Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• Pit Bull Viciously Attacks Roswell Woman

  M. Brandon Smith | June 22, 2007 1:23 PM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA

  If you have watched the news in Georgia for more than a few days, it will probably come as no surprise to you that dog bites and dog attacks are on a dramatic rise in our great state. The most recent illustration of this rise is shown in a pit bull attack on a Roswell woman that occurred earlier today. The woman was reportedly walking down her side walk when a pit bull broke away from its owner...

• Fatal Drowning Occurs At Goldstar Park

  M. Brandon Smith | March 22, 2007 10:39 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The drowning of a 17-year-old boy who died at a local park is now under investigation in Elmore County. The drowning which occurred earlier this week happened at the Goldstar Park in Alabama. Witnesses indicated the teenager was seen swinging on a rope into the water shortly prior to his death but never surfaced again after doing so. Although the name of this young man has not yet been released,...

• Unknown Agent Forces School Evacuation-17 Sent To Hospital

  M. Brandon Smith | March 05, 2007 11:11 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Students at Blessed Trinity Catholic High School were forced to evacuate their school earlier today after an unknown agent caused many to experience problems breathing and very itching skin. Seventeen students had to hospitalized at five different hospitals including North Fulton County for their complications relating to the unknown agent. The local a HazMat team was called to help evacuate the...

• Dangerous Dogs Attack 2 Children In Same Week

  M. Brandon Smith | March 01, 2007 8:12 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Matilynn Williams, a ten year old girl from Tuscaloosa County was recently attacked by two pit bulls on her way to her bus. Matilynn was taken to DCH Regional medical Center where she received numerous stitches for her injuries. The even more appalling part of this dog bite story is that her older brother was attacked by these same two pit bulls just a week before this dangerous dog attack....

• Dangerous Dogs Put To Sleep After Killing 2-Year-Old

  M. Brandon Smith | February 21, 2007 12:20 PM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA

  In a follow up to a recent post on a dog attack that left a 2-year-old girl dead, authorities have stated the responsible dogs have since been put to sleep. The dog attack, which involved a pit bull mix and boxer bull mastiff, occurred after a the dangerous dogs escaped from their fenced in area according to DeKalb spokesman Michael Payne. Although it is still uncertain how the dogs escaped at...

• Dangerous Dogs Maul 2-Year-Old Georgia Girl To Death

  M. Brandon Smith | February 17, 2007 2:14 PM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA

  In the latest tale of dangerous dogs in Georgia, a 2-year-old girl was tragically killed after two dogs escaped from their fence and mauled the girl to death. The victim, identified as Robynn Bradley, was reportedly walking beside a fenced in back yard when the two dogs, a boxer mastiff mix and a pit bull mix, attached her. Authorities from the DeKalb Police department are still investigating...

• Marta Rape Case Leads To $1.7 Million Verdict

  M. Brandon Smith | February 08, 2007 5:38 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  A grandmother who was kidnapped and raped while leaving the Lindbergh MARTA station in Buckhead in June of 2002 got some great news Wednesday afternoon in the form of a $1.7 million verdict. The Fulton County State Court jury, made up of 6 men and 6 women, only had to determine the damages portion of the case after the Judge Craig Schwall held Marta and its representatives in default for...

• 86-Year-Old Woman Attacked By Two Dogs In Cobb County

  M. Brandon Smith | January 25, 2007 8:26 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  It seems like every time I pick up a newspaper or read an article online, it illustrates another vicious dog attack. Annie, Maiforth, an 86-year-old Cobb County resident is just the latest victim as two dogs, a German shepherd and Labrador retriever violently attached her earlier this week. The attack left Maiforth with sever injuries which include lacerations to her right arm and inner left...

• Deck Collapse Injures 4 Potential Homebuyers

  M. Brandon Smith | September 07, 2006 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  A Gwinnett family was looking to buy a home in the area and decided to tour one that caught their eye located at 848 Fieldstream Way in Lawrenceville. According to officials, when the family went out to examine the deck, it collapsed causing injuries to all four family members. Three of the family members were taken to the Gwinnett Medical Center and the other was taken to Children's Healthcare...

• $4.2 Million Awarded To Woman Shot At Walmart

  M. Brandon Smith | August 10, 2006 11:33 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  A Clayton County State Court jury just warded $4.2 million to Katoria Lee, who was shoot at a local Wal-Mart. Lee, who stopped by the local retail giant on March 8, 2001, was approached by a gunman as she was exiting the store around 1:30AM. The gunman demanded her keys and stole her vehicle shortly after shooting her in the back. Lee's complaint alleged Wal-Mart provided inadequate security...