From my experience as a Marietta Injury Lawyer, collisions on the Interstates are typically the most likely to cause death and serious injury. There are a number of reasons for this including the increased speed limits and the large number of tractor trailers that use the freeways. It is extremely…
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Atlanta Woman Struck and Killed by Tractor Trailer on I-285 Over the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend
As a Marietta Personal Injury Lawyer that travels out of State every thanksgiving holiday, I was sadened to see Atlanta suffer several deadly collisions over this past holiday weekend. One of the first tragic stories occurred early Wednesday morning on I285. A woman’s car had broken down and stopped on…
Forsyth County Car Collision Kills Distracted Driver
As an Atlanta Car Accident Lawyer, I was saddened to see another reported car collision death in the metro area caused by driver distraction. A Forsyth County woman was killed when her car crossed into oncoming traffic and struck another vehicle Wednesday night. According to WSBTV the woman was eating…
Auto Accidents are Inevitable; Which are the Safest Cars?
As much time as we spend in our cars in cities like Atlanta, Georgia, auto accidents are going to continue to be an unfortunate fact of life. It comes as no suprise that in every leading consumer survey safety is always among the top concerns with American consumers. As a…
Fatal Atlanta Car Crash Caused by Suspected Drunk Driver
My heart sank today when I saw the 11alive news report about a young woman killed in an auto accident this morning involving a suspected drunk driver. The 24 year old woman was driving with her boyfriend, her 2 year old son, and 7 month old daughter on I-20 East…
The American Cancer Society Sharply Critical of New Mammogram Standards; “Annual Mammograms From Age 40 on Save Lives”
For nearly two decades, the American Cancer Society has been recommending annual mammograms beginning at 40. However, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a government panel of doctors and scientists, recently issued a controversal report that mammograms are not recommended until age 50 and then only every other year. In…
Georgia Traffic Deaths and Serious Injuries Anticipated this Thanksgiving
The Marietta Injury Lawyers urge everyone to drive the speed limit, use your seatbelt, and watch out for other drivers this Thanksgiving season. The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety reports the sobering statistic that during a 102 hour period last year’s Thanksgiving weekend, 102 people died and 1,457 were injured…
Atlanta is a Dangerous City for Pedestrians
The Atlanta metro area, including Sandy Springs and Marietta, was listed in the top 10 most dangerous cities for pedestrians in 2007-2008 by the lobby group Transportation for American. As a Marietta personal injury lawyer that grew up in metro Atlanta, I find it most interesting that of the ten…
Good Advice for Georgians; How to Avoid Preventable Medical Errors
With all the reports recently of preventable medical errors, today CNN printed an informative article “How to avoid falling victim to a hospital mistake.” The average person would be shocked by some of the stories I hear on a regular basis as a Georgia Medical Malpractice Lawyer. The Joint Commission,…
Georgia Victims of Medical Malpractice Need a Fair Chance at Justice; 98,000 Americans Die From Preventable Medical Errors Each Year.
Insurance companies are spending millions of dollars each year lobbying State and Federal government to limit medical malpractice victim’s access to the courthouse with various tort reform measures. Insurance companies justify their endless attack on the right to trial by jury with the argument that the majority of medical malpractice…