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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 of a gunshot wound. Ms….
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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 have at least $25,000.00 liability…
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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 divert their attention away from the…
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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…
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“[P]rison officials have a duty . . . to protect prisoners from violence at the hands of other prisoners.” Cortes-Quinones v. Jimenez-Nettleship, 842F.2d 556, 558. With overcrowding and prison budget constraints, inmate on inmate injury claims are on the rise. These claims are generally based on the Eighth Amendment, which forbids cruel and unusual punishment…
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Insurance companies market themselves as trustworthy and friendly. They claim to be “the good hands people?” Or: “Like a good neighbor, we’re there for you?” Thus, it’s easy to get lulled into believing you’ll be treated fairly when you’re injured. In reality, insurance companies are for-profit companies searching for ways to avoid paying claims. For…
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The Georgia Supreme Court recently issued an opinion that makes convenience stores accountable when they sell alcohol to a noticeably intoxicated customer. Flores v. Exprezit! Stores 98-Georgia LLC, S10G1652, 11 FCDR 2065 (7/15/11). The underlying lawsuit involved a serious automobile accident in which six people were killed and several injured by a drunk driver. A…
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During the past 15 years, everyone’s heard something or other about a woman who recovered millions of dollars after she spilled hot coffee on herself at a McDonald’s. The case was widely held-up as an example of a frivolous litigation against corporate America and played an important part in energizing efforts to pass so-called “tort…
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In reading a case from the Georgia Court of Appeals, we’re reminded of the difficulties of bringing medical malpractice lawsuits in Georgia. See Roberson v. Northrup et al., A10A0693 (GA. App. Feb 17, 2010). In Georgia, when filing a lawsuit for medical malpractice, the injury victim (or “plaintiff”) is required to contemporaneously file an…
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Rescission … contract reformation … specific performance … declaratory judgment … injunction … fraud … slander of title. What do these terms have in common? Answer: one heck of a lawsuit. In Executive Excellence v. Martin Bros. Invs., LLC, 11 FCDR 1152 (4/15/11), all these issues and more were fought over and appealed to the…
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