After Georgia changed its UM (uninsured and underinsured motorist insurance) laws in 2009, the changes left people with “added on” type coverage and UE (uninsured excess) or reducing type coverage. The good kind ads itself to the policy of the person who caused the car accident. For example if the…
On February 4th, the first of several products liability suits against DePuy and DCMedical were filed. As we discussed in an early article on the blog, most of the cases are vulnerable to removal to Federal Court because there is a rule which says if the Defendant is not from…
Today we just wanted our readers to reflect on what it means to be a lawyer with integrity. I was fortunate enough to have a mentor who believed in me when I was a younger lawyer and I will save the lengthy discourse on the monumental merits of mentoring for…
Our firm represents the family of 5 year old Karla Campos, who was tragically killed last December by an elderly and infirm driver, Edith Anderson. Mrs. Anderson was charged after the death with vehicular manslaughter and on Monday, Judge Adele Grubbs sentenced her to 3 years in prison for her…
Late this summer DePuy Orthopedics sent out a recall of the ASR XL Acetabular hip replacement and our DePuy Implant lawyers in Georgia have been mobilizing to get information to the recipients. The recall came about after new medical studies showed that the DePuy hip implant had a 1 in…
One of the most frequently asked questions is “How much is my car accident case worth here in Georgia?” Although we have written extensively on this subject previously, we recently completed a series of videos to go into further detail. Enjoy the first one:
I spent several hours talking with a family last week about their difficult decision on whether to remove screws and pins from their daughters leg. The topic what distinguishes a good orthopedist or orthopedic surgeons in Atlanta came up. With 14 years of injury law behind us, we have deposed…
The first of the new Georgia Car Accident Insurance Coverage videos are up
With all of the snow and ice in Atlanta, Georgia over the last few days, many consumers have called asking about who is responsible when they are involved in car accidents due to ice. The answer is rooted in common sense and codified in OCGA § 40-6-180. Under the Law,…
Georgia wrongful death laws are very specific about which family member controls the statutory death claim. I received a call from a daughter in Alaska asking about the death of her mother in a car accident and wondering whether the step-father controlled the case or whether she and her brother…