Distracted Driving Liability
Establishing Liability in Driver Inattention Claims Most of us are creative multitaskers. A friend once told me she could cook dinner, feed her infant son, drink a glass of milk, and yell at her older children at the same time. But driving requires concentration. When motorists multitask behind the wheel, people often get hurt. In […]
Do I Need a Marietta Car Wreck Lawyer?
Every year, car crashes kill or seriously injure millions of Americans. Car wreck victims must deal with high medical bills, daily pain and suffering, and an insurance company which will not leave them alone. Telephone adjusters often call constantly offering settlement terms. Given the medical bills and emotional distress, it’s tempting to take this offer […]
Cobb County Motorcycle Wrecks: What You Need to Know
The number of motorcycle rider fatalities recently hit a ten-year high. During vehicle collisions, steel cages and multiple restraint layers protect most victims. But during motorcycle collisions, victims have almost no protection from oncoming cars. Lack of visibility causes many of these collisions. Riders can do some things to increase their visibility, such as honking […]
Setting the Settlement Value in a Car Crash Claim
Out-of-court settlements usually benefit everyone in personal injury cases. They give the parties more control over the outcome, are less risky than trials, and conclude matters faster. As a result, only about 3 percent of civil cases go to trial. The rest either settle or are thrown out of court in some way, mostly on […]
Five Things to Do After a Car Crash
Car crashes kill or seriously injure millions of people each year. Sometimes, these incidents are accidents. Wind gusts and lightning strikes cause a handful of collisions. Manufacturer errors, like defective tires, cause a few more. But driver error causes over 90 percent of the vehicle collisions in Cobb County. Keeping that one fact in mind […]
The ‘Buzzcut’ Swimming Pool Drowning, Sixty Years Later
In June 1959, two Atlanta youngsters, one of who was sporting a new haircut, nearly drowned in area swimming pools. What lessons does this incident, as well as another one which occurred on the same day, have for today’s Marietta personal injury attorneys? On June 13, 1959, 11-year-old William Johnson wanted to show off his […]
What to Expect in a Marietta Dog Bite Case
Since 2003, the average dog bite settlement has increased a stunning 94 percent. Better understanding of the injuries these attacks cause explains part of this increase. Increasing medical bills offer some explanation as well. After several years of decline during and after the Great Recession, medical bill inflation is rising again. Moreover, specifically in Georgia, […]
Evidence in Eighteen-Wheeler Wrecks
Fully-loaded large trucks weigh about 80,000 pounds. These massive vehicles also carry hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel. In collisions, that combination often leads to serious burn injuries. Eighteen-wheelers are not just incredibly heavy. They also have much more ground clearance than passenger cars. So, in collisions, the victim is often pinned underneath the truck. […]
Speed-Related Vehicle Collisions
Establishing Liability in Speed-Related Car Wrecks There is an old story that if someone drops a penny from the top of the Empire State Building, the penny would gain enough speed on the way down to kill a pedestrian on Fifth Avenue. That story is mostly false. The penny would not kill the pedestrian, but […]
Police Catch Man with 23,000 Prescription Pain Pills
A Marietta man faces multiple felony charges after he picked up several boxes at a local post office which contained several thousand prescription painkiller and muscle relaxer pills. In a subsequent search, police found even more evidence in the man’s vehicle. Customs officials at New York’s Kennedy Airport became suspicious when they intercepted ten boxes […]
