As an experienced Georgia Injury lawyer, clients frequently ask me whether they are entitled to recover attorneys’ fees as part of their damages when they are forced to file a lawsuit in Georgia. In this context, “attorneys fees” are those fees awarded by the court (either by the judge or…
On my main web site, you can find the Motorcycle Accidents page which explains the legal aspects of a motorcycle accident. However, I recently came across a report on motorcycle accidents that I would like to share. It is called the Hurt Report and a full copy is available for…
Three 15-year-old girls were injured when they were ejected from the ATV they were operating. According to a recent article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the girls lost control of the four-wheeler ATV as they rounded a curve on the roadway and overturned. While the girls were rushed to Atlanta-area…
Reglan Side Effects On January 26, 2009 the FDA issued an alert warning against chronic use of any medication containing metoclopramide, the most widely know being Reglan. Reglan can cause a serious and potentially life-threatening neurological disease known as tardive dyskinesia. Tardive dyskinesia is more likely to occur if Reglan…
This article is addressed to those who have been seriously injured in a Georgia automobile accident and have not yet retained an experienced injury lawyer. The single most important action you can take to protect your legal rights and to make sure you recover all that you are entitled to…
I would like to start off by wishing all of our proud and deserving Georgia veterans a happy and healthy 4th of July, or more appropriately, Happy Independence Day. Without these brave men and woman, we could not celebrate this day. Any celebration would not be complete without acknowledging their…
According to an Atlanta police spokesman, an unidentified motorcyclist “struck a bridge abutment and was killed instantly” this morning. This appears to be yet another catastrophic single vehicle Atlanta accident. At first blush, that might end the inquiry as to who was at fault in this tragic case. As an…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a formal warning to consumers to stop using certain Hydroxycut diet supplements manufactured by Iovate Health Sciences, Inc. Hydroxycut Recall Full Article. This is in response to numerous reported cases of adverse health effects caused by the recalled product, such as…
A jury has ordered American Physicians Insurance Corp. to pay $3.8 million for acting in bad faith by delaying payment on a claim it knew its client was liable for, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal. Court records show that American Physicians Assurance Corp. initially offered the plaintiff $75,000 despite estimating…
Regardless of how they are commonly referred to as: car accidents (also known as car wrecks; or car collisions; or road wrecks; or vehicular accidents; or trucking accidents; or trucking wrecks) happen frequently in Atlanta. That’s something we all agree on. It’s just a part of life in the big…