The U.S. consumer advocacy group, Public Citizen, has called upon authorities to require that Botox and a similar injections come with strong warnings following reports of 16 deaths and other serious problems after the botulinum toxin spread inside the body. Public Citizen asked U.S. authorities to require the strongest possible…
Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
Sugar Refinery Blast Leaves Many Dead – Others Injured
Our Georgia injury lawyers are accustomed to seeing cases involving horrible injury and cases of death caused by all types of accidents but burn cases are at the top of the list. We were discussing the news accounts today in Savannah reporting that firefighters found three, and perhaps as many…
Georgia and Atlanta Area Serious Injury Cases: Frequently Asked Question Number 9
This blog will continue in our series of providing our readers with answers to frequently asked questions in the context of a serious injury case. This blog will address FAQ number 9: 8. If I am injured by a third party, but I am also working on the job at…
PART II: TOLLING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
It is well established that failure to comply with an ante-litem notification provision within the time required by law is a bar to any right of action. See Mattox v. Bailey, 221 Ga. App. 546, 472 S.E. 2d 130 (1996). However, an ante-litem time requirement has been held to be,…
DANGEROUS MEDICAL DEVICES AND DOCTORS
Lawyers who practice in the field of dangerous medical devices and drugs are never surprised to discover relationships between physicians and pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Recently, questionable ties between supposedly objective researchers and the maker of an artificial spinal disk have come to light. An artificial spinal disk is…
TOLLING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS IN TORT CASES FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME
As Georgia personal injury lawyers know, the typical statute of limitations for a bodily injury case in Georgia is two years from the date of the occurence at issue. However, in cases involving victims of criminal acts who have potential civil causes of actions against those who brought about injury…
Car Accidents: Georgia Serious Injury Cases: Frequently Asked Question Number 8
This blog will continue in our series of providing our readers with answers to frequently asked questions in the context of a serious injury case. This blog will address FAQ number 8: 9. If I have no health insurance and the at fault driver has little or no liability insurance…
Georgia Serious Injury Cases: Frequently Asked Question Number 6
This blog will continue in our series of providing our readers with answers to frequently asked questions in the context of a serious injury case. This blog will address FAQ number 6: 6. Can my spouse recover damages if I am seriously injured and he/she misses time from work caring…
Georgia Serious Injury Cases: Frequently Asked Question Number 5
This blog will continue in our series of providing our readers with answers to frequently asked questions in the context of a serious injury case. This blog will address FAQ number 5: 5. Who will pay my lost wages while I am recovering from my injuries? Answer: In Georgia, there…
Another Atlanta Area Police Chase Case and More Avoidable Deaths
We have written previously about the dangers of police chase cases. This week we read in the paper about a chase that occurred on January 24 involving a man fleeing the police in a stolen vehicle. As he was fleeing, allegedly with a police officer in pursuit, the suspect in…