Personal Injury
U.S. Traffic Deaths Rise for the First Time Since 2005
U.S. Traffic Deaths Rise for the First Time Since 2005 For the first time since 2005, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that traffic deaths are on the rise. The agency reported that the highway deaths rose by 1,082 or 3.3% in 2012, compared to the previous year. The report showed that the…
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Why You Should Be Cautious Exiting Your Vehicle after a Car Accident
Why You Should Be Cautious Exiting Your Vehicle after a Car Accident Whenever you are involved in a car accident, it is very common to want to exit your vehicle to see the damages and to speak with the other party. While this is necessary and something you should do, standing on the side of…
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What is a Statute of Limitations?
What is a Statute of Limitations? If you are interested in pursuing a lawsuit, you may have heard the word ‘statute of limitations’ thrown around and are not sure what it means. A statute of limitations is the deadline or maximum period of time you have to file a lawsuit. In Georgia, for a personal…
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5 Reasons You Should Hire a Personal Injury Lawyer
5 Reasons You Should Hire a Personal Injury Lawyer You may be surprised to hear that you should not hire an lawyer for every legal matter you may have. Not every personal injury case necessarily needs an lawyer, but there are still many cases that do. Luckily, most civil lawyers work on a contingency fee…
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Halloween Safety Tips
Halloween Safety Tips There used to be a time where parents would let their children roam through the streets knocking on doors saying trick or treat in exchange for candy. Unfortunately times have changed and many people do not know their neighbors or may not feel comfortable letting their children walk around without supervision. We…
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Man was awarded $8k for bad Disney experience
Man was awarded $8k for bad Disney experience A man in Los-Angeles was awarded $8,000 by Disneyland after the “It’s a Small World” ride broke. Jose Martinez was left in the ride for a half hour while the song played continuously. Martinez and his wife captured the incident on video. The team at Disneyland said they could…
Read MoreLilburn Man Arrested after shooting a young man for turning into the wrong driveway
Lilburn, Georgia- Phillip Sailers, a 69-year-old man, was arrested after shooting a carload of people that pulled into his driveway on accident. The 22-year-old, Rodgrigo Abad Diaz had pulled into Sailers driveway by a mistake that his GPS made when the group was going to pick up their friend to go ice-skating and started to…
Read MoreHarley recalls motorcycles to avoid defective product injuries
Harley Recall In terms of product deficiencies, the primary manner in which the public becomes aware of a problem is through product recalls. When a recall is issued for a particularly dangerous or defective product with a high risk of leading to injury or death, the decision often gains widespread media coverage, in Georgia and…
Read MoreStudents injured in bus wreck in Newton County
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that six students were injured this morning when their school bus wrecked in Newton County. Georgia State Patrol confirmed that a parent pulled her car out in front of the school bus and caused the collision with the bus and a second car. The driver of the car was ejected…
Read MoreWhatever Happened to Company Doe?
Today’s blog posting is courtesy of Sean Kane- Safety Research and Strategies, Inc. For now, Company Doe – the first to launch a court challenge against the publication of a complaint in saferproducts.gov, the publicly accessible database mandated under the 2008 Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, will remain anonymous. A July ruling by a U.S.…
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