Posts tagged wrongful death

• Med Student Killed In Hit And Run Accident

  M. Brandon Smith | May 16, 2007 10:05 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Hit and run accident caused the death of a Morehouse Medical student on Georgia's I-75 earlier today. Witnesses say the 27-year-old decedent from Fort Lauderdale, Florida was headed north on I-75 near Ga. 92 when the driver of a red or orange mustang cut her off and forced her into oncoming traffic. Parkes' Honda Civic crossed the median and ran into the southbound lane where it was struck...

• Toddler Dies After Being Struck By Truck At Car Wash

  M. Brandon Smith | May 09, 2007 5:38 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In a tragic accident at a well known car wash, a 3 year old boy lost his life after being struck by a truck. According to authorities, the parents of the 3-year-old were vacuuming out there car and had given the boy money to buy a drink at the vending machine nearby. According to the driver of the truck, the boy ran out in front of his vehicle and he could not stop in time to avoid hitting the...

• Fatal Hit and Run Accident Leads To Arrest Of Unlicensed 17 Year-Old Driver

  M. Brandon Smith | May 03, 2007 12:56 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  The tragic death of an elderly Marietta man who was killed as a result of a hit and run driver has now lead to the arrest of 17 year-old Israel Ruiz. The decedent was reportedly turning left from Bells Ferry Road onto Cobb Parkway when Ruiz ran a red light and slammed into the decedent's vehicle. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital but subsequently died two days later due to his injuries...

• Construction Worker Crushed To Death While On The Job

  M. Brandon Smith | March 13, 2007 11:37 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Everyone knows construction sites can be very dangerous if the proper attention and precautions are not taken. The incident that took place Richland Creek Road in Buford, Georgia where a Gwinnett County man was crushed to death at his work site is just the latest tragic example. According to authorities and OSHA officials investigating the construction site, a 63-year-old man was crushed to...

• Georgia Statute Of Limitations-Know It Or Suffer The Consequences

  M. Brandon Smith | March 12, 2007 11:26 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Jack Landskroner, a Cleveland Personal Injury Lawyer and our InjuryBoard partner from Ohio, recently posted a blog about a very important topic to keep in mind when dealing with personal injury claims: the statute of limitations. As Jack correctly points out, there is generally a very limited time frame for some who has been injured to file a claim in all states. For instance, in Georgia, a...

• Workplace Truck Accident Leads To Death Of Hall County Man

  M. Brandon Smith | March 08, 2007 8:06 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: 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...

• Water Drinking Contest Ends In Death

  M. Brandon Smith | January 25, 2007 8:21 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  After a the death of a young mother in a recent water drinking contest held by a local radio station in California, a wrongful death lawsuit has now been filed on her behalf by the family members left behind. It is alleged that the contest promised a Nintendo Wii to the person who could drink the most water in a single sitting without going to bathroom. As a result of the contest, Jennifer...