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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, …
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. …
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 …
A 58-year-old man is dead after a two-car collision that involved a 17-year-old behind the wheel of a large SUV. However, it’s very difficult to ascertain liability in cases like this one. The wreck happened in Macon near the intersection of Bloomfield Road and University Drive. According to police and witnesses, 51-year-old Roland Holt apparently …
This question is an important one. After decades of decline, violent crime incidents suddenly increased in 2016. This category includes crimes that occur in private dwellings, like robberies, and crimes which occur away from home, like physical and sexual assaults. Additionally, there are more and more mass shootings in America. 2017 was the deadliest year …
No one is sure how many Cobb County nursing home residents are abused and neglected each year. These incidents are so under-reported that the available statistics are almost meaningless. Whatever the number is, it is too high. There is a difference between nursing home abuse and neglect. Abuse is intentional conduct or misconduct. For some …
