- M. Brandon Smith | March 22, 2007 10:39 PM | Atlanta, GA
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
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,...
- M. Brandon Smith | September 07, 2006 9:15 AM | Atlanta, GA
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
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...
- M. Brandon Smith | March 14, 2006 9:00 AM | Atlanta, GA
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
Each year there are number of people who become entrapped in hospital beds and suffer serious injuries as a result. Entrapments can occur when a patient's body becomes lodged between the bed rails, the mattress or various other parts of a hospital bed. Injuries suffered in this manner can lead to broken bones, strangulation, and even death.According to the FDA:Elderly patients in hospitals and...
- M. Brandon Smith | March 08, 2007 8:06 PM | Atlanta, GA
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Automobile Accidents
While working to extend Cherokee County Airport runway, a Hall County man was killed and another was injured after a dump truck ran over the men on a work site. The fatal dump truck accident occurred around 3:30 p.m. today while the two men were reportedly taking soil samples at the top of a steep hill. The truck driver allegedly did not see the men as it topped the hill and subsequently struck...
- M. Brandon Smith | March 05, 2007 11:11 PM | Atlanta, GA
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
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...
- M. Brandon Smith | February 08, 2007 5:38 PM | Atlanta, GA
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
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...
- M. Brandon Smith | August 10, 2006 11:33 AM | Atlanta, GA
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
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...
- Richard Schlueter | December 16, 2005 10:17 AM | Atlanta, GA
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
Lawyers for a victim of Sexual assault received a verdict before Judge Al Thompson in the amount of 9 million Dollars. The action was premised upon a claim of premises liability by a victim of sexual assault. This action as well as others exemplify that apartment complexes and management companies that run them have a duty to protect the safety of their residents. Too often prior incidents...
- Staff Writer | December 12, 2005 12:01 PM | Atlanta, GA
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
Sure, it's not often we are faced with ice and snow here in Atlanta, but since that is the case, we are not accustomed to the necessary precautions needed to be taken when we are hit with that unexpected snow or freezing rain. Michigan attorney Terry Cochran provides a press release with some valuable advice for home and business owners and how to protect themselves after winter...