MARTA v. Maloof decided yesterday by the Georgia Court of Appeals holds that a wrongful death claim is not stayed by Georgia Code Section 9-3-92 (Tolling time for Unrepresented Estates). This holding affects the time in which an estate may bring a wrongful death claim. The reasoning is odd and…
Preventing a dog bite in Atlanta could be simply a matter of socializing your dog. That doesn’t mean that a well-socialized dog will never be involved in attacks. Any Atlanta dog bite lawyer will tell you that there are no ways to accurately predict animal behavior because it isn’t an…
It’s one of the most unpleasant experiences for any one in Atlanta, but a visit to the dentist can actually seriously impact your life in ways you may not have anticipated. Lingual nerve injury and inferior alveolar nerve injury can leave a dental patient with permanent numbness, loss of sensation,…
One of the many bases for awarding punitive damages in Georgia is a conscience indifference to the welfare of others. I am hard-pressed to think of a more apt example than a hit-and-run driver leaving the scene of a serious accident. Yet, many Georgia lawyers mistakenly believe that hit-and-run conduct…
Home Depot has settled a class action lawsuit which alleged that HD violated California’s strict labor laws by not providing its workers with a 30-minute paid meal period after working 5 hours. HD had apparently tried to comply with national labor laws which are chiefly governed by the Fair Labor…
There’s no doubt that motorcyclists face myriad of challenges as they ride on Atlanta’s congested streets. Just last week, yet another motorcyclist was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Atlanta. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the motorcyclist had run out of gas, and had stopped his motorcycle in the merge…
When Atlanta animal control officers respond to the scene of a dog bite, whether it is a dog biting another dog, or a dog biting a human being, they do not have the powers to impound the animal. All they can do is cite the owner of the dog for…
The Supreme Court of Georgia recently clarified and re-affirmed a surviving spouse’s legal right to obtain copies of the deceased spouse’s medical records. Alvista Healthcare Center v. Miller, 2009 Ga. LEXIS 679 (2009). The Court made it clear that when one’s spouse dies, a copy of the deceased’s medical records…
Atlanta dog bite lawyers have found Georgia’s dog bite laws leave a lot to be desired. First, there is a lack of complete protection for victims of dog bites. Several states have strict liability statutes, which means that the dog owner can be held liable in a bite, even if…
The Georgia Senate yesterday passed a long-awaited bill that Atlanta car accident lawyers have been pushing for. The bill will require pickup truck occupants to buckle up. Right now, Georgia’s seatbelt laws only apply to occupants of cars, SUVs and vans. With the passage of this bill, mandatory seatbelt laws…