The firm’s Atlanta tractor trailer accident lawyers in cooperation with our good friend, Michael Goldberg, recently finished up depositions of the tractor trailer company’s driver. In the attached video, you will see what often happens when an undertrained and nervous driver attempts to make up a story to get out…
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DUI Evidence is Admissible in Georgia Even Against Uninsured Motorist Insurance Only
In Georgia, it is well established that if you are hit by a drunk driver, you can seek punitive (punishment) damages. One issue that has been hotly debated though is whether you can introduce evidence that the other driver was drunk where the case is proceeding to trial with only…
Georgia Uninsured Motortist Coverage is Affected by Georgia Medical Liens
After Georgia changed its UM (uninsured and underinsured motorist insurance) laws in 2009, the changes left people with “added on” type coverage and UE (uninsured excess) or reducing type coverage. The good kind ads itself to the policy of the person who caused the car accident. For example if the…
First Georgia DePuy Hip Implants Cases Filed in Dekalb County State Court
On February 4th, the first of several products liability suits against DePuy and DCMedical were filed. As we discussed in an early article on the blog, most of the cases are vulnerable to removal to Federal Court because there is a rule which says if the Defendant is not from…
A Lawyer’s Sense of Self; What Can Sir Thomas More Teach a Georgia Lawyer?
Today we just wanted our readers to reflect on what it means to be a lawyer with integrity. I was fortunate enough to have a mentor who believed in me when I was a younger lawyer and I will save the lengthy discourse on the monumental merits of mentoring for…
Elderly Georgia Wronful Death Defendant is Sentenced to 3 Years to Serve in Cobb County: Driver’s License Law Change Proposed
Our firm represents the family of 5 year old Karla Campos, who was tragically killed last December by an elderly and infirm driver, Edith Anderson. Mrs. Anderson was charged after the death with vehicular manslaughter and on Monday, Judge Adele Grubbs sentenced her to 3 years in prison for her…
I Have DePuy Hip Implants; What Lawyers in Georgia are Handling Implant Cases?
Late this summer DePuy Orthopedics sent out a recall of the ASR XL Acetabular hip replacement and our DePuy Implant lawyers in Georgia have been mobilizing to get information to the recipients. The recall came about after new medical studies showed that the DePuy hip implant had a 1 in…
How Much is a Car Accident Case Worth in Georgia
One of the most frequently asked questions is “How much is my car accident case worth here in Georgia?” Although we have written extensively on this subject previously, we recently completed a series of videos to go into further detail. Enjoy the first one:
Orthopedic Doctors in Atlanta Georgia who Deal with Car Accidents
I spent several hours talking with a family last week about their difficult decision on whether to remove screws and pins from their daughters leg. The topic what distinguishes a good orthopedist or orthopedic surgeons in Atlanta came up. With 14 years of injury law behind us, we have deposed…
Georgia Uninsured Motorist Coverage; The New Video is Up!
The first of the new Georgia Car Accident Insurance Coverage videos are up