In an August 2023 decision, the Georgia Supreme Court issued an important ruling clarifying when and how investigating police officers must meet certain evidentiary standards for expert testimony in civil cases arising from vehicle accidents. Under the old case law, Judges sort of gave police officers a hall pass and…
It’s common sense that a vehicle stopped in a road, whether it be an interstate or surface street can present a major hazard and result in death and injury. In 2014 in GRANGER et al. v. MST TRANSPORTATION, LLC et al 329 Ga. App. 268 (Ga. Ct. App. 2014), the…
Some really interesting cases the last few weeks, so here is a summary. Politicians Lose their Privacy Rights on the their Personal Facebook Pages Once they Use it to Post about Policy Representative Ginny Ehrhart and Public Service Commissioner Echols both got sued when they deleted comments and blocked negative…
As an accident and injury lawyer in Georgia and an active mediator, I am well aware of the struggle to balance a vigorous representation of the client with a dose of cold reality. I was gripped by the headlines a week ago about the tragic death of the Father in…
The good news coming from Saturday’s Greyhound bus crash is that none of the injuries were life threatening but that does not mean they were not serious. The preliminary reports are that the single vehicle collision occurred as a result of a tire blowout. Many people wrongly assume that the…
One of the sad truths of the industry is that many attorneys are too lazy to take on difficult cases. If the injuries are serious or it involves a wrongful death, we will sit down with you and analyze all of the possible evidence and approaches to proving responsibility. Even…
“Danger invites Rescue.” A lot of lawyers confuse the Rescuer Doctrine with the Good Samaritan Doctrine, so I thought we would explore them and draw the distinction. The most basic distinction is one is a sword and one is a shield. The Rescuer Doctrine allows you to sue the original…
Staying on top of the Georgia Appellate decisions that affect our practice is always a good idea and here is a summary of the most recent decisions. A23A0430. PHILLIS GRAHAM, as surviving spouse of O’BRIAN GRAHAM, Deceased v. HOSPICE SAVANNAH, INC. This is a motorcycle fatality case stemming from the…
Many folks have been following the developments in the Petito case and with the Order from the Court saying that the “Burn After Reading” letter is discoverable, the question is; is there enough here for a civil jury to consider awarding a judgment against the Laundrie parents? First let’s recap…
Here is the link to the PDFs of my powerpoint presentation from the Plaintiff’s Personal Injury CLE. Handling Auto Accident Cases Simon