We are representing the Syed family for a tragic crash that also took the life of Caroline Addlesburger and her mother Tracy Bieler on August 7, 2013. In a sadly familiar series of events, Mrs. Bieler was driving down a steep hill on a wet road with unsafe tires when…
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When Drunk Drivers Maim; How Far Does the Law Go When Holding Enablers Responsible in Georgia?
Some of you may have heard about Kambiz Michael Doran, the man in Spring Texas who is facing criminal prosecution for the death of several drivers at the hands of a drunk driver as a result of buying her drinks while hitting on her. Is criminal and civil liability for…
Is Your Car Insurance Company Spying on You? Is the Data Admissible in Court?
Some of you noticed the Progressive Insurance ads that started in 2008 for their Snapshot program which tracks driver behavior and rewards safe driving practices with lower rates. Know as “telematics”, the collection of objective driver behavior data is now spreading with State Farm and Allstate now rolling out a…
Telling Client to Delete Facebook Photos Can Lead to Sanctions
The final chapter in the sad story of the wrongful death of Jessica Lester has been written and the family’s lawyer has been suspended from the practice of law for 5 years and fined over $540,000 dollars for telling the widower to delete a Facebook page. Ridiculous. For a survey…
Trip and Falls and Slip and Falls in Georgia: Attorneys Explain the Difference
Trip and Fall and Slip and Fall Lawyers Explain the Law I was asked this week to review three cases for two lawyers and they make good models for an attempt at highlighting some of the key differences between a slip and fall and a trip and fall case in…
Getting Hit By a Drunk Driver in Atanta Leads to Punitive Damages
When Hit By a Drunk Driver in Atlanta, Understand the Value Implications One of the frequent questions we get as Atlanta DUI accident lawyers is “how much is my case worth?” While we have explored that topic before, one variant involves people that get hit by drunk drivers in Atlanta…
Gainesville Tractor Trailer Accident Leaves Three Dead
Local news media have been reporting that three people died in a high speed crash with a tractor trailer that happened in Gainesville at 1AM on Friday. Setting aside the human tragedy for a moment, this story reflects one of the biggest problems for the victims family in ever getting…
Georgia Parents Sometimes Liable for Teenager’s Car Accidents
A Norcross 17 year passenger died when his friend lost control of their car while allegedly speeding. See WSBTV coverage of the crash. Unfortunately teenage driving is all too common of an element in fatal crashes in the Atlanta area. What is unusual here is the fact that the police…
Deposing Expert Collision Reconstructionists in a Georgia Wrongful Death Case
This morning, I deposed Jeff Kidd with Collison Specialists out of Gainseville Georgia. Jeff was hired in a case where I represent the family of a woman who was thrown from her motorcycle when a driver who had been licensed for 10 months got a flat tire and decided to…
I’m Being Sued by an Insurance Company for a Car Accident
For years car insurance companies have decried the “greed” and audacity of personal injury plaintiffs and their lawyers for bringing lawsuits over injuries in car accidents. Now, irony of ironies, these same insurance companies are launching a tidal wave of lawsuits as they go after the uninsured and underinsured. Let…