The Bluffton University bus crash that killed seven here in Atlanta has been litigated heavily in Georgia and in Ohio. The injury lawyers here in Georgia representing the families knew immediately that liability and damages would not be the areas where good lawyering would be needed; it was in the…
Christopher Simon Attorney at Law will be representing the family of Eddie Ko, a 23 year old University of Georgia student who was killed by drunk drivers on Steve Reynolds Boulevard around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. Eddie was driving his friends home when police allege that Soon Kwon sideswiped another drunk…
When you file a lawsuit for injuries after a car accident in Georgia, you have to sue the at fault driver and not the insurance company. Juries get confused and don’t understand that there is only one trial against the defendant with the at fault driver’s insurance company standing invisibly…
Well, we are on day 3 of our trial against a State Farm insured in Clayton County State Court. The client had a wreck in 2004 and hired another lawyer who had some trouble getting the case onto a trial calendar. She was unhappy that the case had not been…
Several consumers have called asking what is the law in Georgia if you are hit by a drunk driver? They have heard of punitive damages, but are not really sure what they are. Our firm sent out a demand on Monday on a DUI case that is illustrative of how…
The disturbing aftermath of a horrific crash near Bainbridge Georgia involving some of the firm’s clients was captured by a local news crew. We used to have a direct link up to the video but the local newsman did not like that so here is a link to their page…
Congratulations to the firm’s senior partner, Christopher Simon, on his selection to Jezebel Magazines “Lawyers of Distinction” issue out in November 2010.
The majority of the slip and fall inquiries we get involve Publix and Kroger supermarkets, simply because the dominate the market. In the still capture above from surveillance video in a grocery store, you will note one of our clients in mid-fall with her legs going out from under her.…
The Georgia Family Purpose Doctrine When a parent gives their child for their use he is legally responsible if they crash and hurt someone. OCGA § 51-2-2. The family purpose doctrine in Georgia provides that “[e]very person shall be liable for torts committed by … his child … by his…
In a front page New York Times story today, a writer decried the decision of a New York Court to allow a lawsuit against a 4 year old child to be considered by a jury rather than be thrown out as a matter of law. In the New York case,…