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Our clients are often injured as the result of the actions (inactions) of a government employee. These are tricky claims because, from a legal standpoint, government employees enjoy certain legal protections. In cases involving the operation of a county or city-owed motor vehicle, immunity is waived by statute and an...

Two Brothers Die In Tragic Collision
  • October 18, 2011
  • Categories: News

The AJC reports that late Monday afternoon two brothers were traveling northbound on Buford Highway in Atlanta, Georgia at a high rate of speed when their Corvette collided with an Acura driven by a young women. The two brothers, Raul and Abraham Velazquez, sons of a Baptist pastor, were declared...

Trucking Accident in Atlanta, Georgia
  • October 17, 2011
  • Categories: News

In Dekalb County, Georgia, a truck carrying boxes of chemicals lost control and rolled over at the intersection of Redan Road and South Indian Creek Drive.  The truck lost traction while making a turn in front of a Chevron station because its load had shifted, making it unstable. Curiously, a...

Head Injury: When Is It Serious?
  • October 13, 2011
  • Categories: News

As every parent and family member knows, whenever your child or loved one hits his or her head, there’s always that sinking feeling. There’s good reason for this concern as head injuries are more extensive than many may realize. In fact, head injuries are the most common cause of death...

A local Atlanta man trying to help another motorist was killed last weekend according to an article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution. William Kear, a 61-year-old maintenance supervisor for Georgia Pacific’s Doraville plant, stopped to change a tire on his pickup truck on I-85 near Clairmont Road.  Seeing another vehicle...

Scooter Accidents Injure UGA Athletes
  • October 4, 2011
  • Categories: News

With the price of gas over $3 per gallon, scooters are becoming a common sight around Atlanta, Athens, and other towns in the Atlanta area.  This also means that scooter accidents are becoming more common. University of Georgia Linebacker Ray Drew, a freshman from Thomasville, was injured recently in a...

In a terrible irony, a woman whose profession was helping people in emergency situations was killed recently here in Atlanta when she found herself at a crime scene.  Nikita Thomas, a 911 Supervisor for the Atlanta Police Department, was a passenger in a car involved in a robbery, and died...

Uninsured Motorist Coverage In Georgia
  • September 6, 2011
  • Categories: News

As accident attorneys, we’re always fighting to maximize the total recovery for our clients.  At the same time, insurance lawyers are doing the opposite.  One area where there is a constant tug of war ongoing between injury victims and insurance companies is uninsured motorist coverage. Georgia requires that all drivers...

Driving and Cell Phones Don’t Mix
  • August 28, 2011
  • Categories: News

As plaintiffs’ attorneys, we all too often see the unnecessary outcomes of careless driving. Safely operating a three or four thousand pound vehicle in Atlanta traffic is no easy task, even for a careful and attentive driver. Thus, when folks talk on their cell phone, read and send texts, or...

Fatal Hit-And-Run On 75 in Atlanta
  • August 22, 2011
  • Categories: News

A motorcyclist was killed on 75 just north of 285.  The rider of the motorcycle died after being struck by two vehicles traveling south on 75.  One of the vehicles, a late model silver Porsche coupe, fled the scene of the accident.  The other driver, traveling in a Mazda 323, stated that her vehicle struck the...

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