare they are for limited government, believe in […]
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Georgia Supreme Court Delivers A Helpful Opinion For Injured Active Military
In the last several years it has become en vogue for hospitals in car wreck cases to try to bypass an injured person’s health insurance and try to get the bill paid from an injured person’s proceeds from their personal injury verdict or settlement. This may not seem like a big deal at first blush, but […]
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Tragic Results of High Speed Police Chases
We have all seen high speed police chases in the movies. They usually involve weaving cars, incredible speeds and massive wrecks. While exciting to watch, the police chases in the movies fail to show the devastation to innocent victims who are in the wrong place at the wrong time. These innocent victims usually suffer serious […]
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Do I Assume The Risk Of Getting Hit At A Baseball Game?
What if this happens, but there is not someone as talented as the man wearing the Florida Gators t-shirt shown in the photo sitting next to you? Is the baseball team responsible for your injury? The answer in almost all cases is “no”. If you purchase a ticket to go to a baseball game, […]
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Cartoon explaining one section of Rep. Gingrey’s “Medical Malpractice Reform”
House Bill 5 Explained This video gives a simple example of how unfair Representative Gingrey’s proposed Federal legislation would be if passed. Please let his office know that you are against HR 5.
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Golf Carts Need To Be Taken Seriously
I remember when I was little, I would beg my Dad to let me drive the golf cart. It was the only chance I could drive some sort of motorized vehicle without endangering everyone on the roads. Golf carts look fun and harmless, and when driven responsibly they usually are safe. However, when golf carts […]
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Common Car Insurance Myths
The Insurance Information Institute (“I.I.I.”) released Eight Common Car Insurance Myths. Here is a summary of the eight myths from the I.I.I.: Color determines the price of auto insurance – not true. The main price driver is type of car, including make, model, age, etc. It costs more to insure your car when you get […]
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Tort Reform Bars Worthy Plaintiffs From Courthouse
While I agree 100% with the title of this blog post, it is actually the title of an article recently published in the San Francisco Chronicle, written by Margaret Carlson, a Bloomberg News columnist. Ms. Carlson explores the documentary “Hot Coffee” that is now airing on HBO. For those of you who have not seen […]
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Popular Comedian A Victim of Medical Malpractice
One of my favorite Saturday Night Live personalities was Dana Carvey. In the early to mid 1990s he was one of the most popular comedians around. He was huge on Saturday Night Live and then became an even bigger movie star. Then for some reason in the late 1990s and into the 2000s he sort of vanished. I always […]
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Can you tell a jury your negligent doctor is an alcoholic?
The Georgia Court of Appeals tackled this question in the recently published opinion Williams v. Booker. The facts of the Williams v. Booker case are relatively straight forward. The doctor performed surgery on the plaintiff. Soon after the surgery, the plaintiff appeared jaundiced and was seen by a different doctor who discovered that the first […]
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