Over the years a number of injured people have called in after tripping over chairs in restaurants. From a common sense perspective, these can be tough cases. One of the primary defenses is that the chair is obvious to anyone walking around and the restaurant can rightfully argue, they have…
A lot of folks call us explaining that the injury happened on the job and wondering if their only option is to go through the restrictive Georgia worker’s comp scheme or if they can bring a civil case if the person that caused the injury is not working for the…
We just sent out a demand on a case involving a North Georgia winery where the risers, the up part of a stair, were all of varying heights and when our client walked down them for the first time, she lost her footing and fell, hitting her head on a…
I recently mediated a leg fracture case at a Georgia Daycare and in that case, the daycare employees had filled out 4 different incident report versions of how he broke his leg. They claimed he tripped while running, then that his shoes were too big, then that it was just…
Amusement parks are a place where families and thrill-seekers alike can enjoy a day of fun and excitement. However, along with the thrills of amusement park rides comes the potential for accidents and injuries. In the unfortunate event that you or a loved one is injured on an amusement park…
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…